Phoenix Bonsai Society

2025 – 2026
Club Activity Calendar

[ September – May ]

All Wednesday meetings start at 7:30 PM Meet and greet starts at 7:00 PM. JANUARY 2026 7 – Open workshop 21 – Critique on trees in silhouette by Andy Khoury FEBRUARY 2026 4 – Talk on pot selection and repotting tie-down techniques 18 – Open workshop 21 – Beginner repotting workshop at Summer Winds Nursery on Tatum Blvd. MARCH 2026 4 – Forest critique by Jim McEown 8 – Bonsai, Suiseki, and Ikebana show at the Japanese Friendship Garden 18 – Review and preparation of trees for our spring show APRIL 2026 1 – Two separate Table Talks for spring 18 – 19 – PBS annual Bonsai Show at the VGC with demos and critique 15 – Open workshop MAY 2026 6 – Demo on making a kokedama (moss ball) by Michael Wright of Wright in the Garden 20 – End of year potluck and auction [ Members Only ]

Phoenix Arizona

May through September, it is imperative to give your trees shade. These upcoming months are not for the “weak of heart.”  Please remember to not cook your trees.  It can happen in just a few hours.

Dappled shade is a premium as it allows for short periods of sun followed by cooling off periods in between. Tree survival is based on many factors we often don’t consider such as:

-Size of tree and pot -Plant species -Watering habits of owner -Wind and sun exposure throughout the day.

-Depth of pot. -Placement in yard -Soil composition

 

Have questions about the Phoenix Bonsai Society or need assistance click on Contact above you can also join us on Bonsai Nut.

  

 

Check out our Facebook and Instagram for current photos of activities

Info on joining the club

BonsaiNut Forum

Click Here for info to Join the Club

Annual Tree Show

Link to more Photos of Annual Tree Show 2024

Activities

Our Club offers to our members Bonsai demonstrations by Masters in the art, hands on experience, lectures, workshops, beginner classes, benefit drawings, Bonsai information and local events

Magical Miniature Landscapes

The History of Bonsai and the Related Arts By Bonsai Historian Robert Baran 

Annual Tree Show

More Show Photos: Click Here

Silent and Live auction

Bus Trip w / Peter Macasieb

Beginner Workshop

Member Gardens

Workshop  #1

Workshop  #2

@ The Huntington Library, Art Museum

Bonsai Show

Japanese Friendship Garden

Mesmerized!

Japanese Friendship Garden

 

Tranquil

COVID Warriors!

Our “best” new beginners.
When you absolutely HAVE to learn the art of Bonsai.
Thank you to the 2020 Fall participants and our dedicated Phoenix Bonsai mentors.
I will do my best to make your expectations a reality.~Jenna

Japanese Friendship Garden

 

Our Rock Star

Welcome the Sonora Suiseki Club of Arizona

 

 

The art originated in China where stones were admired for their natural beauty. They were used in miniature landscapes and depicted in scrolls. Stones then made their way to Japan where it was refined into an art form. This art form featured stones with uncut natural beauty and shapes were admired for generations. The stones were placed at just the right angle in their container or stand that enhanced the all-important viewing.

Learn: Rules & Techniques, attend shows, Trips to collect stones of your own.

Meetings are on the 2^nd Tuesday each month starting Sept 11^th @7:00pm
Location: Valley Garden Center 1809 N. 15 Av. Phoenix AZ

For more information  – Click Here

To see more Viewing Stones – Click Here

 

Japanese Friendship Garden Bougainvillea ‘rescue’

These photos are out of order, but we salvaged some bougainvillea cuttings from an abandoned office complex Sept 3rd. Check out the tough love, take no roots, approach. Bonsai club guru Gary said “guaranteed to grow” using this method. Bougainvilleas are survivors

Our new Bonsai Basic instructors

Phoenix Bonsai Society members Susie, Liz, Jenna & Val (not pictured),

All were Certified Bonsai Basic instructors this past week at the GSBF convention.

David Nguy “Mr. California Juniper II” Peter Macasieb “The Shohin Master”

Bonsai Fast Forward

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