Regular meetings are held at 7pm on the fourth Tuesday of each  month. We meet at the Goldsmith's Center at the Memphis Botanical Garden. (click for directions ).  There may be times due to scheduling of the Gardens and / or our guest speaker / demonstrator that the date and time may change.

Meeting notices are sent to members as well as any one else who has added themselves to our E-Mail notification list. But as always it is best just to check the site for any changes, so please add your name to our email list .

Membership info

January 27; Tuesday, 7pm
Program: Jim Doyle will talk on "Collecting Trees: Permits, Knee Pads, & Haiku" Not to be missed
Open to the public!

February 24; Tuesday, 7pm: The program will deal with the subject of “Cuttings and Other” and will be presented by Darryl and Fred. There are many sources of material for bonsai. One of them is Cuttings. It is interesting and satisfying to propagate your own trees/plants, especially for Bonsai.

March 7; Saturday: Preview Sale at Brussel’s Bonsai Nursery .  At present, wedo not know of any program demonstration that might take place thatsame day.  Check Brussel’s web site for further info.

March 21 and 22; Saturday and Sunday, 9a-5p: Kathy Shaner Workshops. Soon, the weekend we have all been waiting for will be coming up. Kathy Shaner, a BonsaiMaster, will teach and demonstrate her bonsai mastery with plants withwhich we may struggle. This year, the program will be different fromthose in previous years and it comes from the suggestions of our Memphis Bonsai Society. It will be held at the Rick Pudwell Building, Memphis, Botanic Garden. (More Information )

April 28th; Tuesday, 7pm: This will be a “Bring Your Own Tree” program. Bring in your own trees, tools, etc and receive suggestions and guidance on shaping, pruning, wiring, care, etc. We all have trees about which we have questions or problems. Let’s share our problems and solutions and may we all learn from it.

No regular meeting in May

May 22 -24 Friday - Sunday; Annual "Rendezvous" held at Brussels Bonsai Nursery in Olive Branch, Ms. (not far from Memphis)

June 27; Saturday, 9am:  Phoenix Graft workshop to be held at Brussel’s Bonsai Nursery.  The instructor will be none other than Brussel Martin.  Cost for the materials needed will be $65.00 unless one wished to upgrade the size of the Phoenix Graft. One will need to bring their own tools.  All slots have been filled for this event. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.

No regular meeting until September

Foul Weather Policy
Meetings will take place if the Memphis Botanic Garden is open. Sometimes the weather sneaks up on us at the last minute. It is next to impossible to contact members in many cases when something like that comes up at the last minute: so, should there be a question of whether there will be or will not be a meeting, simply call the Memphis Botanic Garden (576-4106) to check and see if it will be open.