BC Bonsai
2024 Calendar
Call 630-690-0404 or 630-386-1515 for more information and to sign up for any of the workshops or other events.
All are invited to come out to the nursery on the weekends when we are open and learn about styling trees while they are in the ground. Practice is the only way to gain or sharpen your bonsai skills. We will teach you on our trees at no cost to you. You can also develop trees for harvesting in the spring. Call 630-386-7585 for more information and to confirm that we will be open.
• June
• 1st thru July 13th our 7 week bonsai basics class
.. topics covered: History of bonsai, Styles, care, bug control, watering, feeding, wiring, tools, propagation, soils and repotting, aftercare and more. Call us at 630-386-1515 to reserve a spot. Cost: $185
• 1st styling of Powderpuff tropical trees. workshop from 1:30pm to 4:00pm. Cost is $65. Cost includes the tree. Bring your own tools if you have them. For more information and to sign up for the workshop please call us at 630-386-1515.
• 8th styling of Itoigawa juniper trees. workshop from 1:30pm to 4:00pm. Cost is $135. Cost includes the tree. Bring your own tools if you have them. For more information and to sign up for the workshop please call us at 630-386-1515.
• 15th styling of Dwarf Jade tropical trees. workshop from 1:30pm to 4:00pm. Cost is $60. Cost includes the tree. Bring your own tools if you have them. For more information and to sign up for the workshop please call us at 630-386-1515.
• 22nd styling of Barbados Cherry Tropical trees. workshop from 1:30pm to 4:00pm. Cost is $68. Cost includes the tree. Bring your own tools if you have them. For more information and to sign up for the workshop please call us at 630-386-1515.
• 29th styling of Narrow Leaf Buttonwood tropical trees. workshop from 1:30pm to 4:00pm. Cost is $68. Cost includes the tree. Bring your own tools if you have them. For more information and to sign up for the workshop please call us at 630-386-1515.
• July
• 13th Campeche workshop from 1:30 to 4:30 pm. It is a small leaved tree that flowers - from Purto Rico. Care is similar to a ficus. Bring your own tools if you have them. The cost is: $65 includes the tree For more information and to sign up for the workshop please call us at 630-386-1515.
• 20th Fukien Tea workshop from 1:30 to 4:30 pm.. It is a flowering tree with shiny leaves. Care is similar to a ficus. Bring your own tools if you have them. The cost is: $80 includes the tree For more information and to sign up for the workshop please call us at 630-386-1515.
• August
• 3rd&4th PSBS bonsai show at the Moryon Arb. See the PSBS website for more information.
• 16th-18th Midwest Bonsai show at the Chicago Botanical Gardens. See the Midwest Bonsai Society website for more information
• 24th Bring your own tree workshop. Get some help with that difficult tree or that new tree from the show. Bring your own tools if you have them. The cost is: $25 For more information and to sign up for the workshop please call us at 630-386-1515.