Welcome
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.
BSSF Emails
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.
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).
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 »
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 »
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…
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
