Pittsburgh Bonsai Society

If you are interested in the art of Bonsai, don’t miss your opportunity to pick up some amazing trees that have had their first stylings by our experienced members and bonsai items, like pots and supplies. The auction is opened to the public. We take cash, checks, credit cards, and PayPal.

Adam Lavigne will be at our meeting tonight sharing his knowledge on grafting/fusing trunks! Join us at The Church of Our Redeemer at 7pm. Hope to see you there!

Less than a week away…Adam LaVigne’s demo and workshop. The morning session has been filled but there are still seats to the afternoon session! If you are interested in doing a tropical workshop with Adam, go over to our website reserve your seat today.

The morning workshop for Adam Lavigne is filling up fast…only 3 seats left. If you are interested…secure your seat for the workshop! The afternoon workshop still has seats, as well. Don’t miss this opportunity to work with an artist of Adam’s caliber!

Adam Lavigne will be coming to PBS in July. Adam will do a presentation/demo on grafting trunks together to make a thicker base on July 18th. He will be bringing trees from Florida for sale. If there is a specific species you are interested in, email me and Adam will try his best to find it for you. As for price point, Adam says that trees up here are 2-3 times (retail) more than what he can get them for in Florida. Adam will also do private work on Friday. If you are interested, email me and let me know. He charges $60/hr. and will come to your house. Don’t forget to sign up for Adam’s workshop on July 20th! You can bring your own tree or purchase one from Adam. Hope to see you there!

Had a great time collecting wildflowers and grasses with the guidance of Young Choe! There are still seats available for both the morning and afternoon workshops. Don’t miss the opportunity to work with young to create your own Kusamono/Kokedama!

Don't forget...Young Choe, Kusamono artist, will be at the Church of Our Redeemer from 7-9pm, Thursday, June 13th for a demo and presentation on wildflower collection. Weather permitting, on Friday, we will hold a collection excursion. Email Linda Diesing at [email protected] if you are interested. There are still spots available for both the morning and afternoon workshops on Saturday. If you cannot make the collection excursion, there will be wildflowers available for purchase at the demo and workshop.

BACK 2 BACK Events! Don't miss these two great events! Join us this weekend for our annual Bonsai Show at the Millvale Community Center, June 8th & 9th. Then the following week, join us as we welcome Young Choe, world renowned Kusamono artist, Thursday, June 13th for a demo and presentation on wildflower collection at the Church of Our Redeemer in Squirrel Hills, collection field trip, Friday, June 14th, and wrap it up, Saturday, June 15th, with a workshop to build your own Kusamono or Kokedama. You must be a registered member of PBS to attend the Young Choe field trip/workshop.

Photo Credit: Young Choe

There are still spots available for the Young Choe workshops on Saturday, June 15th. There are two sessions available, 9am. and 12:30pm. Don't miss this opportunity to work with world renowned Kusamono artist, Young Choe.

Photo credit: Young Choe

The Young Choe and the Adam Lavigne workshops are now live in our store. If you are interested in making your own Kusamono with Young or working on tropical bonsai with Adam, you are going to want to hurry over to the PBS online store and reserve your spot! Both workshops have morning and afternoon sessions. Space is limited so don't miss this opportunity to work with these two leaders in the industry! Hope to see you there!

Join us Saturday morning at The Church of Our Redeemer from 9-12 for a presentation/demo with Jim Doyle, from Nature’s Way. Jim will be presenting on deciduous decisions and styling a broad leafed species!

Congratulations to Terry Monroe for being the lucky winner of the 2-hr private session with Jim Doyle raffle! Thank you to everyone who purchased a chance! There are still spots available for the BYOT workshop on Sunday, April 28th from 1:30-5:30. Don’t miss this opportunity to work with Jim to take your tree to the next level!

Please join us this Saturday April 20 for a bus trip from Pittsburgh to Washington, DC where we will tour the Bonsai and Penjing Museum at the National Arboretum.

Details and tickets are available here:

Bus Trip To National Bonsai Museum PBS Trip To The National Bonsai and Penjing Museum In Washington DCFares*: Members: $50, Non-Members: $75, Students: $37.50Select the appropriate fare in the "Bus Fare" drop-down box above. 50 total seats availableJoin us for a day-trip to the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum (located

Jim Doyle of Nature’s Way will be with us on Saturday, April 27th for a lecture on deciduous decisions and demo on a broad leaf species. All members are welcome to attend. The lecture/demo will be at the Church of Our Redeemer from 9-noon. In addition, there will be a workshop from 1-5pm, on Saturday. The cost of this workshop is $130 and includes one of Jim’s San Jose Junipers. If you are interested in a BYOT workshop, Jim will be back at the church Sunday, April 28th, from 1:30-5:30pm. The cost of this workshop is $65. If you are interested in either of these workshops, head over to the online shop to purchase/reserve your spot. Space is limited and classes are filling up so don’t hesitiate, reserve your spot today! Hope to see you there

Registration is now open to club members for the workshops with Jim Doyle in April. We are looking forward to hosting him here in Pittsburgh. Visit our online store to register: https://www.pittsburghbonsai.org/store/

If you’re not too busy, stop by the Church of the Redeemer today, March 30th, for our free styling workshop. Experts will be on hand to guide you along. Club tools and wire will be available! Hope to see you there!

Members have just been sent an email with details on our bus trip to the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum in Washington DC on April 20. The bus may fill up fast. Register now if you want to go. We're looking forward to a fun and informative trip, viewing the collection and going behind the scenes.

Thanks to everyone who showed up at our repotting workshop yesterday! Lots of trees got put into new pots and are ready for the upcoming season! Special thanks to the experts that showed up and shared their wisdom with new members. We couldn’t have done it without you! Don’t forget…our free Restyling Workshop is coming up on Saturday, March 30th. Hope to see you you there!

Have trees that need repotting? Join us for a free repotting workshop at the Church of the Redeemer, 5700 Forbes Avenue, from 10-2. Experienced members will be available to help, if needed. Bring your trees, pots, and soil. We will have soil for purchase, if you don’t have any. Club wire and tools will be available. If you are working on larger projects, you should bring your own appropriately sized tools. Any trees that have a rootball/pot larger than 12” and trees that are in clay or field soil are not permitted. Hope to see you there!

Due to overwhelming interest, we have added 5 more slots to the root over rock workshop. So come join us March 23rd as award winning bonsai artist, Daniel Yobp, teaches us the Root over Rock technique. Don’t forget to also purchase your Trident Maple for the workshop, if needed, or you can bring your own tree. Trident Maples are only available to those taking the workshop. Hurry and secure your slot before they are all gone! Hope to see you there.