Resouces
Supplies can be a challenge to find in Minnesota, below is a list of vendors and services. MBS does not promote or endorse any of the services or products below.
WHERE TO PURCHASE
Minnesota Bonsai Society Auction (Held Twice a Year)
Bonsai Acres (local) https://bonsaiacres.com/
Berea Bonsai – https://bereabonsai.com/
99 Cent Bonsai Auctions (Facebook)
BMK Bonsai https://www.bmkbonsainursery.com
Bonsai Auctions (Facebook)
Eric Schrader – https://www.bonsaify.com
BMK Bonsai https://www.bmkbonsainursery.com
Brussel’s Bonsai – https://brusselsbonsai.com/
Bonsai Northwest – http://www.bonsainw.com/
Driftwood – Bonsai – http://www.driftwoodbonsai.com/
Ebay – www.ebay.com
Lone Pine Gardens – http://www.lonepinegardens.com/
New England Bonsai – https://www.nebonsai.com/
Peter Tea – https://www.ptbonsai.com/
NURSERIES/GARDEN
Como (Saint Paul) – http://www.comozooconservatory.org
Elandan Gardens – http://www.elandangardens.com/
Ellie M. Hill Bonsai Terrace at the Portland Japanese Garden – https://japanesegarden.org/garden-spaces/bonsai-terrace/.
Heathcote Botanical Gardens https://heathcotebotanicalgardens.org/heathcote-garden-rooms/#bonsai-galleryLake Merritt – https://gardensatlakemerritt.org/
Pacific Bonsai Museum (Seattle, WA) – http://pacificbonsaimuseum.org/
The National Bonsai & Penjing Museum (Washington, DC) – https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/
Bonsai Exhibit at the Smith-Gilbert Gardens (Atlanta) https://smithgilbertgardens.com/about-the-gardens/
Bonsai collection at Longwood Gardens which is near Wilmington, DE https://longwoodgardens.org/blog/2021-06-09/rediscover-our-bonsai
The Bonsai Collection at the Chicago Botanic Garden https://longwoodgardens.org/blog/2021-06-09/rediscover-our-bonsai
LEARNING & WORKSHOPS
ONLINE LEARNING
Bonsai Empire – https://www.bonsaiempire.com/
Bonsai-U – https://www.bjornbjorholm.com/bonsai-u-membership/
Mirai Live – https://live.bonsaimirai.com/
LOCAL WORKSHOPS
Bonsai Acres – https://bonsaiacres.com/
MBS Beginner Class – https://minnesotabonsaisociety.org/shop/workshop-introduction-to-bonsai/
MBS Bonsai Concepts (Free for members) – https://minnesotabonsaisociety.org/events-2__trashed/bonsai-basics/
BLOGS/PODCASTS/FORUMS
Assymetry (Mirai) https://bonsaimirai.com/node/858
Bill Valavanis – https://valavanisbonsaiblog.com
Bjorn Bjorholm Blog – https://www.youtube.com/@EiseienBonsai
Bjorn Bjorholm U – http://www.bjornbjorholm.com/category/podcast/
Bonsai Wire – https://www.bonsaiwirepodcast.com/
Bonsai Nut – https://www.bonsainut.com/
Michael Hagedorn – https://crataegus.com/
BONSAI PROFESSIONAL WEBSITES
Bjorn Bjorholm – https://www.bjornbjorholm.com/bonsai-guidebook/
Rodney Clemens – https://www.allgoodbonsai.com/
Jim Doyle – http://www.natureswaybonsai.com/jim-bio
Boon Manakitivipart – http://www.bonsaiboon.com
Ted Matson – https://fascinatingnouns.com/ted-matson/
Ryan Neil – http://www.bonsaimirai.com
Andrew Robson – https://www.rakuyobonsai.com/about
Tyler Sherrod Bonsai – https://www.dogwoodstudiosnc.com
Suthin Sukosolvisit – https://www.suthinbonsaistudio.com
Peter Tea – https://www.ptbonsai.com
William Valavanis – http://www.internationalbonsai.com
POTTERY
POT IDENTIFICATION
Discover Potters
American Bonsai Ceramics – http://americanbonsaiceramics.com
Michael Ryan Bell – https://japanesebonsaipots.net/
POTTERS
European Bonsai Potter’s Collective http://www.europeanbonsaipottercollective.com/
American Bonsai Ceramics Vendors — http://americanbonsaiceramics.com/vendors/
POTTERS BY NAME:
Vicki Chamberlain www.earthwares.org
Tom Benda (Czech) – https://www.facebook.com/tom.benda.963
Grégory Delattre — http://www.greg-ceramics.com/
Etsy https://www.etsy.com
Chuck Iker – http://www.ikerbonsaipots.com
Thor Holvila – https://www.holvilabonsaipot.com/blog
Andrew Pearson – http://www.stonemonkeyceramics.co.uk/
Sara Rayner (MN) – https://sararaynerpottery.com
POT VENDORS:
American Bonsai – https://www.americanbonsai.com/Bonsai-Pots-s/1827.htm
Mirai – https://goods.bonsaimirai.com/collections/test-ceramics
Peter Tea – https://www.ptbonsai.com/
TREE STORAGE
Lionel Flood –
Phone: (763) 571-7396
Bonsai Acres https://bonsaiacres.com/
BMK Bonsai –
https://www.bmkbonsainursery.com
STANDS
Artisan Bonsai Stands
BONSAI STAND MAKERS
Artisan Bonsai Stands (Minnesota) https://artisanbonsaistands.com/
Austin Heitzman — http://www.austinheitzmanfurniture.com/bonsai-stands
Da Su Bonsai Gallery — https://bonsaitrees.com/gallery.php?id=4
Ross Adams http://www.nitju.com/
WOODEN BOXES
Wooden Boxes – Rob Flood rob_bonsai_boxes@aol.com
JOHN NAKA
“Bonsai is about growing yourself.”
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