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Join Us We encourage anyone living in or visiting the San Francisco area to stop by and visit our club. If you'd like to join, check out the details of being a member.

GSBF-CN Docents

Our club is responsible for the 1pm-4pm shift every 3rd Saturday of the month at the Collection North. Check Schedule.

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Care Calendar

Care Calendar March Care Calendar

This month you should be preparing to repot for the spring. View the full calendar for the year (pdf) or the details for March.

Care Calendar Year Calendar

This is the full calendar for general tree guidelines for the Bay Area. See the monthly details or the details on specific trees for more info or view the full calendar for the year (pdf).

all upcoming meetings Upcoming Meetings

March 2010 General Meeting - Accent Plantings
Mar 11th: In preparation for our March and May shows, our March General meeting will be an accent planting workshop. Jeanette Arnold will be our workshop leader and BSSF will provide accent pots and plants for you...  read more »
Third Thursday Member’s Workshop
Mar 18th: Make plans to stop by the Free Third Thursday Workshop on March 18. The workshop begins at 7PM. Last chance to polish up your trees for the MARCH 2010 show. Prepare your moss and top dressing...  read more »

archive Upcoming events

Kusmura Bonsai Club Annual Show
Mar 21st: March 20-21 - Kusamura Bonsai Club - Kusamura Bonsai Club will hold its 50th Anniversary Show at Mitchell Park, 3800 Middlefield Road. Admission is free. There will be demonstrations, raffles, and club member tree sales both days...  read more »
2010 BSSF Annual Show at the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show
Mar 28th: March 24-28, - 2010 BSSF Annual Show at the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show. Once again, the BSSF show will be held at the San Mateo Event Center. The show will be nearly twice as large as last year and feature hourly demonstrations and tours...  read more »
BSSF 50th Anniversary Show and Party!
May 22nd: May 22 & 23, 2010 - BSSF 50th Anniversary Party and Show at the Hall of Flowers. This is the big one! BSSF will be holding their 50th anniversary celebration at the Hall of Flowers...  read more »

archive At our last meeting...

February 2010 General Meeting - Choosing a Pot for Your Bonsai and Bonsai Pot Swap
Feb 11th: Our February General Meeting was our 2nd bonsai pot swap/sale. February is bonsai repotting time here in the Bay Area and the perfect time for a last minute attempt to find a pot for your tree...  read more »
Third Thursday Member’s Workshop
Jan 21st: Make plans to stop by the Free Third Thursday Workshop on January 21. The workshop begins at 7PM. Time to start major work on those trees! Also, don’t forget, now is the time to start prepping for our March Show...  read more »

Articles & Blogs

From the Prez…
by Lawrence LeClaire Mar 8th
Everybody ready? For months the leadership of the BSSF has been announcing and preparing for the 2010 show season... more »
filed in: Articles And Stories/From the President
Fog City Bonsai March 2010 Issue
by Lawrence LeClaire Mar 8th
Here is your online version of Fog City Bonsai for March 2010... more »
filed in: Articles And Stories/Newsletter Archive
Fog City Bonsai February 2010 Issue
by Lawrence LeClaire Feb 8th
Here is your online version of Fog City Bonsai for February 2010... more »
filed in: Articles And Stories, Articles And Stories/Newsletter Archive
Bosai Shows Coming Soon
by John Edwards Jan 25th
The Shows are coming, The Shows are coming And it is time for BSSF members to sign up Garden Show San Mateo March 24-28 Tuesday March 23 is the set up day for our Garden Show display in San Mateo... more »
filed in: Articles And Stories
Lunar New Year Display
by John Edwards Jan 24th
On Saturday, February 13 2010 BSSF will again participate in the Arboretum’s Celebration of the Lunar New Year... more »
filed in: Articles And Stories