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Alabama

 

ALABAMA - Birmingham
Alabama Bonsai Society -
Meets at Birmingham Botanical Gardens, 2612 Lane Park Road, Birmingham, AL 35223, second Monday, at 7:30. Oscar Ethridge,President, 1215 Americana Drive, Birmingham, AL 35215. Year- round bonsai pavilion located in Japanese Garden at Birmingham Botanical Garden. Spring/fall shows.


ALABAMA - Decatur/Huntsville
The Living Art Bonsai Society -
Meets the first Tuesday of the month at the Huntsville Botanical Gardens on Bob Wallace in Huntsville, AL at 7:00 PM. Contact: Roy McCorkle (256)777-0617 Email: WRM@PCLnet.net


ALABAMA - Mobile
Azalea City Bonsai Society -
Meets at Mobile Botanical Garden in Langan Park, first Tuesday, 7:30 PM. Started in 1979 specializing in large, single- trunk azalea-bonsai. Shows spring and fall of each year. Host of regional show every third year. Contact: Joe B. Day,(251) 344-5873. Email: acbsbonsai@aol.com

 

Alaska

 

ALASKA - North Pole
Borealis Bonsai Club -
Meets at 2653 Tenakee Way, North Pole, Alaska. Six meetings a year (May-October), first Saturday of each month, from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Contact founders Kevin & Lorri Heneveld at Borealis Bonsai & Landscaping, P.O. Box 57262, North Pole, AK 99705 or call (907) 488-5786

 

Arizona

 

ARIZONA - Payson
Bonsai of Payson.
Meets at 905 N. Hillcrest, Payson, first Monday, 7:00 pm. Larry Mueller, 905 N. Hillcrest, Payson, AZ. (602) 474-3370. Shows on Earth Day in April and at County Fair in September.

ARIZONA - Phoenix
Phoenix Bonsai Society
. Meets at Valley Garden Center, 1809 N. 15th Ave., first three Tuesdays, September through May, 7:30 PM. Elsie Andrade, 2026 W. Northview, Phoenix, AZ 85021, (602) 995-3870.

ARIZONA - Scottsdale
Bonsai of Scottsdale
meets at Via Linda Senior Center, 10440 E Via Linda near Shea Blvd. The first and third Saturdays of the month at 1:30PM Contact Fairlee Winfield at 480-860-9348.

ARIZONA - Tucson
Tucson Bonsai Society, Inc
. Meets at Tucson Botanical Garden, 2150 N. Alvernon Way, dates and times of meetings and field trips vary. David Meyer, PO Box 32456, Tucson, AZ 85715. Membership open to corresponding and active members (active must already have a bonsai collection or have completed beginners basic classes in bonsai technique.) Society founded in 1972.

ARIZONA - Tucson
Southern Arizona Bonsai Enthusiasts
. Meets every third Saturday 10:30 am at Desert Gardens Cumberland Presperterian Church, 10851 E. Old Spanish Trail. For information contact: Doris Cavanaugh, (520) 290-0522, E-mail: doris.c@worldnet.att.net or Loveda Petrie, (520) 886-2446, E-mail: veda27@earthlink.net

 

Arkansas

 

ARKANSAS - Hot Springs
Bonsai Club of Hot Springs.
Meetings are the 1st Thursday of each month at 6 pm. at the Arkansas School of Math and Science (Meetings are held in the main conference room of the new building which is adjacent and west of the main building - old St Joseprh hospital), 200 Whittington in Hot springs. Contact: James Harwood, 1110 N Hwy 7, Hot springs, AR 71909, Phone: (501) 624-7779 or by Email: jharwood@cablelynx.com

ARKANSAS - Little Rock
Bonsai Society of Central Arkansas.
Meeting time and place to be announced. Contact: Cindy Cones, (501)224-5454, E-mail: Ccones@sbcglobal.net

 

California

 

CALIFORNIA - Anaheim
Kofu Bonsai Kai
meets in Anaheim at United Methodist Church 1000 South State College Blvd. Anaheim 7:00 PM 3rd Saturday evening. www.prepgraphics.com/kofu.html

CALIFORNIA - Arcadia
Santa Anita Bonsai Society.
Meets at 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, second Saturday of each month except July, August, and December, 7:30 PM. Jim Barrett, (818)445-4529.

Shohin Bonsai Society. Meets at Los Angeles Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, second Wednesday, except July and August, 7:30 PM. Marty Hagbery, (818) 332-8381, or Edith Izant, 1021 Sierra Vista Dr., La Habra, CA 90631, (310) 691-3450. Bonsai 10 inches and under. Annual show second weekend in April.

CALIFORNIA - Arcata
Humboldt Bonsai Society
. Meets at homes of members at varied dates. Karen Haas, PO Box 816, Trinidad, CA 95570, (707) 677-0636. Membership consists of individuals residing in several cities in the Humboldt Bay area.

CALIFORNIA - Castro Valley
Yamato Bonsai Club
meets at the Castro Valley Womens Club, 18330 Redwood Road, Castro Valley, CA. every 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Demo, workshops, and plant critique. Annual Fall Show third Sat/Sun of October. Website: yamatobonsaiclub.org E-mail: lubedardjr@yahoo.com

CALIFORNIA - Chico
Chico Bonsai Society
. Meets at Pleasant Valley Recreation Center, 2320 North Ave., fourth Sunday, except July and August, 1:00 PM. Contact: Pat Gilmore (530) 343-3447. Website http://www.chicobonsai.org

CALIFORNIA - Crescent City
Seacrest Bonsai Club
. Meets at various locations, second Monday, October through May, 7:00 PM. Ted Weber, 288 W. 5th St., Crescent City, CA 95531, (707)464-4949. Annual exhibit on Memorial Day weekend in conjunction with the Azalea Festival in Brookings, OR.

CALIFORNIA - Fresno
Fresno Bonsai Society
. Meetings are held at Fresno City College on the second Friday of every month, except we are off for the months June, July and August. If you have any questions contact Steve DaSilva treekutter@hotmail.com

CALIFORNIA - Gardena
California Bonsai Society
. Meets at 7:00 pm on first Friday at Ken Nakaoka Community Center, 1700 W. 162nd Street, Gardena, CA. Roy Nagatoshi, (818)362-5476. Annual bonsai exibition in April at Huntington Library.

Dai Ichi Bonsai Kai. Meets at Ken Nakaoka Community Center, 1670 W. 162nd St., third Friday, 7:00 PM. Contact:  Andrea Wagner (310) 370-5492.  E-mail:   rickandrea@earthlink.net. Family oriented club dedicated to promoting the art of bonsai through monthly meetings, demonstrations, annual show, and participation in community arts events.  Website:  http://www.gsbf-bonsai.org/daiichibonsaikai

CALIFORNIA - Hanford
Hanford Bonsai Society, Inc
. Meets at Kings County Civic Center Agriculture Building; 680 N. Campus Dr, Suite F (of the Ag Center), third Thursday at 7:00 PM. Contact: Bob Hilvers (559) 732-9286 Workshops, demos, informative group.

CALIFORNIA - La Canada (Flintridge)
Descanso Bonsai Society
. Meets at Descanso Gardens, La Canada Flintridge, CA, third Tuesday, 7:00 PM. Workshop and critique precede regular meeting, demonstrations and programs. Annual outdoor show in June. Contact: Jim Barrett, 480 Oxford Dr, Arcadia, CA 91007,telephone (818) 445-4529. e-mail: mjonas48@hotmail.com  Website: www.descanso-bonsai.com  

CALIFORNIA - La Habra
Orange Empire Bonsai Society
; meets 3rd Saturday of each month (except July and August), 9 am to 12 noon at the La Habra Community Center, 101 W. La Habra Blvd (at Euclid Ave.) President: David Nadzam (714) 995-2762; Secretary: Marie Minton (562) 697-4993 (or at marieminton@hotmail.com). Mailing Address: P.O.Box 2114, La Habra, CA 90632. Workshops, demonstrations, annual spring show.

CALIFORNIA - Modesto(10/07)
Modesto Bonsai Club. Meets the thrid Saturday of each month except Dec. from 10am - 2pm at the Blue Oak Nursery, 784 Albers Rd. near Hwy 132, Modesto - Members and visitors enjoy learning the art of bonsai in the lakeside park setting of Blue Oak Bonsai Nursery.  Mailing address is PO Box 578518, Modesto, CA 95357-8518. Contact: Jerry Jumper (209) 667-6701 or E-mail Website: http://www.modestobonsaiclub.com

CALIFORNIA - Napa
Napa Valley Bonsai Club
. Meets at 1500 Jefferson, third Monday, 7:15 pm. Penny Pawl, PO Box 2220, Napa, CA 94558.Tel - (707) 224-8983 E-mail: pap1142@juno.com

CALIFORNIA - Oakland
East Bay Bonsai Society
. Meets at Lakeside Garden Center, 666 Bellevue, Oakland, second Wednesday, 7:30 pm. Max Cooperstein, PO Box 1575, El Cerrito, CA 94530. Full program of demonstrations at most meetings, beginners programs, workshops, nursery bus tours, spring and fall shows, and annual auction.

CALIFORNIA - Palo Alto
Kusamura Bonsai Club
. Meets at First Congregational Church, Louis & Embarcadero. 2nd Fri. 7:00 PM. Website: http://www.geocities.com/kusamura_bonsai contact: Sandy Planting, (650) 323-6955.

CALIFORNIA - Riverside
Inland Empire Bonsai Society
. Meets at Botanic Gardens Conference Room, UC Riverside, 2nd Sun. except July and Aug. at 1:00 to 4:00 PM. Mrs. Knox, 3349 Dwight Ave., Riverside, CA, 92507 (909) 682-6623.

CALIFORNIA - Sacramento
American Bonsai Assoc. of Sacramento
. Meets the fourth Tuesday each month at 7 pm. at the Sacramento Garden and Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd, Contact: Simon Lau, Phone: (530) 622-9681 Email: NHCatLady@aol.com Website: http://www.bonsaisacramento.org. The club has excellent educational programs, outreach to beginning bonsai-ists, and high quality professional demonstrations.

SacramentoSatsuki Aikokai Assoc. of Sacramento. Meets at 3330 McKinley Blvd, third Monday, 7:30 pm. Betty Pitts, 2701 Corabel Lane, #55, Sacramento, CA 95821.

CALIFORNIA - San Diego
San Diego Bonsai Club
. Meets at Casa del Prado Bldg., Room 101, Balboa Park 2nd Sun. 11:00 AM. Club phone, (619) 699-8776. Active club of 200 members. Two shows a year spring and fall plus two bus trips and several socials. Website: www.sandiegobonsaiclub.com

CALIFORNIA - San Francisco
Bonsai Society of San Francisco
. Meets at Hall of Flowers, 9th Ave. and Lincoln Way 2nd Thurs. 8:00 PM. Mia Amato, (415) 285-6807. Spring exhibit.Our meeting place and contact information has changed and is available on our website http://www.bssf.org.

CALIFORNIA - San Jose
Kusamura Bonsai Club
Meet every third Friday of the month at - St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto, in the Parish Hall. Meetings are at 7 PM with a basic workshop and 8 PM with a special presentation. Contact: Jerry Carpenter, E-mail: jcsf1090@earthlink.net Website: http://www.gsbf-bonsai.org/kusamura/

The Midori Bonsai Club. Meets the first and third Thursday of the month year round at 7:30 PM at St. Edwards Episcopal Church at Union Ave. and Hwy 85. 1st Thursday general meeting features lecture, demo, workshop or round robin format programs. 3rd Thursday is an open forum workshop for all comers. Visitors welcome!! Contact John Thompson (JT) at (408)371-7737.

CALIFORNIA - San Mateo
Bay Area Shohin
. Meets at several locations in greater San Francisco Bay area, Sunday, except July, Aug. and December, 1:30 PM. Bill Sullivan, 117 Jefferson Dr., Tiburon, CA 94920. (415) 388-5854. Informal meetings open to everyone interested in shohin (under 10 inches bonsai). Dates and locations vary. Please write or phone for current schedule.

Hillsborough Bonsai Society. Meets at San Mateo Garden Center, 605 Parkside Way, third Friday, 7:30 PM. Barbara Bokeland, (415) 348-2835. Workshops, demos, lectures by guest speakers and club members, field trips and visual aids.

Sei Boku Bonsai Kai. Meets at 605 Parkside Way, fourth Wednesday, except December, 7:30 PM. Warren Clark, 889 Lurine Dr, Foster City, CA 94404, (415) 574-6074. Visitors cordially welcome. Annual exhibit first weekend in October.

CALIFORNIA - Santa Barbara
Bonsai Club of Santa Barbara
. Meets at the Goleta Valley Community Center, 5679 Hollister Ave., Goleta, CA. second Tuesday, except August and December, at 7:30 PM. Contact Joe Olson, PO Box 3703, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, (805) 964-0869, or E-mail: joeyuccaseed@verizon.net. Monthly programs, August and December Potlucks and raffles. Annual show and plant sale in May at Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. Website

CALIFORNIA - Santa Maria
Santa Maria Bonsai Club
. Meets at Japanese Cultural Center, 134 N. Western, second Sunday, 9:00 AM to noon. Chris Ehrler, (805) 489-9046. Annual shows at San Luis Obispo and Santa Maria Obon Festivals and Santa Barbara County Fair.

CALIFORNIA - Santa Rosa
Redwood Empire Bonsai Society
meets at the Veterans Memorial Hall, 1351 Mapl, Santa Rosa, Ca. (across from the fairgrounds) the 4th Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Guest speakers/demonstratore are featured. Annual show the last weekend of August each year is one the the biggest in California and features over 150 trees. Website: www.rebsbonsai.org E-mail: President@rebsbonsai.org

CALIFORNIA - Temple City
Baiko-en Bonsai Kenkyukai
. Meets at 5118 Barela Ave., second Sunday, 1:00 to 4:00 PM. Marty Hagbery, 5009 N. Willow Ave., Covina, CA 91724. (818) 331-8382. Annual Frank Nagata Memorial Show "Winter Silhouettes", invitational bonsai exhibit at Los Angeles State and County Arboretum, Arcadia, CA, last weekend in January.

CALIFORNIA - Vacaville
Vaca Valley Bonsai Club
. Meets at Community Presbyterian Church, 425 Hemlock St., second Tuesday, 7:00 PM. John Jackson, 4681 Midway Rd., Vacaville, CA 95688. (707) 446-1720. Mailing address: 592 Cottonwood, Vacaville, CA 95688

CALIFORNIA - Van Nuys
Sansui Kai of So. California
. Meets first Wednesday, 7:30 pm, Japanese Garden, shares address with Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant, 6100 Woodley Avenue, Van Nuys. Workshop 6:30 pm, bring plant, tools, and wire. March Installation dinner and July potluck/auction, location TBA. Dick Beltran, 10100 Keokuk Ave., Chatsworth, CA 91311, (818) 349- 0508. Annual show in May at Sepulveda Garden Center, Magnolia Street, Encino, CA. John Naka, et al, founders. All levels welcome.

 

Colorado

 

COLORADO - Colorado Springs
Pikes Peak Bonsai Society
. Meets at the Senior Center (Ceramics Room),1514 N. Hancock, 10:00 am, second Saturday of each month. Website:http://www.phoenixbonsai.com/PikesPeakBonsai.html.  E-mail: rjb@phoenixbonsai.com.  

COLORADO - Denver
Rocky Mountain Bonsai Society
. Meets at the Denver Botanic Gardens on the first Tuesdays of each month at 7:30 PM except in December. For more information go to our website www.rockymtnbonsai.org

COLORADO - Fort Collins
The Bonsai Society of Northern Colorado
has meetings on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm, and workshops on the second Saturday of each month, 1:00 to 3:00pm. We have shows in the spring and fall. All meetings, workshops and shows are at Fort Collins Nursery, 2121 E. Mulberry in Fort Collins. Contact: Barbara Rich, 970-663-3046.

COLORADO - Grand Jct
The Western Colorado Bonsai Society of Grand Junction
. is available through e-mail: trehaus@excite.com we are a fairly new club but we have many informative and knowledgeable members. We have two shows a year and they are always in our newly installed (by us) Japanese garden at the WCCA in Grand Jct.

 

Connecticut

 

CONNECTICUT - Hartford
Bonsai Society of Greater Hartford
. Meets at the Pond House at Elizabeth Park, Asylum and Prospect Avenues, in West Hartford on the 3rd Monday of every month7:00 PM. Our club picnic is held in June and the annual show is generally held in July. We do not officially meet during August, but have been using that month for road trips to local bonsai nurseries for new or beginning members.  Contact is Diana Majchrzak by E-mail. Website is www.greaterhartfordbonsai.com

CONNECTICUT - New London
China Trade Bonsai Society
. Meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month, March through November from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Conn College, New London Hall, 270 Mohegan Ave., Rt. 32, New London, Connecticut. Website: www.chinatradebonsaisociety.org

CONNECTICUT - New Haven
Bonsai Society of Greater New Haven
. Meets at Edgerton Garden Center, 145 Edgehill Rd., second Tuesday at 7:30 PM. The regular meeting of the Society are held from January through June and September throught November. There is no July meeting. The August meeting is a members' picnic and the December meeting is members' holiday party. Contact: Ms. Nancy Mack, 36 Mulberry Hill St., Hamden, CT 06517, (203) 288-6744, or Lois Simeone, 30 Coachman Lane, Woodbridge, CT (203) 393-0433. Website: www.angelfire.com/art/bonsaict

CONNECTICUT - Stamford
Yama Ki Bonsai Society
meetings are held monthly usually at the Bartlett Arboretum, 151 Brookdale Rd., Stamford, CT 06903, the 2nd Saturday at 1:00 PM. Check our website for actual location. Contact: Norm Geisinger, phone (203) 746-3200 or E-mail. Programs scheduled throughout the year offer a variety of topics related to bonsai and include lectures, demonstrations, workshops and other activities designed to help the novice as well as appeal to the more experienced bonsai enthusiast.

 

Delaware

 

DELAWARE (Northern) - Wilmington
Brandywine Bonsai Society
. Meets every third Saturday of the month (except December) at the Brandywine Town Center, Wilmington -West Chester Pike (Rte 202) & Naamans Road (Rte 92), at 10:00 AM. Varied programs include guest masters. Annual bonsai shows in the courtyard of the Brandywine River Museum (Chadds Ford, PA) in June and at Longwood Gardens (Kennett Square, PA) in the fall. Contact: Steve Ittel,
302-778-4546 or by e-mail BrandywineBonsai@comcast.net Web site: http://www.gobbs.org

 

District of Columbia

 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - Washington
Washington Bonsai Club
. Meets at Administration Bldg., US National Arboretum, third Saturday, except July, August, and December, 2:00 PM. Dorothy Miller, c/o National Arboretum, 3501 NY Ave. NE, Washington D.C. 20002, (202) 583-2676. Field trip in March. Member of regional Potomac Bonsai Association that hosts spring and fall symposiums. Email Ross Campbell Campbellr.rced@gao.gov

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - Washington
Potomac Bonsai Association.
Meets every other month at the National Arboretum, 3501 NY Ave., NE, Washington, D.C. 20002, (301) 871-5768. The Potomac Bonsai Association is an "umbrella" organization of 12 Bonsai and viewing stone clubs in Washington D.C., Northern Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvannia. Our big event is the Potomac Bonsai Festival held in May at the National Arboretum in Washington D.C. Contact: Chuck Croft, 5256 Queens Wood Drive, Burke, VA 22015, phone (703) 978-6841or E-mail  
Website: http://www.potomacbonsai.com/

 

Florida

 

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FLORIDA - Boca Raton
Lighthouse Bonsai Society
. Meets at the Boca Raton Community Center, 150 N. W. Crawford Blvd., Boca Raton, FL, 4th Saturday, 9:30 AM. Contact: Rita Rosenberg, Phone: (516) 251-1802 or E-mail: riritobyrose@aol.com  Lighthouse Bonsai Society is a group of novices as well as experienced enthusiasts. The more experienced are more than helpful. Our meetings are fun and educational. No cost to check us out. If interested, join. Annual membership is $25. We have Visiting Masters, Hands On Workshops, Demonstrations plus much more. Ask to be placed on our mailing list.

FLORIDA - Bunnell
Kawa Bonsai Society
. Meets at Flagler County Agricultural Extension Office, Sawgrass Road, Bunnell, FL, third Friday, 7:30 PM. Contact: Carol Partelow, Phone: (386) 586-3437 or E-mail: GPartelow1@cfl.rr.com
Kawa Bonsai is a very active club just north of Daytona Beach. Besides monthly meetings, visiting artists, an annual three day show called the Joy of Bonsai, Kawa also participates in the statewide Convention of the Bonsai Societies of Florida. If you are interested in bonsai, check us out on the web. All are welcome. Website: http://www.kawabonsai.com/

FLORIDA - Davie
Broward Bonsai Society.
Meets the third Saturday of each month at 11 AM at Flamingo Gardens, 3750 Flamingo Rd., Davie, FL. Contact: Art Cid, Phone: (954) 261-0135 or E-mail.  Bonsai classes start at 9am on Saturdays at Flamingo Gardens for beginers to advance. Meetings follow the class on the 3rd saturday of every month.  Website: http://www.browardbonsai.com

FLORIDA - Fort Lauderdale
Gold Coast Bonsai Society
- Meets at City of Sunrise Parks & Leisure Department, 6800 Sunset Strip, Sunrise, Florida, the second Saturday, 9:30 AM Contact: Ed Trout, 954-432-8208. visit us online at: http://www.goldcoastbonsai.com

FLORIDA - Fort Meyers
Bonsai Society of Southwest Florida.
The club meets the 3rd Saturday of each month at St. John the Apostle Church at 3049 McGregor Blvd, Ft. Myers, at 9:30 AM. The Society has a very active program with a Annual Show which is held the on Friday and Saturday of the second weekend of November each year at the Church where we meet. Contact: Becky Bodnar, phone (239) 463-4102. or E-mail: beckybodnar@msn.com
Website: http://www.thebonsaisswfl.com

FLORIDA - Fort Pierce
Treasure Coast Bonsai Society
. Meets at St. Lucie Agriculture Center, 8400 Picos Rd., second Tuesday, 7:30 PM. Jim Smith, Vero Beach, FL, (772) 562- 5291.

FLORIDA - Ft. Walton Beach
Ft. Walton Beach Bonsai Society.
PO Box 224, Shalimar FL 32579-0224 Meets at Okaloosa County Extension Bldg., 125 Hollywood Blvd. NW, Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32548 1st Tues. & 3rd Thurs., 7 p.m.

FLORIDA - Gainesville
Gainesville Bonsai Society
. PO Box 15383, Gainesville, FL 32604-5383 Meets at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, 4700 SW 58th Dr., Gainesville, 3rd Sat. 9:30am

FLORIDA - Homosassa
Buttonwood Bonsai Club of Crystal River
. 10 Boxelder Ct., Homosassa, FL 34446 - Meets at First Presbyterian Church, U.S. 19, Crystal River, FL 2nd Sat., 9:30 a.m.

FLORIDA - Lakeland
The Bonsai Society of Lakeland
meets at 7 p.m. the 3rd Thursday of every month at the First United Methodist Church at 72 Lake Morton Drive in Lakeland. The current president is John Petterson. The club website is lakelandbonsai.com.

FLORIDA - Miami
Bonsai Society of Miami
. Meets at Fairchild Tropical Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Rd., second Tuesday, 7:30 PM. Call Randy Brooks at 305-323-6258 for more information. Mailing address is: Bonsai Society of Miami,
17850 SW 289 St., Miami, Fl 33031 Web site: http://www.bonsaisocietyofmiami.org
E-mail: bonsaimiami@bellsouth.net

FLORIDA - Naples
Bonsai Society of Naples
. Meets twice monthly at various locations. Ernie Fernandez, P.O. Box 704, Bonita Springs, FL 33959. (813) 947-3552 (home) or (813) 992-0800 (0fc). Annual spring exhibit. Annual sale, first Saturday of December.

FLORIDA - Orlando
Central Florida Bonsai Club.
Meets at Orange County Agrigultural Center at the corner of Conway and Judge rd. in Orlando. Meetings are the second and fourth each month Friday, 7:30 PM. Contact Adam Lavigne, Phone: (407) 399-1224 or E-mail: president@centralfloridabonsaiclub.com  The CFBC was founded in 1969 and is a member of BSF. We meet twice a month , once for a meeting and demo and once for a hands on workshop, no holds barred ,bring in what you want fun Bonsai night.

FLORIDA - Palm Bay
Bonsai Society of Brevard
. 1263 Serenade St. NW, Palm Bay, FL 32907 - Meets at Melbourne Public Library, Fee Ave, Melbourne, FL, 3rd Saturday, 2 p.m. Website: http://www.bonsaisocietyofbrevard.org/

FLORIDA - Pensacola
Pensacola Gulf Coast Bonsai Society
. Meets at Gulf Breeze Library, 1060 Shoreline Dr., Gulf Breeze, FL 32561, first Thursday, except July, 7:30 PM. Jean Jongewaard, 5262 Pale Moon Dr., Pensacola, FL 32515. (904) 492-1305.

FLORIDA - Port Charlotte
Charlotte Ichiban Bonsai Kai
. Meets at Port Charlotte Cultural Center, Community Room , 2280 Aaron St., Port Charlotte, Florida 33952 on the fourth Tuesday, 7:00 PM. Jerry Oseland, (813) 625- 6468 or Robert Clifton, (813) 743-0829, or write to Charlotte Ichiban Bonsai Kai, PO Box 8023, Port Charlotte, FL 33952-8023. Everyone welcome. Workshop at Powell's Nursery every Saturday, 10:00 AM, a good stimulus for new membership.

FLORIDA - St. Petersburg
Suncoast Bonsai Society
. Meets at Unitarian Universalist Church; Arlington Avenue North in St. Petersburg, Florida Meetings are the 4th Monday of each month from 7 - 9 pm. Contact: Mick (727) 522-1879 Website: http://www.suncoastbonsai.com/

FLORIDA - Sarasota
Sho Fu Bonsai Society
meets the first Thursday of each month, at 7:30PM at Waterside Retirement Estates, 4540 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota, FL 34233 Contact: info@shofubonsai.com

FLORIDA - Tallahassee
Tallahassee Bonsai Society
- Meets 2nd Saturday at the LeMoyne Art Foundation,Gadsden and Call Sts. For new member interested our "Bonsai 101 Class - Beginner's Corner" it starts at 1:30 just before our regular meeting. This helps people who are new to bonsai with the basics - How? When? What? All those questions a new member might have. Regular meeting starts at 2:00. President: James Houston. E-mail.

Wee Arbor Study Group. Meets at 7582 Bowling Green Dr., second Sunday, 2:00 to 5:00 PM. C. Duane Clayburn, 7582 Bowling Green Dr. Rt. 19, Box 1073, Tallahassee, FL 3230l, (904) 893-4442. Members bring trees to style, repot.

FLORIDA - Tampa
Hukyu Bonsai Society of Tampa
. Meets at USF Botanical Gardens., 4202 E. Fowler Ave, SCA 238, 3rd Sat., 10:00 AM. William B. Henderson, 10704 Lake Carroll Way, Tampa, FL 33618-4236. (813) 932-3714. A Club with high standards for bonsai enthusiasts.

FLORIDA - West Palm Beach
Bonsai Society of the Palm Beaches
meets at 7:30 PM the 1st Tuesday of each month at the Mount's Botanical Building, 551 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL. Contact: Dick Miller at (561) 432-1230 or by
E-mail. BSPB is a friendly group of novices interested in learning bonsai. Anyone is welcome, no cost. Join only if interested to do so. $25 annual membership. Bring us your tired, weary and downtrodden bonsai we will give you assistance by experts. A newsletter is posted monthly and mailed to members.  Wesite

Georgia

 

GEORGIA - Atlanta
Atlanta Bonsai Society
. The majority of the monthly meetings are at the community hall of the College Park Presbyterian Church. Upon occasion, meetings are held at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers and the Spring Show is at the Atlanta Botanical Garden near Piedmont Park (meetings will be noted on our website under events). The College Park Presbyterian Church is located on the corner of Main Street and John Calvin Avenue in College Park. Please check our site for dates of the meetings and workshops. For more information, contact: Dennis McHugh, Phone: (770) 436-5747, E-mail: dennismchugh@charter.net Website: http://www.atlantabonsaisociety.com

 

Hawaii

 

HAWAII - Honolulu
Club 100 Bonsai
. Meets at Club 100, 520 Kamoku St., fourth Thursday, 7:00 PM. Warren Yamamoto, 1526C Pukele Ave., Honolulu, HI 96816, (808) 523- 4603 (bus.) Affiliate of Club 100, the 100th Infantry's Veterans organization. Membership restricted.

Pacific Bonsai Club. Meets at 2907 Alphonse Place, third Tuesday, 7:00 PM. Lyle Takeuchi (808) 737-0408.

Rainbow Bonsai Club. Meets at 2673 East Manoa Rd., second Sunday, 9:00 AM. Wayne Arita, 2673 East Manoa Rd., Honolulu, HI 96822, (808) 988- 7775.

Wahiawa-Waialua Bonsai Club. Meets monthly at 94-074 Akualele Place. Richard Andrzejewski, (808)625-1885. Hawaii's oldest bonsai club.

HAWAII - Pearl City
Pearl City Bonsai Club
. Meets at 852 Second St.,third Tuesday, 7:00 PM. Bonsai exhibit, demonstration and plant sale in early May. Club organized in 1963.

 

Idaho

 

IDAHO - Boise
Boise Bonsai Society
For more information please contact: Barbara Gough, 893 E. Twin Willow Court,
Boise, ID 83706, (208) 336-5769. E-mail: barb@ibf-group.com

 

Illinois

 

ILLINOIS - Glencoe
Midwest Bonsai Society
meets at Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe, IL, the first Monday, of each month at 7:30 PM. Contact: Cat Nelson, (574) 231-1139, or by e-mail at midwest.bonsai@yahoo.com. One of the largest clubs in the Midwest, MBS has been going strong in Chicago for over 30 years. Come see our two annual shows; our Spring show is the third weekend in May and our August show is the third weekend in August. Must see events! Website

ILLINOIS - Glen Ellyn
Prairie State Bonsai Society
. Meets at College of DuPage, fourth Monday, 7:30 PM. The club hosts several programs, demonstrations, and lectures given by members, local masters, and visiting Masters from around the U.S. and Japan. We are one of the few clubs around that has our own Grow Plot where trees are raised and cared for by our members to be used for Master demonstrations, then raffled off to members. We also put on two annual shows. The first at the beginning of June and the other at the end of September or beginning of October. President: Mark Karczewski Contact: Prairie State Bosai Society, P.O. Box 2634, Glen Ellyn, IL. 60138-2634 Phone: (630) 257-7586 Website www.prairiestatebonsai.com

ILLINOIS - Oak Park
Near West Bonsai Society
. NWBS meets on the third Monday (Feb.-Nov.) at Maze branch library, 845 S. Gunderson Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304. 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. Contact Roger D. Thompson Roger@mindspring.com (708) 383-5267. Website: Groups.msn.com/NearWestBonsaiSociety/

ILLINOIS - Peoria
Bonsai Club Heart of Illinois
. Meets at Bio Center, Glen Oak Park, third Thursday, 7:30 PM. J. Horvath, Jr., 109 W. Almond Dr., Washington, IL 61571, (309) 745-5256.

ILLINOIS - Rock Island
Quad City Bonsai Club
. Meets at Deere-Wyman Carriage House, Moline, last Thursday, except December, 7:30 PM. Website: www.qcbonsai.org - Email: mail@qcbonsai.org

ILLINOIS - Rockford
Rock River Bonsai Society
. Meet at Anderson Center, 2214 Stoneridge Dr., Rockford, IL 61107, second Wednesday, escept Dec. and Jan., 7:30 PM. Leonard Wegryn, 18935 Capron Rd., Capron, IL 61012. (815) 569-2123.

ILLINOIS - Sandwich
De La Ke Bonsai Society
. Meets at Fox Valley Older Adult Center, 1406 W Suydam Rd., Sandwich, IL. The second Saturday, 10:00 AM. Year-round. Please contact: Kevin H. Johnson, 215 19th Ave Naplate, IL 61350 or E-mail: de_la_ke_bonsai_society@yahoo.com

ILLINOIS - Springfield
Springfield Bonsai Society
. Meets at Four Seasons Garden and Art Center, 4685 W. Wabash, second Monday, 7:30 PM. C. Bill Eardley, 3ll6 Concord, Springfield, IL 62704, (217) 753-8500. Beginners and advanced members; exhibits and workshops; bonsai supplies and plants.

 

Indiana

INDIANA - Elkhart
Wellfield Bonsai Study
. There is a new Bonsai Study Group forming in Elkhart, IN.  It is meeting at the Wellfield Botanic Gardens in Elkhart, IN - 1000 N. Main St.  We will be meeting on the second Sunday of
every month at 2:00pm.  For more information contact: Eric Amt (574) 266-2006 or by e-mail to e.amt@wellfieldgardens.org  Website: www.wellfieldgardens.org

INDIANA - Evansville
Greater Evansville Bonsai Society
. Meets at The Farmers Market on 1st ave. first Wednesday, 6:30 PM. contact: Dave Bogan 101 Terry Lane Lynnville In. 47619, phone: (812) 922-5451 e-mail: dbogan@SCVL.com

INDIANA - Ft. Wayne
Ft. Wayne Bonsai Club
. Meets the 3rd Saturday each month at 10:30am. Meeting are at various libraries, homes and at the conservatory in Fort Wayne. A club for the bonsai enthusiasts interested in enlarging their knowledge and skills and sharing their interest with others. All meetings include some form of education. For meeting locations please contact: Darlene Kittle, 17725 Lima Rd., Huntertown, IN 46748. Phone (260) 637-5104 or by e-mail to plantlady6@yahoo.com. Website: http://home.earthlink.net/~centaura/bindex.html

INDIANA - Indianapolis
Indianapolis Bonsai Club
. Meets on first Wednesday of each month at 7:00pm. Meetings are held at the Garfield Park Conservatory, 2450 Shelby Street, Indianapolis, IN. President Donna Shirley: donnaatd@aol.com, Vice-President Mark Fields: maf71459@yahoo.com, Website

 

Iowa

 

IOWA - Cedar Rapids
Eastern Iowa Bonsai Association
. Meets at Noelridge Park Greenhouse, third Thursday, except December/January, 7:00 PM. Craig Bean (319-390-0274). Website: www.geocities.com/bonsaibean2000/index.html

IOWA - Des Moines
Iowa Bonsai Association
. Meets at Des Moines Botanical Center, 909 E River Dr., third Tuesday, except December, 7:00 PM. David Lowman, lowman@netins.net, (515) 769-2446 or 800- 528-2827. Bonsai information and supplies offered in a showplace setting! Visitors very welcome.

 

Kansas

 

KANSAS - Mission
The Bonsai Society of Greater Kansas City
Society members meet each month (except July) at the Garden Center in Loose Park, 5200 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, MO for programs, demonstrations, and workshops. Meeting dates are irregular, check website - We also present several exhibits to which the general public is invited, including exhibits at the Japan Festival, and Powell Gardens. Contact: Brad Short by E-mail.

 

Kentucky

 

KENTUCKY - Henderson
Greater Evansville Bonsai Society
. Meets at The Henderson County Public Library, first Wednesday, 6:30 PM. The club sponsors at least two shows per year, Four to five demonstrations with masters, vendor sales twice per year, club workshops and lectures fill up the remaining months of the year. We also hold an annual Trade Fair and auction each september featuring at least 12 Bonsai vendors, demonstrations and a auction. This event is held at the river front park in Henderson Kentucky and is open to the public. Contact: Dave Bogan 812-922-5451 E-mail: dbbonsai@webtv.com

KENTUCKY - Louisville
Greater Louisville Bonsai Society
. Meets monthly at the Bon Air Regional Library, 2816 Del Rio Place
Louisville, Kentucky. Check website for date/time of meetings www.louisvillebonsai.org

 

Louisiana

 

LOUISIANA - Baton Rouge
Louisiana Bonsai Society
. Meets at Baton Rouge Garden Center, 7950 Independence Blvd, third Tuesday at 7:00 pm. Contact: Howard Merrill at (225) 275-2917 Shows at the Garden Center, April and November.

LOUISIANA - Lafayette
Bonsai Society of Acadiana
. Meets at University of Louisiana @ Lafayette Horticulture Center, Johnston St., first Wednesday, 7:00 PM. Contact: Bonsai Society of Acadiana P.O. Box 51906 Lafayette, La. 70505-1906 or Johnny Hardcastle at 337/365-4829 or e-mail address jmh6344@louisiana.edu

LOUISIANA - Lake Charles
Lake Charles Bonsai Society
meets at McNeese State Univ., Frasch Hall, Lecture Hall 101, Beauregard Drive at Ryan Street, third Tuesday, 7:00 PM. Contact: Dennis Corley, President, P.O. Box 1652, Lake Charles, LA 70602, Phone: (409) 866-5803 E-mail: awbonsai@bellsouth.net Check website for driving directions. www.LCBSbonsai.org

LOUISIANA - New Orleans
Greater New Orleans Bonsai Society
. Meets at St. Andrews Church hall, 8017 Zimple St., second Tuesday, 7:30 PM. Johnny Martinez, (504) 467-2857. Meeting date may change in months we have guest speakers.Annual Society Show is in May at the Botanical Gardens in City Park in the Annual Greater New Orleans Spring Garden Show. WEBSITE: www.gnobs.org

LOUISIANA - Shreveport
Shreveport Bonasi Society
- Meets Monthly at the Barnwell Art and Garden Center. 801 Clyde Fant Memorial Parkway, on the second Saturday 1:00pm. Annual Spring Show and Workshop. For more info contact: Robert Specian (318) 227-0744, E-Mail rspecian@comcast.net  Website: http://shreveportbonsai.org/

 

Maine

 

MAINE - Bangor
Bangor Area Bonsai Society
. Meets third Sunday, 3:00 to 6:00 PM. Barbara Friedman, 1229 Broadway, Box 417, Bangor, ME 04401. (207) 947- 5588. Variety of meeting locations in and around Bangor. Bangor garden show every April.

 

Maryland

 

MARYLAND - Baltimore
Baltimore Bonsai Club
. Meets at Cylburn Arboretum in the historic mansion, third Sunday, 1:00 - 4:00 PM. Mike Ramina mmr2823@aol.com or Arschel Morell (410) 744-6478. Meets at members' homes in the summer months.

MARYLAND - Bethesda
Brookside Bonsai Society
. Meets at Chevy Chase Recreation Center, third Thursday, 7:30 pm. Jim Hughes (301) 779-2891.

MARYLAND - Bowie
Bowie Bonsai Club
. Meets at Bowie Community Center, last Monday, 7:00 pm. Terry Adkins, (301) 350-3586.

Mei-Hawa Penjing Society. Meets at Bowie Community Center, second Sunday, 1:00 pm. Akey C. F. Hung, 12412 Shadow Lane, Bowie, MD 20715. (301) 390-6687.

MARYLAND - Clinton
Kiyomizu Bonsai Club
. Meets the 4th Sunday at 2:00PM at the Clearwater Nature Center. Essie Wilson wilsone@howrey.com

MARYLAND - Shady Side
Shady Side Bonsai
website: http://shadysidemd.tripod.com/ - Location: Shady Side, Maryland Contact: Tachigi@aol.com Meetings: 2nd Thursday of the month

 

Massachusetts

 

MASSACHUSETTS - Cape Cod
Cape Cod Bonsai Club
. Meets every 2nd Monday 7:00PM at the Yarmouth Senior Center, on Forest Rd. Contact Andy Amault at email: A.Amault@comcast.net for directions to meetings and for exhibition schedules.

MASSACHUSETTS - Hamilton
Northeast Bonsai Association
. Meets at Hamilton Community House, 284 Bay Rd (Rt 1A) So.Hamilton, MA. The meetings are usually held on the second Sunday of the month at 1:30. The contact person is Charles Paraskevas (Act Cleaning), 37 Central St., Beverly, MA 01915, (978) 921-0286 or email: CEPHAS35@aol.com

MASSACHUSETTS - Springfield
The Bonsai Society of Greater Springfield
Meets at Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) at 7:15 PM on every 3rd Tuesday of the month (excluding July and August) in room 316 in the Putnam Hall building (Bldg. 17). Members of the group learn the art of bonsai, through instruction, hands-on activities and in preparation for bonsai display in local areas and events. E-mail

MASSACHUSETTS - Stoughton
Bonsai Study Group of Massachusetts Horticultural Society
. Meetings on the first Sunday of each month can be hands-on workshops, lectures, or demonstrations.  We encourage shared learning as members work on their trees. Newcomers are welcome - E-mail BonsaiStudyGroup@comcast.net for subject matter and meeting location - generally New England Bonsai Gardens (914 South Main Street /Rte. 126  Bellingham, MA 02019) or Royal Bonsai Gardens (1297 Park St., Stoughton, MA).  - Anne Karshis, a.karshis@comcast.net. Workshops, lectures, demonstrations. Members encouraged to bring a tree to each meeting to work on. Newcomers are welcome.

MASSACHUSETTS - Martha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard Bonsai Club
. Meets at the Polly Hill Arboretum, 809 State Road, West Tisbury, MA,
on the second Tuesday of the month at 7 PM no meetings Dec. and Jan. The contact person is Dan Harnen, P.O. Box 4919, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568, Phone: (508) 693-9788. E-mail: Tashmoodan@AOL.Com

 

Michigan

 

MICHIGAN - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor Bonsai Society
. Meets at Matthaei Botanical Garden, 1800 N. Dixboro Rd., 4th Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM. Contact: Michael Simmons by phone: 517-896-0076 or e-mail: simmon11@mus.edu Club Newsletter: http://annarborbonsaisociety.org/

MICHIGAN - Bay City
The San Toshi Bonsai Club
meets the third Thursday of each month at Bay Landscaping, 1630 N Southeast Boutell, Essexville, MI. Contact: Anne Kemper at 517-835-7730 agkemper@hotmail.com

MICHIGAN - Grand Rapids
West Michigan Bonsai Club
, host of the Michigan All-State Bonsai Show at the Frederik Meijer Gardens. Contact: Mollie Hollar, 520 South St. Greenville, MI
E-mail: hollar@chartermi.net - Phone:(616) 754-2351

MICHIGAN - Kalamazoo
Bonsai Society of Kalamazoo
meets the 2nd Sunday of each month at 1 PM, at the Girl Scout Headquarters, located at the corner of Maple and Crosstown in Kalamazoo. Contact: Eric Newton, Phone:
(269) 731-3850 or E-mail: newtsbonsai@tds.net   Founded in 1980. Visitors are always welcome. The Bonsai Society-Kalamazoo (BS-K) is a nonprofit, educational organization whose aim is to promote knowledge, appreciation, enjoyment, and interest in the ancient Oriental arts of Japanese bonsai and Chinese penjing. It is affiliated with the American Bonsai Society (ABS), the MidAmerican Bonsai Alliance (MABA), Bonsai Clubs International (BCI); and the National Bonsai Foundation, Washington, D.C.  Website:

MICHIGAN - Traverse City
Sakura Bonsai Society of Northern Michigan
Contact person Jack Anderson President 5073 South Lake Leelanau Drive Traverse City, Michigan 49684 Annual dues $20 Monthly newsletters and meetings April thru October

MICHIGAN - Tri-Cities
The San Toshi Bonsai Club
meets the third Thursday of each month at Bay Landscaping, 1630 N Southeast Boutell, Essexville, MI. Contact: Anne Kemper at 517-835-7730 agkemper@hotmail.com

MICHIGAN - Troy
Four Seasons Bonsai Club
meets the last Sunday of the month at 2 pm. at Telly's Greenhouse & Nursery, 3301 John R. Road, Troy, Michigan. Contact: Todd Renshaw, Phone: 248-585-9916, E-mail: webmaster@mababonsai.org   Please check the our website for newsletters, schedules & galleries.

 

Minnesota

 

MINNESOTA - Minneapolis
Minnesota Bonsai Society
. Meets the first Tuesday of the month (except January) at Jehovah Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1566 Thomas Ave., St. Paul, MN. (Corner of Snelling and Thomas, 4 blocks north of University Avenue). Claude A. Worrell, P.O. Box 32901, Minneapolis, MN 55432. Visitors welcome.

 

Mississippi

 

MISSISSIPPI - Long Beach
Mississippi Gulf Coast Bonsai Society
. Meets monthly at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, in the building to the left of the Administration Bldg. in Long Beach, corner of Espy and "B" Street, Longbeach, MS at 6:30 PM, second Wednesday of each month. Est. Feb.2002 by six MS Master Gardeners, this small club has annual shows/exhibits and basic bonsai classes and participates in exhibits of nearby clubs. For further details contact Patrick LaNasa, (228) 255 8735 or email: msgcbs@bellsouth.net
Website: http://www.msgulfcoastbonsai.org

 

Missouri

 

MISSOURI - Kansas City
Bonsai Society of Greater Kansas City (MO)
. Meets at Loose Park Garden Center, 5200 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, MO. Saturdays and Sundays as scheduled, except August and December, 9:00 AM. Gilbert Novak, 9842 Overhill Rd., Kansas City, MO 64134. (816) 762-2992. Annual roster lists memberships, meeting dates and programs. Monthly Turntable Newsletter to members keeps information current. Exhibits in May and October.

MISSOURI - St. Louis
Bonsai Society of Greater St. Louis
. Meets at Missouri Botanical Garden, 2345 Tower Grove Ave. (not a mailing address), first Tuesday, except January and February, 7:00 PM. Edward Meehan, 666 Leslie, Wood River, IL 62095, (618) 254-2018 or Evan Dodd, (314) 256-3467. April & August exhibits.

 

Montana

 

MONTANA - Billings
Billings Bonsai Society.
Meets at Gainan's Garden Center Billings. For more information on meeting dates contact: Wally Mclane, PO Box 288, Billings, Montana 59103. Phone number 406-259-8676

MONTANA - Kalispell
Big Sky Bonsai Society
. At this time no regular meetings. For information contact Jerry Meislik 406-862-0387 or E-mail jerry@bonsaihunk.us

 

Nebraska

 

Sorry, to the best of our knowledge no clubs exist in this area. Otherwise, please forward the correct information and we will update this section accordingly.

 

Nevada

 

NEVADA - Las Vegas
Las Vegas Bonsai Society
. Meets at Garden Club of Southern Nevada, Lorenzo Park, 3333 W Washington St., Las Vegas, NV 89107, second Wednesday, 7:00 pm.

NEVADA - Reno
Yukiyama Bonsai Kai
Meetings are held the first Saturday of the month at 10:00 AM at Northeast Community Center, 1301 Valley Road in Reno, NV, Email address: BonsaiReno@charter.net

 

New Hampshire

 

Sorry, to the best of our knowledge no clubs exist in this area. Otherwise, please forward the correct information and we will update this section accordingly.

 

New Jersey

 

NEW JERSEY - Closter
The Bergen Bonsai Society
. Meets at Closter Nature Center, Ruckman Rd., Closter, NJ, third Sunday, 10:00 AM. The Club sponsors frequent workshops,demonstrations and study groups. Maintains an extensive lending library for members. Contact: George LeBolt by Email bonsaibygeorge@verizon.net   Website: http://www.bergenbonsai.netfirms.com/

NEW JERSEY - Middletown
Deep Cut Bonsai Society
. Meets at the King of Kings Lutheran Church, 250 Harmony Rd., Middletown, NJ, on the third Thursday of each month at 7:30 PM. Contact: Kennth Olander (732) 202-0677 or E-mail bowhunter444@verizon.net Website: www.deepcutbonsaiclub.org

NEW JERSEY - Morristown
Great Swamp Bonsai Society
. Meets second Tuesday of the month (usually) at 7:30 p.m. at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Hanover Ave., Morristown, NJ. Contact John Michalski email: hounia@aol.com website: www.arboretumfriends.org/gsbonsai/

 

New Mexico

 

NEW MEXICO - Albuquerque
Albuquerque Bonsai Club
. Meets at the Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 8600 Academy Rd. NE, first Saturday at 9:00 AM.  For more info contact Sunsan Burns, President,  s.r.burns@comcast.net  Spring show in May at the Botanical Garden. Website: www.abqbonsai.org

 

New York

 

NEW YORK - Buffalo
Buffalo Bonsai Society
. Meets at Menne's Nursery on Niagara Falls Blvd Contact: Richard Smith 716-668-4472.

NEW YORK - Long Island
Long Island Bonsai Society
. Meets at Planting Fields, Upper Brookville, NY, second Monday each month except Jan/Feb meetings on second Sunday at 11:00 AM. Pre-meeting workshops at 7:00 PM. Website: longislandbonsai.org

NEW YORK - Farmingdale
Farmingdale Chapter of Bonsai Society of Greater New York
. Meets at Greenhouse, S.U.N.Y., Farmingdale, second Friday, 8:00 PM.

NEW YORK - North Syracuse
Bonsai Club of Central New York
. Meets at Pitcher Hill Community Church, 605 Bailey Road, North Syracuse, near Buckley Road. usually the second Wednesday of each month, 7:30 pm. Annual bonsai show in September. Contact person: Iris Cohen, 6 Bevell Lane, North Syracuse, NY 13212, (315) 461-9226 or Email: iriscohen@aol.com

NEW YORK - Queens
Queens Chapter of Bonsai Society of Greater New York
. Meets at Queens Botanical Gardens, 4320 Main St., Flushing, Queens, fourth Wednesday, 8:00 PM. Philip Tacktill, 1243 Melville Rd, Farmingdale, NY 11735, (516) 293- 9246.

NEW YORK - Rochester
Bonsai Society of Upstate New York
. Meets at Brighton Town Park Lodge, 777 Westfall Rd., Click Here for dates of meetings and club's activities. Contact: William Valavanis, 1070 Martin Rd., West Henrietta, NY 14586-9623, (716) 334-2595 or Email: wnv@internationalbonsai.com. Large exhibit the end of May. Website: http://www.bonsai-upstateny.org

NEW YORK - Staten Island
Staten Island Bonsai Society
. Meets at Blue Heron Nature Center, 222 Poillon Ave, Staten Island each second Tuesday at 7:30PM. Contacts: Vito Morongiello, 718-984-9739 or Kevin Kilkenny.

NEW YORK - Utica
Mohawk Valley Bonsai Club
meets at the Parkway Community Ctr, 220 Memorial Parkway, Utica, the second Saturday at 12:00PM. For more information contact: Tom Martin, (315) 292-1140 or Email: tmartin@twcny.rr.com  Club Motto: "BONSAI an experience to enjoy, to share, to learn, to teach and
always to grow."
Visitors welcome. Website

NEW YORK - West Charlton
Mohawk - Hudson Bonsai Society
meets the last Sunday of each month at 12:00PM. Check the website for the location. MHBS was founded in 1968 and serves the NY Capital District and beyound. New members and visitors are always welome. For current information click on the MHBS newsletter icon on the home page of www.pfmbonsai.com for meeting dates, locations and events. Contact: Pauline Muth, 7 Western Ave, West Charlton, NY (518) 882-1039 or Email: pauline@pfmbonsai.com.

 

North Carolina

 

NORTH CAROLINA - Asheville
Blue Ridge Bonsai Society
. Meets at 2 p.m. the second Sunday of each month at the Botanical Gardens at Asheville, 151 W.T. Weaver Blvd., Asheville,NC. Our main event that we participate in is the Bonsai Expo at the North Carolina Arboretum the 2nd weekend in October, which is why we don't have a monthly meeting in October. The Expo is the premier annual bonasi event in the southeast with clubs from 7 states participating. For further info about our club contact one of our 2008 officers: President John Cook at 828-765-0563 bonsaiman23@msn.com; VP Klaus Hinnenkamp at 828-667-8869 or Librarian Bob Thatcher at 828-667-9563 tman15@earthlink.net

NORTH CAROLINA - Charlotte
The Bonsai Society of the Carolinas
, the oldest bonsai club in the Carolinas, normally meets the second weekend of each month at the Bonsai Learning Center at 4416 Beatties Ford Road in Charlotte, NC. Meetings vary between Saturday and Sunday, depending upon the availability of the speaker. Both beginner and advanced programs are offered. Out of state artists are frequently featured. Annually, the society sponsors a bonai pavillion at the Southern Spring Show in Charlotte, NC. This event is usually the last week in February. For more information, visit the society web page - http://www.bonsaicarolina.com For more info contact: Bob Wymer, 8328 Kapplewood Ct., Charlotte, NC 28226, tel: (704) 541-5776 or Tel: (24 hour bonsai hotline) - (704) 552-6551

NORTH CAROLINA - Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill
Triangle Bonsai Society
. Meets at The Commons Building, Wake County Office Park, 4011 Carya Dr., Raleigh, NC.  Meeting dates vary by month, please check the website for current information - Contact Harold Johnson. 6806 Knotty Pine Dr., Chapel Hill, NC 27517 email 

NORTH CAROLINA - Winston-Salem
North Carolina Bonsai Association
. Contact: Terry W. Brandsma, 4208 Brentonshire Ln., High Point, NC 27265

 

North Dakota

 

NORTH DAKOTA - West Fargo
Bonsai of the North Society
Contact: Gregory A. Baumgartner Email:threebs.nd@netzero.net

 

Ohio

 

OHIO - Akron-Canton
Akron-Canton Bonsai Society
meets on the first Thursday of every month at 7:00 pm. at the Cuyahoga Valley Art Center, 2131 Front Street in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio -- On the Mall in downtown Cuyahoga Falls, just south of Portage Trail, near Rt. 8. You can also see pictures from our recent shows, club events, workshops and demos at http://picasaweb.google.com/akroncantonbonsai For more information and a recent newsletter, contact akroncantonbonsai@gmail.com .

OHIO - Cincinnati
Bonsai Society of Greater Cincinnati
. Meets at Civic Garden Center, 2715 Reading Rd., third Thursday, except December and January, 7:30 PM. Website: http://cincinnatibonsai.com Contact: Tom McCormack, 10931 Allenhurst Blvd. E., Cincinnati, OH 45241; (513)563 0473; . Annual show - summer - Civic Zoo; fall show at Krohn Conservatory

OHIO - Cleveland
Cleveland Bonsai Club
. Meets at Garden Center of Greater Cleveland, 11030 East Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44106, fourth Wednesday, except November and December, 7:00 PM. Frances Sgro, 24450 Union Circle, Beechwood, OH 44122. (216) 382-3882. Great Lakes Bonsai Show held in June. August meeting is a picnic. Contact Dale Cochoy, Pres. Cleveland Bonsai Club (330) 877-9276 Email: DaleCochoy@Prodigy.net

OHIO - Columbus
Columbus Bonsai Society
. Meets at Franklin Park Conservatory, 1777 East Broad St.,3rd Sunday of each month at 2:00pm. Contact: Mark Passerrello, 438 Mainsail Drive, Wesetrville, Oh 43081, Phone: 614-890-1995 or E-mail . Monthly meetings usually feature workshops, lecture/demo or other organized program. Annual show in June. September meeting is picinic/field trip, December meeting is Yera End/Holiday dinner-these meetings held off site, all other meetings are at Franklin Park Conservatory. Website

OHIO - Dayton
Cox Arboretum Bonsai Society
meets at the Cox Arboretum Learning Lab, 6733 Springboro Pike, Dayton, OH, 3rd Wednesday except July and August at 6:30 PM.  Our meeting times and locations change if we share speakers with another club. Send an e-mail to get on the free e-mail newsletter distribution list. Contact: Dave Billing, (937) 433-8432 or by E-mail.

OHIO - Newark
Pun Ching Bonsai Club
meets at The Dawes Arboretum, 7770 Jacksontown Rd., SE, Newark, OH 43056, third Tuesday (consult agenda for addtions or changes) at 7:00pm. Contact: Jeff Carr (740) 323-2355. Send an email to get the current agenda, come and join us explore the exciting hobby of Bonsai.
Email: jcarr@staselwoodbonsai.com

OHIO - Sandusky
Sandusky Bonsai Club
. Meets at 306 Wayne St., first Tuesday, except January, 7:30 PM. Send mail to Parkview Barber Shop, 306 Wayne St., Sandusky, OH 44870, or call Paulette Grahl, (419) 626-2703.

OHIO - Willoughby
Ohio Great Lakes Bonsai Society.
Meets 2nd Saturday of each month. Contact Albert Vlasar, 5278A Liberty Lane, Willoughby, OH 44094 Phone: (440)585 4867

 

Oklahoma

 

OKLAHOMA - Norman
Association of Oklahoma Bonsai Hobbyists
- Meets on the 1st Sunday of the month from 1 to 4PM, usually at the Firehouse Art Center in Norman Oklahoma. For Information contact Randy Jones at rj@randysbonsai.com or call 405.364.8960

OKLAHOMA - Oklahoma City
Central Oklahoma Bonsai Society
. Meets at 3400 NW 36th St., second Tuesday, 7:00 PM. June show and bazaar. Contact Dale Haworth, 10874 S. Sante Fe Ave., Edmond, Oklahoma. (405) 844-2513 Or email dalehaworth@cox.net

OKLAHOMA - Tulsa
Northeast Oklahoma Bonsai Association
. Meets at Tulsa Garden Center, 2435 S. Peoria, second Monday, 7:00 PM. Glen Miller, Jr., 1708 S College Ave., Tulsa OK 74104. Spring and fall shows.

Tulsa Bonsai Society. Meets at Tulsa Garden Center, 2435 S. Peoria, first Monday, 7:00 PM. Dennis Chandlee, Annual spring and fall show.

 

Oregon

 

OREGON - Corvallis
Corvallis Bonsai Society
. Meets at Chintimini Senior Center, 2601 NW Tyler Ave., fourth Tuesday, 7:00 PM. Ruth Musil. (503) 757-8261.

OREGON - Coos Bay/North Bend
Bay Area Bonsai Society
. Meets at Coos Bay public library, 525 Anderson, second Monday, except July and August, 7:00 PM. George & Eva Ahuna, 1434 N Tenth Court, Coos Bay, OR 97420, (503) 269-9696 or Kenneth Windred, 3013 Pigeon Point Rd., Coos Bay, OR 97420, (503) 888-3634. Annual spring exhibit.

OREGON - Eugene
Eugene Bonsai Society, Inc
. Meets at Eugene Garden Club, 1645 High St. in Eugene, first Thursday, except January, July, and August, at 6:30 PM. For more information contract: Dean Burkhart, (541) 744-1919, Email: burkhaks@aol.com.  Website:  www.eugenebonsai.org

OREGON - Medford
Cascade Bonsai Society
. Meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm at Horton Plaza, 1122 Spring St., Medford, OR Contact: Mark Tapley, 97 Randy St. Ashland, OR 97520 (541) 482-2920 Email: stillite@jeffnet.org

OREGON - Portland
The Bonsai Society of Portland
. Meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month at St Phillips Neri Parish located at 2408 SE 16th Avenue, Portland. No meetingd July, August and December. Contact: Arlene Sigourney, PO Box 10615, Portland, OR 97296-0615. (503) 667-0148. Email: portlandbonsai@hotmail.com Website: www.portlandbonsai.org - BSOP is an active club, founded in 1968. Guests are welcome.

OREGON - Port Orford
Far-West Bonsai Society
. Meets at Alfonso Travel Park, first Monday, 7:00 PM. DeBoyd & Eileen Smith, 95650 Sixes River Rd., Sixes, OR 97476. (503) 332-7633. Fourth of July exhibit at Driftwood School, Port Orford.

OREGON - Salem
Willamette Valley Bonsai Society
. Meets at the Marion County Fire District #1, 300 Cordon Road NE,
Salem, OR the second Tuesday, 7:00 PM. Contact: Ron Phair Phone: (503) 932-2165 E-mail: phairest@hotmail.com WVBS stimulate interest in, information on and appreciation of the art of bonsai by participating in fairs, exhibitions, conventions and other educational displays for members and non-members alike.
Website: http://willamettevalleybonsai.org

 

Pennsylvania

 

PENNSYLVANIA - Erie
Great Lakes Bonsai Society
. Contact Mike Golab by phone (814) 456-6186 or by Email: mikego6194@msn.com for meeting dates and locations.

PENNSYLVANIA - Harrisburg
Susquehanna Bonsai Club
. Meets third Monday, 7:00 PM. Contact James and Mary Kay Doyle, 145l Pleasant Hill Rd., Harrisburg, PA 17112, (717) 545-4555 for meeting locations. Club since l98l. Over 200 members. Email: Brian Corll, President.

PENNSYLVANIA - Huntingdon Valley
Pennypack Bonsai Society
. Meets the second Thursday of every month at Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust 2955 Edgehill Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA. Website: http://greenfield.fortunecity.com/panda/121/

PENNSYLVANIA - Lancaster
Lancaster Bonsai Society
. Meets at historic Conestoga House and Gardens at 1608 Marietta Pike (Rt. 23), just west of Lancaster. The club meets in the library every 2nd Wednesday of the month, except for December, at 7:00 PM. Member of Potomac Bonsai Society. Spring and fall shows. Contact: e-mail: ulrich51@excite.com

PENNSYLVANIA - Lehigh Valley
Bonsai Society of Lehigh Valley
. Meets at Bethlehem Area Vocational Technical School, Horticultural Room, 3300 Chester Ave., Bethlehem, last Tuesday, 7:00 PM, except July, August, December. Jim Gillespie, (610) 837-6688. Members come from Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton and surrounding areas of Lehigh Valley. Mailing address: PO Box 1684, Bethlehem, PA 18016-1684. Mid-May exhibit.

PENNSYLVANIA - Lewisburg
Augusta Bonsai Club
. Meets on the second tuesday of each month at various places. Contact: John Bierley. Email: robjohn14@aol.com

PENNSYLVANIA - Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Bonsai Society.
Meets at Greater Plymouth Community Center, 2910 Jolly Rd, Plymouth Meeting, PA, third Friday, 7:00 PM. Linda Brant, 610-948-6380. Email: lbrant@comcast.net Website: http://pabonsai.org

PENNSYLVANIA - Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh Bonsai Society
. Meets at Pittsburgh Civic Garden Center, 5th and Shady Ave., third Wednesday, 7:00 PM. Don Gould, 239 James St., Wilkins Twp, PA 15145. (412) 823- 2090. Seminars, exhibits, workshops, beginner and advanced classes.

PENNSYLVANIA - Reading
Reading Bonsai Society
. Club Meetings are held the first Monday of each month at 7pm in the Reading Public Museum Auditorium. Enter through the back security entrance. For more information contact Alan Groff (610) 927-2272. alang@inter-graphic.com. Club website: www.RedRival.com/rbc

PENNSYLVANIA - Wallingford
Community Arts Center Bonsai Club (CAC Bonsai Society)
Meets at the Community Arts Center,414 Plush Mill Rd., Wallingford, PA Club meets on 1st Saturday of the month at 10:00 am excluding July and August. Contact: Diane Rogers, 610-255-1470, BonsaiDi@aol.com
Website: www.cacbonsai.org

PENNSYLVANIA (Southeast) - Wilmington, DE
Brandywine Bonsai Society
. Meets every third Saturday of the month (except December) at the Brandywine Town Center, Wilmington-West Chester Pike (Rte 202) & Naamans Road (Rte 92), at 10:00 AM. Varied programs include guest masters. Annual bonsai shows in the courtyard of the Brandywine River Museum (Chadds Ford, PA) in June and at Longwood Gardens (Kennett Square, PA) in the fall. Contact: Steve Ittel,
302-778-4546 or by e-mail BrandywineBonsai@comcast.net Web site: http://www.gobbs.org

 

Puerto Rico

 

PUERTO RICO - Trujillo Alto
Federacion Puerto Rico de Bonsai
Contact: Presidente Pedro J. Moarales, P.O.Box 1620, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico 00977-1620 Tel: 787 765 6680 Res. 787 755 3362 Fax: 787 767 1888 Res. 787 761 3394 e-mail: futago@prtc.net

PUERTO RICO - Bayamon
Club de Bonsai de Puerto Rico-Capitulo de San Juan
meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7:30pm at Centro Cumunal Crown Hills, Wiston Churchill Ave., El Senorial, San Juan. Contact: Jose Rivera
E-mail: josorl@prw.net - website: www.geocities.com/cbpr2000

 

Rhode Island

 

RHODE ISLAND- W. Kingston
Rhode Island Bonsai Society
, PO Box 40935 Providence, RI 02940
website: www.rhodeislandbonsaisociety.org email: president@rhodeislandbonsaisociety.org

 

South Carolina

 

SOUTH CAROLINA - Columbia
Bonsai Club of South Carolina
meets at 10 A.M. on the 3rd Saturday of each month at Garden Club Council of Greater Columbia Building at Maxcy Gregg Park (near Five Points), Columbia, S.C. Meetings involve a lecture/demonstration and time for working on member trees. Nationally known bonsai experts and an annual Show provide added resources. Website:http://members.aol.com/SCbonsai/Bonsaipages/SCBS.html Email:SCBonsai@aol.com

SOUTH CAROLINA - Seabrook Island (outside Charleston)
Coastal Carolina Bonsai Club
. Meets at Property Owners Community Room, Seabrook Island, second Monday every other month beginning January, 7:30 PM. Jeanne P. Thompson, 2384 High Hammock Rd., Johns Island, SC 29455, (803)768-2192. We have a security gate. One must be invited or ask for entrance from the contact person.

SOUTH CAROLINA - Summerville
Summerville Bonsai Study Group.
 Meets at 2:00 pm on the third Sunday of each month at the Cuthbert Community Center in Azalea Park on West 5th South Street.  Meetings involve programs on various subjects of interest to members and working on member's individual trees.  Contact person for more information is Ron Martin e-mail.  

 

South Dakota

 

Sorry, to the best of our knowledge no clubs exist in this area. Otherwise, please forward the correct information and we will update this section accordingly.

 

Tennessee

 

TENNESSEE - Kingsport
Mid-Appalachian Bonsai kai
meets the 3rd Monday of each month, for location and directions please contact Anita Bausman at (423) 239-7602 or by e-mail.  Study group of interested bonsai students, various levels, all ages, September show, participate in other shows and community events/education, everyone welcome, email or call for more information.

TENNESSEE - Knoxville
Knoxville Bonsai Society
meets at various members' homes typically on the second saturday of each month from 9:30am-noon. For more informaton please contact: Tom Bjorholm, phone: (865) 922-0825 or e-mail: bjorholmt@juno.com - Through a variety of lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on workshops, members are encouraged to develop their skills and understanding of classical bonsai design and culture. Annual spring show held in May. Website: www.bjorvalabonsai.com/kbs.

TENNESSEE - Memphis
Memphis Bonsai Society
meets at the Memphis Botanical Gardens Goldsmith Civic Center (750 Cherry Road, Mphs, TN) on the 4th Tuesday of each month (unless a special activity dedicates otherwise). The meetings start at 7:00 PM. Contact: mphsbonsai@aol.com Website: www.memphisbonsai.com.

TENNESSEE - Nashville
Nashville Bonsai Society
meets at Cheekwood Botanic Gardens, 1200 Forrest Park Drive, Nashville, TN on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM, except during the months of December and January. Contact: Barbara Bogan (615) 337-4728 or e-mail: bogansbonsai@verizon.net. The Nashville Bonsai Society is an association of individuals dedicated to promoting interest in the art of bonsai. Website

 

Texas

 

TEXAS - Abilene
Big Country Bonsai Club
. Meets at Abilene Garden Club, 300 Weastwood, second Tuesday, 7:00 PM. Evelyn Mayfield, 1425 Tanglewood Rd., Abilene, TX 79605, (915) 692-1665

TEXAS - Austin
Austin Bonsai Society
. Austin Bonsai Society has been in existence since 1965. It has an active membership of about 50, several of whom have gained national or international recognition for their expertise. The club meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. social and 7:30 meeting at the Zilker Garden Center in Austin. Special events each year including workshops with Bonsai Masters and a club show in May. For further information call Elaine White at (512)266-2655 or emailto:hrelbonsai@juno.com

TEXAS - Beaumont
Southeast Texas Bonsai Club
. Meets at Garden Center, Terrell Park, first Tuesday, 7:00 PM. Occasional special meetings held elsewhere in June, September, and December. Visitors welcome. Spring and fall show. Contact: Mark Lee (409) 722-9287. Website

TEXAS - Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi Bonsai Club
. Meets every fourth Thursday of the month, January through October, 7:00p.m. at the Garden Senior Center, 5325 Greely Street. The meetings include short business meetings and lecture/demonstrations conducted by club artist, Texas and National artist. Workshops are scheduled every second Wednesday of the month plus special workshops are often scheduled. A library of bonsai books are available for club members use. Visitors are welcome to attend meetings and join the club to learn more about this exciting horticultural art form. The club is a member of the Corpus Christi Area Garden Council, Inc., Lone Star Bonsai Federation and Bonsai Clubs International. Contract: Yvonne Padilla (512) 992-0009, E-mail: myforest@sbcglobal.net Website: http://corpuschristibonsaiclub.org

TEXAS - Dallas
Bonsai Society of Dallas
. Meets 1st Saturday of each month at 9:00AM at North Haven Gardens, 7700 North Haven Road.  Contact:  George Straw, bonsaistraw@aol.com, (214) 357-3048.  Website: http://www.bonsaisocietyofdallas.com

TEXAS - Fort Worth
Fort Worth Bonsai Society
. Meets at Fort Worth Botanic Garden Conservatory, 3220 Botanical Garden Dr., second Thursday, 7:00 PM. Suzanne Scott, 3130 Woodland Hts, Colleyville, TX 76034, (817) 283-5985. Annual display at Japanese Garden Festivals in spring and fall. Yearly society show in the spring.

TEXAS - Houston
Houston Bonsai Society, Inc
. meets monthly on the 1st Wednesday at the Houston Garden Center in Hermann Park, 1500 Herman Dr., 7 p.m. Contact: Donald Green, HBS, P.O. Box 540727, Houston, Tx 77254-0727, Email: zgreen3@comcast.net  phone: (713) 771-1442, Website: www.houstonbonsai.com

TEXAS - San Antonio
San Antonio Bonasi Society, Inc
. Meets at Ruble Center, 419 East Magnolia, first Wednesday, 7:00 PM. Contact PO Box 39161, San Antonio, TX 78216, or Marty Klajnowski, 6122 Shady Creek, San Antonio, TX 78239, (210) 650-4242. Annual Exhibit in May/June timeframe.

TEXAS - Weslaco
Rio Grande Valley Bonsai Society
. Meets 2nd Sunday of the month (with some exceptions to accommodate outside speakers) at 2 p.m. in the Hoblitzelle Building of the Texas A & M Research Center in Weslaco, TX. Contact Rick Choate, (210) 580-4303, evenings and weekends.

 

Utah

 

UTAH - Salt Lake City
Bonsai Club of Utah
. Meets at Sugar House Park Garden Center, 1676 E. 2lst South, fourth Wednesday, 7:30 PM. Jean Schroeder, PO Box 58975, Salt Lake City, UT 84158. Website: http//users.burgoyne.com/~dainge

 

Vermont

 

VERMONT - Central to Northern Vermont
Green Mountain Bonsai Society
. Meets in members homes or at Williston Federated Church, third Sunday, 3:00 PM. Trudy Anderson, RD 1, Box 129, Jericho, VT 05465, (802) 899-3487. Annual members show in June and large exhibit at Champlain Valley Fair each year for a week ending Labor Day.

VERMONT - Northeastern Vermont
Northeast Vermont Bonsai Club
. Meets at New England Art Glass Studio every 4th Thursdayof the month. Contact: Tim Byrne, RR#1, Box 4, Derby Vermont, 05829. Yearly newsletter, Digs, Workshops and Annual trip to Montreal Botanical Gardens. No meetings Nov-Feb...

 

Virginia

 

VIRGINIA - Arlington
Northern Virginia Bonsai Society
is a non-profit organization whose goal is to educate about and share Bonsai Information. We have lectures from noted speakers, workshops, collecting trips, and publish our own newsletter. NVBS has been in existance for overe 27 years. We meet every second Saturday of the month, 9am at the Walter Reed Commmunity Center, 2909 16th St. S. Arlington, VA. Contact: Judith Schwartz (703) 751-3768 Email: jmschwartz2@comcast.net

VIRGINIA - Hampton
Peninsula Bonsai Society
. Meets the second Tuesdays, 7:00 PM at the Peninsula Council of Garden Clubs building in Hampton, Contact: Bob Owens (757) 877-3515 Email Bowensai@aol.com

VIRGINIA - Lynchburg
Central Virginia Bonsai Society
usually meets at Grove Street Recreation Center, 301 Grove St. the 4th Thursday during growing season at 7:00 PM. Contact: Julian R. Adams, 1721 Langhorne Road, Lynchburg, VA 24503, (434) 384- 7951, E-mail: jra@adamsbonsai.com. All skill levels of bonsai enthusiast are welcome. Meeting days and location are irregular. Call ahead for current schedule.

VIRGINIA - Norfolk
Virginia Bonsai Society
. Meets at Norfolk Botanical Gardens, Azalea Garden Rd., first Thursday, 7:00 PM. Contact: Ronnie Baum (757) 4271973. Annual exhibit is the last weekend in April at Norfolk Botanical Garden.

VIRGINIA - Richmond
Richmond Bonsai Society
. Meets at Imperial Plaza, 1717 Bellevue Ave., 4th Monday at 7:00 PM. Participates in Potomac Bonsai Association Spring, Fall Shows and other events. Sponsors statewide judged bonsai show in fall.

VIRGINIA - Roanoke
Hinoki Bonsai Club
. Meets at Roanoke Council of Garden Clubs Bldg., 3640 Colonial Ave., third Wednesday of each month, except August at 7:30 PM. Contact: Charles N. Flora (540) 362-2725 or by E-mail: cflora34@cox.net. Our club meets monthly with programs relating to creating,styling, and maintaining bonsai.
We usually have one or two visiting bonsai artists giving lecture/demonstartions each year..

 

Virgin Islands

 

Sorry, to the best of our knowledge no clubs exist in this area. Otherwise, please forward the correct information and we will update this section accordingly.

 

Washington

 

WASHINGTON - Olympia
Olympia Bonsai Club
. Meets at 7:00 PM on the second Thursday of each month at the American Legion Post #3, 3201 Boston Harbor Rd. NE, Olympia, WA. Our mailing address is Box 2682, Olympia, WA., 98507-2682, Rep: Gene Tsuji (360)491-0593 Website

WASHINGTON - Seattle
Puget Sound Bonsai Association
. Meets at Center for Urban Horticulture at Univ. of Wash., 3501 NE 41st St., fourth Monday, February, March, April, May Show, July "Summer" Potluck, September, October & November, 7:30 PM. Website

WASHINGTON - Sequim
Dungeness Bonsai Society
. Meets at Pioneer Park, E Washington Blvd, first Tuesday in February, March, April, May, September, October, November, 10:00 AM. Bernice Newland, Box 1441, Sequim, WA 98382. (206) 683-3682.

WASHINGTON - Spokane
Inland Empire Bonsai Society
- Meets at Manito Park meeting room (4W, 21st Ave) on the third Sunday at 12:00pm Contact: Marty Weiser, 1009 N. Drury Ct., Liberty Lake, WA 99019, phone: (509)928-6314, E-mail: martyweiser@ccser.com Website: http://www.inlandbonsai.com/

WASHINGTON - Yakima
Yakima Valley Bonsai Society
. Meetings are held at 7:30 PM the last Tuesday of each month from February through October at the Yakima Area Arboretum, 1401 Arboretum DR, Yakima WA Contact: Ernie Smith Racee@wolfenet.com

 

West Virginia

 

WEST VIRGINIA - Morgantown
Mountaineer Bonsai Society
. Meetings are held on the third Thursday of every month at 7 PM in the Evansdale Greenhouse Division of Plant and Soil Sciences, West Virginia University. Morgantown, West Virginia 26506 Phone: (304)293-4480 Current President: Tom Simonyi mistermoyogi@yahoo.com

 

Wisconsin

 

WISCONSIN - LaCrosse
The Coulee Region Bonsai Club
. Meets at Asbury Methodist Church, 19 and Redfield St., third Monday, except December, 7:00 PM. Tony Buchda, 400 Monitor St., LaCrosse, WI 54601. (608) 782-4231. 30 members. Annual show in June.

WISCONSIN - Madison
Badger Bonsai Society
. Meets in the second floor conference room at Olbrich Botanical Gardens, 3330 Atwood Ave., second Thursday of each month at 7:30 PM. Contact: Ronald Fortmann, (262) 490-8733 or E-Mail aabonsai@charter.net  Website: www.badgerbonsai.org

WISCONSIN - Menasha
Fox Valley Bonsai Society
. Meets at Menasha Library in Menasha, WI, second Tuesday, except January, June, July, August, and December, 7:00 PM. Leroy Frahm, (414) 832- 6722. Annual show last Sunday in September at Lawrence Univ. June show on Father's Day weekend at Northland Mall.

WISCONSIN - Milwaukee
Milwaukee Bonsai Society
. Meets on the 1st Tuesday at 7:00PM at Grace Church, 3030 W Oklahoma, Milwaukee, WI. Contact: Pam Woythal at 414-299-9229 or write PO Box 198, Brookfield, WI 53008-0198. Website: www.milwaukeebonsai.org E-Mail: mbsweb@hotmail.com

 

Wyoming

 

WYOMING - Gillette
Gillette Bonsai Study Group
. Meets at various dates and times. Contact Gerald Gardner, 912 Cherry Lane, Gillette, WY (307) 685-2041 EMAIL: ggardner@vcn.com

WYOMING - Laramie
Laramie Bonsai Study Group
. Contact Gerald Gardner, 912 Cherry Lane, Gillette, WY (307) 685-2041 EMAIL: ggardner@vcn.com

 

The American Bonsai Society hopes that you find this Directory informative and useful. We are still finding new clubs and reluctantly eliminating disbanded clubs. Some existing clubs may not be listed. After published Journal articles and forms, personal letters and phone calls, there are still known clubs where contact for current information was unsuccessful. ABS plans to update this Directory periodically.

 

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