Mid Michigan Bonsai Club

10/15/2025

Registration is opening soon for the 2026 ABS Learning Seminars Event: Bonsai in the Blue Ridge on June 4th-7th, 2026. Save the date for this very special event!

10/13/2025

Take photos of your fruiting/fall-colored bonsai this fall for submission/registration next year!

09/25/2025

Four Seasons Bonsai Club show is this coming weekend, Sept. 27th-28th at Bordines Nursery, 1835 S Rochester Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48307

Bonsai is a can be a challenging hobby to learn on your own. Horticulturally, bonsai need specialized care that differs from most other potted plants. Artistically, they come from an (at least) 1,400 year-old heritage. No one can know it all. No one can be an expert at every species, every establish...

09/25/2025

The MMBC Show was a success! Over 238 visitors filled out a ballot for the People's Choice Awards! Visitors voted for their favorite bonsai trees at Van Attas Greenhouse/Nursery on 9/20/25 - 9/21/25.
Here is the list of winners:
1st place - Mark Takagishi - Thuja occidentalis - 'Primo' forest.
2nd place - Alex Ellis - Thuja occidentalis - Arborvitae.
3rd place - Mark Takagishi - Carpinus turczaninovii - Korean hornbeam forest.
4th place honorable mention was a tie.
Morry Pysarchik - Juniperus chinensis - Shimpaku juniper
Mike Simmons - Chamaecyparis obtusa - 'Sekka Hinoki'

09/17/2025

All Welcome!! See beautiful bonsai trees, learn about bonsai, shop the bonsai vendors. Green Witch Gardens from Monroe, Stone Garden Pottery from Otisville and Lakeside Bonsai from Benton Harbor will be on site! Van Attas is a beautiful greenhouse/nursery for a show location!