Events Calendar

Saturday, May 10 2025

May 10, 2025 - 9:00am - 12:00pm

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Fee: $80/$75 for Lynden members/$50 for MBS members. Fee includes a bonsai tree, a pot, and a one-year individual membership in the Milwaukee Bonsai Society (for non-members).

Registration: Space is limited; advance registration required. Click here to register or register by phone at 414-446-8794.

Bonsai is living sculpture. Unlike traditional sculpture however, it changes from day to day, season to season, and year to year. Because it is never finished, it celebrates all of nature: its cycles, its harshness, its resilience, and its balance. Bonsai is for people who enjoy art, nature, trees, gardening, and sculpture. It combines the principles of design with the science of horticulture.

In this hands-on workshop, members of the Milwaukee Bonsai Society will teach you the basic techniques of styling a juniper bonsai tree. We will also discuss proper care of your bonsai. As a new member of the Milwaukee Bonsai Society, you will have access to knowledgeable members to help you care for your tree after the workshop.

If you wish to document your tree’s progress, bring your camera. Bring an apron or wear appropriate clothing, and bring snacks/beverages, if you like.

May 10, 2025 - 10:00am - 4:00pm

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FREE

World Bonsai Day was created in 2010 to honor the memory of bonsai master Saburo Kato. World Bonsai Day is for sharing the peaceful, living art of bonsai and advancing international friendship and goodwill throughout the world. We celebrate World Bonsai Day by re-opening the Bonsai Exhibit at Lynden and offering a Bonsai for Beginners workshop from 9 am-12 pm.

Following the opening, the Bonsai Pavilion, which houses the collection of the Milwaukee Bonsai Foundation, will be open to the public Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 10 am-4 pm, and by appointment, from May to October.


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