South Coast Bonsai Association

02/06/2026

Here’s our February check list to keep your in tip top shape.
Which ones have you done & which do you need to do.
Let us know.

01/10/2026

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GSBF Bonsai Rendezvous 2025

01/06/2026

It’s nearly time!! 😃

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BONSAI-A-THON

Fundraiser for:
THE GSBF COLLECTION AT THE HUNTINGTON

February 28–March 1, 2026, 10am to 5pm

The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens
Brody Botanical Center, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, California

Sergio Cuan will be the Bonsai-A-Thon
Visiting Artist

Sign up at https://www.huntington.org/

01/04/2026

January can still feel a lot like bonsai season.

On the surface, not much is happening.
Growth has slowed. Leaves may have dropped. Everything looks… still.

But this is the work.
Roots are strengthening. Energy is being stored. Structure is being set.

Bonsai has taught us that January isn’t about forcing momentum, it’s about patience, intention, and trust in what’s happening beneath the surface.

Prune a little. Observe a lot.
Protect what matters. Let the rest wait.

Spring growth depends on how well you respect the quiet.

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Send a message to learn more

11/16/2025

Hello Bonsai friends! 🌱
Because of the weather, our meetings on Sunday the 16th and Monday the 17th November are cancelled.

We’ll start back up next in January, and we’ll share details by email, so please keep an eye out.
Stay cosy and let your trees enjoy the rain!

09/05/2025

Bob Pressler:
Beginning 50 years ago as young teen, Bob studied with anvariety of teachers including Frank Okamura, John Naka, Ben Oki, Harry Hirao and Kenji Miyata. In 1996, Bob purchased Kimura Bonsai Nursery in Northridge. Bob has hosted bonsai workshops for over 3 decades and has helped thousands of enthusiasts, young and old, to advance their Bonsai skills. As a bonsai nurseryman for 30+ years, Bob has an enormous amount of horticulture experience and bonsai growing savvy with a wide variety of species.

Workshop Description:
Bob’s workshop consists of 10 – 12-year-old Procumbens Nana junipers with 1⁄2” - 3⁄4” trunks, about 10”-12” tall with plenty of opportunity to create a variety of bonsai styles and incorporate Jin and Shari. Bob excels at helping participants find and execute great bonsai styles and makes sure that they are well versed on near and long term after care.

Sign up today:
https://www.gsbfbonsai.org/rendezvous2025

06/25/2025

A few snapshots from this weekend’s club meeting, featuring a live demonstration on styling a Hollywood Juniper. Thanks to everyone who came out and supported - great energy, great trees, and a great community!

05/02/2025

CBS Scholorship

is proud to announce: The Ben Oki Bonsai Scholarship Fund.  The California Bonsai Society (CBS) has set up a scholarship fund to honor Ben Oki – a man who devoted most of his life to enjoying and sharing bonsai.

To honor that sharing spirit Ben had, we will be making two $1000.00 grants available to anyone in the bonsai community to be used to attend classes, workshops, study with a pro, or other bonsai-related educational activities. The winners will also need to do something to give back to the bonsai community- such as a club demo or online video showing what you learned or some other method of giving back to the community.

To apply, the applicant should send an email to:
[email protected]

In that email, they should explain what they intend to do with the money to improve their bonsai skills and what they intend to do to give back to the bonsai community.

The application period will be annually from May 1st through May 30th, with the
scholarships awarded on June 15th. Applications will be accepted by anyone in the
bonsai community who can deposit a US bank check.

04/23/2025

Our club members had a wonderful time at the Friendship Through Bonsai Celebration at Shisei-En, hosted by David Nguy and June over the weekend. Thanks to all involved for such a wonderful event 🌱🙏

04/13/2025

Please note a change to our usual schedule tomorrow, 13th April: we’ll be holding our workshop tomorrow instead of next Sunday at the normal time of 10am. The location remains the same - South Coast Botanic Garden - and we’ll be meeting in the hall. Happy bonsai-ing! 🌱

04/07/2025

03/19/2025

That time of the year again when our wonderful members volunteered their time and skills to prune the Lomita City Hall trees! A huge and warm thank you to everyone involved 🙏🌱🌿