About the Society

About the Society

Tree on Home Page:  This bonsai interpretation is a Taxus by Dahn Lindstrom and is the winner of the People's Choice Award at 2004 BCI convention in St. Louis and second place in professional division of 27th Annual Mid-West Bonsai Exhibition at Chicago Botanical Gardens.

Link to History of Prairie State Bonsai Society

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.

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:

• Club picnic and show at the Japanese Gardens in the Fabyan Forest Preserve in Geneva in June.

• Cantigny show at Cantigny Gardens in Winfield in September.
• Holiday party in December.

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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.

• New members will receive at their first meeting: Survival Guide - For the First-Time Bonsai Owner published by the New England Bonsai Gardens.

• 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 Click here to view

Membership Fees

Annual memberships (join now for membership thru March 2007):
Individual - $30.00
Family - $35.00
 

How to Become a Member:

To become a member email us or come to a meeting, workshop or event and talk to a member for more information