Midwest Bonsai Society 2015 Exhibit

[Bonsai Nut]

August 14 - 16, 2015. Chicago Botanic Gardens.

The Midwest Bonsai Society's annual exhibit will be celebrating its 38th year in 2015. It is one of the largest regional shows in the nation. Centered on the Chicago Botanic Garden's Permanent Collection, featuring over 50 world-class trees, it’s a showplace of trees from across the Midwest and beyond. Enthusiasts from across the country bring their trees to be judged in the main hall at the Garden's Regenstein Center - with this year's guest master David Easterbrook.

Visitors can take advantage of hotel discounts arranged by the Chicago Botanic Garden. When making reservations tell the hotel you are in town to attend an event at the Garden. Suggested hotel accommodations can be found at the Chicago Botanic Garden's website.

 

[CWTurner]

I was just at the Chicago Botanic Garden last month. Very nice indeed.

My understanding is that they have a couple of hundred bonsai, but only a portion of them were on display when I was there. I didn't think to ask someone if it is possible to see those that were not on display. Guess I'll have to go back some day.

CW

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

That's correct. The permanent collection is about 200 trees, but they do rotate 40 into the display area at any given time. The new curator is a good guy. Met him at Nationals last year.

 

[sorce]

So the other day, it was all tied up at 9's, bottom of the last inning, we just came back from 5-9 and my kid is at third.
Then he wasn't. Stole home on the throwback to the pitcher for the win.

Ha! No one saw it coming!

If we don't have a tournament that weekend. I will be there!

Sorce