Meeting Info: 3rd Tuesday, 7:30 PM<\/p>\n
Since its origin in 1970 consisting of 22 members, Descanso Bonsai Society has grown to be one of the leading bonsai clubs in the United States. Meetings are held the third Tuesday of each month at 7:30 PM, in Van de Kamp Hall at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada, California. Monthly programs consist of lectures and demonstrations by well-known bonsai masters, hands-on workshops, plus benefit drawings that feature bonsai pots, plants, books and literature.<\/p>\n
The Annual DBS Bonsai Exhibit is staged in early June. It includes a formal display of masterpiece trees, plus a judged exhibit for novices. It also includes a large benefit drawing and plant sale, demonstrations by bonsai masters and a massive sale of bonsai stock, supplies and related items.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Palos Verdes | SOUTH COAST BONSAI ASSOCIATION | 4th Sunday, 10:00 AM” admin_label=”Palos Verdes | SOUTH COAST BONSAI ASSOCIATION” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font_size=”20″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]Website:\u00a0southcoastbonsai.org<\/a><\/p>\n Facebook: NA<\/p>\n Address: South Coast Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Boulevard,\u00a0Palos Verdes Peninsula\u00a0[MAP]<\/a><\/p>\n Meeting Info: 4th Sunday, 10:00 AM<\/p>\n The South Coast Bonsai Association meets at 10 AM on the fourth Sunday of the month at South Coast Botanic Garden, with the exception of December.<\/p>\n For additional information contact Ken Ueda at (310) 987-6345. Facebook:\u00a0facebook.com\/groups\/119048901440758<\/a><\/p>\n Address: Room 101, Casa del Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego\u00a0[MAP]<\/a><\/p>\n Meeting Info:\u00a02nd Sunday, 8:30 AM<\/p>\n The San Diego Bonsai Club is one of the oldest clubs in the state of California. It was founded in 1965 as a non-profit California 501(c)(3) organization. Our mission is to provide our members with a forum to exchange information, learn, teach and promote the art of bonsai through lectures, classes, workshops, demonstrations, field trips.<\/p>\n Bonsai Collections Club Meetings Classes The Bonsai Library of bonsai materials including videos, books, periodicals, magazines, pamphlets, and articles is owned by SDBC.<\/p>\n Field Trips are included in each year’s calendar for members to view other bonsai collections, participate in bonsai programs, visit forest habitats, and shop for bonsai stock and materials.<\/p>\n Spring & Fall Bonsai Shows are sponsored by the club each year where members present their bonsai for viewing by the public. Special featured programs are held on both the Saturday and Sunday during the show where members have the opportunity to sell bonsai, bonsai stock, bonsai pots, and other accessories during show hours.<\/p>\n Grants and Scholarships are offered to members through SDBC’s Mas Takanashi Education Scholarship Program annually. Candidates receive one-on-one training with club bonsai teachers to further advance their bonsai knowledge with the goal of expanding the club’s cadre of teachers. Under the auspices of the Golden State Bonsai Federation, members are also afforded additional scholarship opportunities.<\/p>\n Associations Facebook:\u00a0facebook.com\/groups\/119048901440758<\/a><\/p>\n Address:\u00a0Various members homes<\/p>\n Meeting Info: 3rd\u00a0Sunday, 9:30 AM<\/p>\n An offshoot of the San Diego Bonsai Club, the purpose of a Study Group is to create quality bonsai with the goal that they can be displayed in the club’s shows, at the Del Mar Fair and beyond.\u00a0 The push is on to create higher quality bonsai in the U.S.\u00a0 The SDBC has worked very hard at the Safari Park, Bonsai Pavilion, to greatly improve the trees.\u00a0 We have now started to make very good changes in the bonsai display at the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park.\u00a0 Study Groups are another tool for us to utilize to improve our bonsai and deepen the pool of talent within the club.<\/p>\n Facebook:\u00a0facebook.com\/groups\/818819341489500<\/a><\/p>\n Address: Huntington Library and Gardens,1151 Oxford Rd, San Marino\u00a0\u00a0[MAP]<\/a><\/p>\n Meeting Info: 2nd\u00a0Sunday, Morning<\/p>\n Southern Breeze Tree and Stone Society meets every 2nd Sunday morning of the month at the Huntington Library and Gardens, San Marino, California. Our membership is opened to everyone interested in bonsai, penjing, and viewing stones with various styles.<\/span> Facebook: NA<\/p>\n Address:\u00a0NA<\/p>\n Originally named Seinan Bonsai Club, Nanpu Kai was founded by John Naka in 1959. The club was started with the goal of creating a fellowship of bonsai instructors who could learn from each other in order to pass the knowledge on to future generations. Renamed Nanpu Kai in 1964, John handpicked each member of the club based on their skills, knowledge, understanding, and enthusiasm.<\/p>\n Membership in Nanpu Kai is by invitation only.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Venice | MARINA BONSAI | 2nd Friday and 4th Tuesday, 7:30 PM” admin_label=”Venice | MARINA BONSAI” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font_size=”20″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]Website:\u00a0vjcc.com\/vjcc.old\/inside_03-03.htm<\/a><\/p>\n Facebook:\u00a0facebook.com\/groups\/180666218665010<\/a><\/p>\n Address: Venice Japanese Community Center,\u00a012448 Braddock Drive\u00a0Los Angeles\u00a0[MAP]<\/a><\/p>\n Meeting Info:\u00a02nd Friday\/4th Tuesday, 7:30 PM<\/p>\n The Marina Bonsai Club has about twenty-five members: three teachers, and twenty students. The club is a strictly workshop format where members bring their own material to work under the guidance of the teachers and other students. The teachers are Mr. Frank Goya, Mr. Ben Oki, and Mr. Shig Miya. The Marina Bonsai Club meets at the Venice Japanese Community Center on the second Friday and fourth Tuesday of every month at 7:30 PM. Club membership is seventy dollars per year. If you are interested, come by the Community Center and check it out or contact the VJCC office<\/a>. Facebook:\u00a0facebook.com\/SanPuKai<\/a><\/p>\n Address: Brengle Terrace Senior Center,\u00a01400 Vale Terrace, Vista\u00a0[MAP]<\/a><\/p>\n Meeting Info: 2nd Tuesday, 7:00 PM<\/p>\n San Pu Kai is a club for bonsai enthusiasts of all skill levels. We meet on the second Tuesday of every month at 7pm at the Brengle Terrace Senior Center in Vista, CA (northern San Diego County.) Facebook:\u00a0facebook.com\/conejovalleybonsaisociety<\/a><\/p>\n Address:Westlake Village City Hall, 31200 Oakcrest Drive,\u00a0Westlake Village\u00a0[MAP]<\/a><\/p>\n Meeting Info: 3rd Thursday, 7:30 PM<\/p>\n Have you ever wanted to learn how to train and care for a bonsai plant? Come to our monthly meetings and find out how from our resident experts and invited professionals.\u00a0We can help you decide where to get plants, pots, supplies, and we have plenty of advice to help get you started. Novices and all ages are welcome to attend and light refreshments are served.\u00a0We schedule field trips to local nurseries and suppliers and provide information on bonsai shows and demonstrations. Our group puts on an annual display and demonstration show at the Gardens of the World<\/a> on Thousand Oaks Blvd. in October.
\n[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”San Diego | SAN DIEGO BONSAI CLUB | 2nd Sunday, 8:30 AM” admin_label=”San Diego | SAN DIEGO BONSAI CLUB” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font_size=”20″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]Website: sandiegobonsaiclub.com<\/a><\/p>\n
\nAs part of our goal of creating bonsai awareness and sharing the beauty of the art, the San Diego Bonsai Club developed and is maintaining a beautiful Bonsai Pavilion at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park and is also maintaining the bonsai collection at the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park. An SDBC member is the volunteer curator for each collection.<\/p>\n
\nMeetings are held at the Casa del Prado building in Balboa Park on the second Sunday of each month at 10:30AM except May and October. In May, the club members meet at the San Diego Safari Park for a program and picnic. In October, members meet for another picnic and fundraiser auction. All meetings are kept brief so the club members can participate in the many varied programs on each month’s calendar. Demonstrations by visiting bonsai master, lectures, critiques, and workshops cover subjects of styling of trees, potting, transplanting, wiring, fertilizing, soils, insect control, and water management. SDBC also maintains a monthly sales table at the meetings for convenience of the members with books, tools, and related bonsai accessories.<\/p>\n
\nClasses at the beginning and intermediate levels are usually offered prior to meetings at 8:30AM although they are sometimes scheduled following the meeting.<\/p>\n
\nThe San Diego Bonsai Club is a member of the Golden State Bonsai Federation, the Japanese Friendship Garden, American Bonsai Society, Bonsai Clubs International, and the San Diego Botanical Association. The club has liaison relationships with the San Diego Zoological Association\/Safari Park and the Del Mar Fair. Through the Golden State Bonsai Federation, the San Diego Bonsai Club has insurance protection for the organization and its members. The Board officers are covered by liability insurance.
\n[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”San Diego | SAN DIEGO SHOHIN STUDY GROUP | 3rd Sunday, 9:30 AM” admin_label=”San Diego | SAN DIEGO SHOHIN STUDY GROUP” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font_size=”20″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]Website: sandiegobonsaiclub.com<\/a><\/p>\n
\n[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”San Marino | SOUTHERN BREEZE TREE AND STONE SOCIETY | 2nd Sunday, Morning” admin_label=”San Marino | SOUTHERN BREEZE TREE AND STONE SOCIETY” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font_size=”20″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]Website: NA<\/p>\n
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\n[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Vista | SAN PU KAI | 2nd Tuesday, 7:00 PM” admin_label=”Vista | SAN PU KAI” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font_size=”20″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]Website:\u00a0sanpukai.org<\/a><\/p>\n
\n[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Westlake Village | CONEJO VALLEY BONSAI SOCIETY | 3rd Thursday, 7:30 PM” admin_label=”Westlake Village | CONEJO VALLEY BONSAI SOCIETY | 3rd Thursday, 7:30 PM” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font_size=”20″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]Website:\u00a0cvbs-bonsai.org<\/a><\/p>\n
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