“The inspiration you seek is already within you.” – Rumi
The Bay Area has a thriving Bonsai Community
Local Bonsai Clubs
- Bonsai Society of San Francisco
- Kusamura Bonsai Club, Palo Alto
- Midori Bonsai Club, San Jose
- Marin Bonsai Club
- Redwood Empire Bonsai Society (REBS)
- East Bay Bonsai Society (EBBS) , Oakland
- Bay Island Bonsai, Alameda
- More clubs at the Golden State Bonsai Federation
Sources for plant material
- Grove Way Nursery, (Permanently Closed) 1239 Grove Way, Hayward, CA 94541 510.537-1157
- Lotus Bonsai Nursery, 1435 Lower Lake Drive, Placerville CA 95667
- Lone Pine Nursery, 6450 Lone Pine Road, Sebastopol, CA 95472
- Maruyama Bonsai Nursery, 1423 47th Ave, Sacramento, CA, 95822
- Mendocino Coast Bonsai Point Arena, California
- Muranaka Bonsai Nursery Nipomo, CA
Sources for Bonsai Pots
- Mendocino Coast Bonsai Point Arena, California
- Bonsai Mirai, Ryan Neil, store page
- Wigert’s Bonsai, Florida
- Sara Rayner Pottery
- Eastern Leaf
- Eisei-en, Bjorn Bjorholm, Store page