About the Society
Updated 11 / 6 / 2011
The Home Page tree:
This Japanese Maple rock planting by Jim Erlenborn is the winner
of the People's Choice Award at the 2011 Prairie State Bonsai Society Bonsai Show held at the Morton Arboretum.
Club Mission:
Our mission is to promote the practice and art of bonsai tree care
through an exchange of experience and knowledge at meetings and
workshops.
How to Become a Member:
For information on becoming a member,
email
us or come to a meeting, workshop, or event and talk to a member.
Membership Fees:
Annual memberships (join now for
membership thru March 2012):
Individual - $30.00
Family - $35.00
Meetings:
Meetings are 7:30 PM on the 1st Wednesday of each month, February
to December at the College of DuPage (COD), Glen Ellyn, IL.
See
News & Events for specific room locations. Visitors are
welcome. At least one presentation or demonstration at each meeting,
often from visiting Bonsai masters. Demonstration trees are raffled
at the meeting.
Club Events:
We sponsor three events:
Member Benefits:
- Established network of fellow bonsai enthusiasts from beginner
to expert.
- Guidance and assistance in developing bonsai skills from expert
club members.
- Monthly newsletter of events and bonsai articles.
- Monthly meetings with interesting informative programs.
- Borrowing rights from the PSBS library of books,
magazines and videos.
- Opportunity to use PSBS Grow Plot for training trees.
- Earliest opportunity to register for club workshops.
- Volume discounts, when available, on bonsai conventions attendance
fees.
- Periodic access to bonsai supplies at volume prices through
club purchases.
- Club logo merchandise
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