Springfield Bonsai Society - Springfield, IL

Warm air, open sky
Branches shaped by patient hands
Today, they speak loud

Last day to get outside in some great weather and see some beautiful at Springfield Bonsai Society: The Art of Bonsai at Washington Park Botanical Gardens.
12pm-4pm

Admission is free. Come for a nice stroll in the park and say Hi!

Quick update for Springfield Bonsai Society members and friends:

Because the parking lot work at Adams Wildlife Sanctuary is running behind schedule, our April meeting has been moved to Monday, April 20 at 7:00 PM, still at Adams. We appreciate everyone’s flexibility while this gets sorted out. Watch this page or your email for updates.

If you’re a member and interested in helping with the exhibition or displaying a tree, please connect with us at - or before the April 20 meeting so we can start organizing.

This exhibition will be free and open to the public, and SBS is excited to share the art of bonsai with the Springfield community.

Spring is here, and the flowering trees are starting to wake up.

Now is the window. As buds swell and color begins to show, your job is simple: don’t get in the way of the bloom. Hold off on heavy pruning. Let the tree spend its energy on flowering, not recovery. Water consistently, protect from late frost, and rotate for even light so the display develops clean and balanced.

After the flowers fade, that’s your moment. Structural pruning, refinement, and feeding all land better once the tree has finished its show.

What you’re seeing now was built last season. What you do next determines next year’s display.