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 26- Dana Quattlebaum – Topic/ Demonstration on Shimpaku Raft. Only raft demonstration I have ever witnessed was by Kathy Shaner several years ago while she was at Brussel’s Bonsai Nursery.

February 23- Topic and demonstration- Potting/Repotting.  Bring a tree and all needed items (planting medium, wire, screening, tools) and repot one of your trees at the meeting.  Trees should be well hydrated in advance. Meeting tentatively scheduled in the “Water Room”

March 6 and 7- Kathy Shaner Workshop Weekend. Hours are 9 AM –5 PM both Saturday and Sunday. Workshops will be limited to 8 people on a first come/first served basis.  No raw material will be worked on. Observers will be allowed. Saturday’s program will be on Pines or Junipers.  Sunday’s program will be on azaleas or deciduous trees. Observers will be allowed.  Costs to be determined. Membership and dues must be current.

April 23 and 24- Bjorn Bjornholm will do a lecture/demonstration on Friday at 7 PM.  On Saturday, there will be a workshop (9 AM to 5 PM). You will bring your own tree(s). The workshop will be on tree refinement and wiring.  Limited to 8 people on a first come-first served basis.  No raw material .  Cost to be determined. Membership and dues must be current.

May 7 and 8, Saturday (9 to 5 PM) and Sunday (9 t0 4 PM)- Mother’s Day Show at the Memphis Botanic Garden. Set up will take place at about 4 PM on Friday and tear-down at 4 PM on Sunday. Your help setting up and tearing down are very much needed.

May 28-30. Rendezvous at Brussel’s Bonsai Nursery. Details will follow.

 If you have any SUGGESTIONS FOR PROGRAMS, you can e-mail them to Fred and he will insure they get to the right person (s) for consideration.

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.