The Officers and Board of Directors of Puget Sound Bonsai Association are proud to present the Club’s new logo. The creation of the logo, designed by club member Thaison Kawal in collaboration with past president Tony Fajarillo and current vice president David De Groot, has been a five year process which began with club member logo design submissions that led to the selection of Thaison as the designer of choice by the board.

Coming Up:

Our remaining events lineup for 2025:

  • April 28th - 5:30PM at CUH, Technical Series program with Aarin Packard speaking on Spring care for bonsai.

  • April 28th - 7PM at CUH, General Meeting with guest artist Suthin Sukosolvisit demo on an Arakawa Black Pine

  • May 10th - 11th - PSBA and PBM Spring Show and Bonsai Fest at PBM

  • June 7th - PSBA’s Annual Bonsai Auction at PBM

  • NO MEETINGS in May, June, July, or August…

  • August 3rd - Haller Lake Community Center, PSBA Member Picnic

  • September 22nd - 7PM at CUH, General Meeting - Bring Your Own Tree - study group style meeting (no Technical Skills program for this meeting)

  • October 20th - 5:30PM at CUH, Technical Series program

  • October 20th - 7PM at CUH, General Meeting with guest artist Mauro Stemberger

  • November 24th - 5:30PM at CUH, Technical Series program

  • November 24th - 7PM at CUH, PSBA Business and General Meeting with guest artist Carmen Leskoviansky

THE PSBA BONSAI TECHNICAL SERIES IS HERE!

By member request, PSBA is initiating a series of pre-program presentations dealing with bonsai technical skills and seasonal care.

Aarin Packard, Curator of the Pacific Bonsai Museum, will be our guest speaker on April 28th. He will talk about Spring season bonsai care.

All presentations will take place inside the Merrill Commons (glassed-in room in CUH courtyard) from 5:30 – 6:30 prior to our regular meetings** (**only the meetings with a guest artist).

The pre-program presentations are open to all members without cost or reservation, the same as our regular meetings.

Come learn new skills or brush up your current skills by attending our new BONSAI TECHNIQUES SERIES presentations!

PSBA Spring Bonsai Sale - April 6th, noon to 3PM at CUH

PSBA April General Meeting with Guest Bonsai Artist Suthin Sukosolvisit

PSBA members contact psba.workshops@gmail.com to sign up.

Please read our Guest Artist Workshop Suggestions before registering.

Pssttt! … Did you know?
It’s Auction time AGAIN!!
Don’t keep it a secret!

Many thanks to two PSBA presidents of the past!!

Guy J. with Pat N. and Joel S.

Pat N., Guy J., and Joel S.

Check out our new photo gallery “Spring Show 2024”,
photos by Aki Yamakawa

Volunteers at our 2024 Auction held at PBM.

Suggested:

Recommended Read by Ladd Smith

The book is “The Tree Collectors: Tales of Arboreal Obsessions”, by Amy Stewart (who lives in Portland). I could not put it down. One of my people sent me this link below about a zoom presentation with Amy Stewart.

The Tree Collectors: Tales of Arboreal Obsession with Amy Stewart - Northwest Horticultural Society | Northwest Horticultural Society

The really cool part is the book mentions the PBM and the chapter about bonsai is on Enrique Castaño, our PSBA guest artist in November!

 Here’s a link to a Seattle Times story about Local Bonsai featuring club members Tony Fajarillo, Bruce Williams, and others.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattles-thriving-bonsai-community-tells-stories-through-tiny-trees/

Fall Yamadori in the Pacific Northwest (YouTube video by Ben Nguyen)

PSBA 2021 Margaret Holton Winter Silhouette Show

PSBA 2021 Margaret Holton Winter Silhouette Show