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 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
- Free Members’ Workshop - 3rd Thursday
- Nov 20th: Bring those trees into workshop for help from experienced club members. Third Thursday workshop is your free opportunity to take advantage of all the skill and experience of the members of BSSF! November is a time to really start getting things done... read more »
- December General Meeting - Holiday Party and Potluck!!!
- Dec 11th: Our Holiday Party/Potluck will be held in Recreation room of the Hall of Flowers. Plan to bring a favorite holiday dish to share. Setup will start for the party at the Hall of Flowers on December 11 at 6:30 PM (note later time)... read more »
Upcoming events
- Bay Island Bonsai 10th Anniversary Show
- Jan 18th: January 17-18. 10th Anniversary of “An Exhibit of Fine Bonsai” at Centennial Hall, 22292 Foothill Blvd. Hours 10AM-4PM both days. Admission fee: $5 for both days and all events. Saturday: High quality auction from 1PM-3PM; Preview will be at 12PM... read more »
- Mammouth Fundraiser GSFB Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt
- Feb 22nd: February 21-22 - Mammoth Fundraiser GSBF Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt: 18th Annual Mammoth Fundraiser at the Lakeside Garden Center, 666 Bellevue Avenue. Saturday (Feb 21) Auction 1PM-4PM with preview 12PM-1PM... read more »
At our last meeting...
- November General Meeting - Marco Invernizzi Workshop
- Nov 13th: This year, as for the past few, Marco Invernizzi will be doing a workshop for us for our November general meeting. Member’s are encouraged to attend the evening session to watch work in progress under the tutoring of a master... read more »
- October meeting and general fall bonsai maintenance
- Oct 26th: Our October General Meeting was an informative and inspiring program on apricot trees as bonsai specifically but also generally on fall maintenance for fruiting and flowering trees... read more »
Articles & Blogs
- Fog City Bonsai November 2008 Issue
- Nov 10th
- Here is your online version of Fog City Bonsai for November 2008... more »
- filed in: Articles And Stories
- Start thinking Silhouette
- Nov 1st
- In bonsai there are so many things to worry about; horticulture: is my tree growing well or is it languishing in old soil; Aesthetics: how can I make the next step to improve my tree... more »
- filed in: Articles And Stories
- Fog City Bonsai September 2008 Issue
- Aug 28th
- Here is your online version of Fog City Bonsai for September 2008... more »
- filed in: Articles And Stories, Articles And Stories/Newsletter Archive
- Fog City Bonsai August 2008 Issue
- Aug 10th
- Here is your online version of Fog City Bonsai for August 2008... more »
- filed in: Articles And Stories
- A few new images of my trees
- Aug 10th
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Sometimes I berate myself for not taking more photos of my trees... more » - filed in: Blogs/Eric's Blog
- Bonsai is work, don’t fool yourself
- Aug 9th
- If you really want your bonsai to be great you will have to do one thing: work... more »
- filed in: Blogs/Eric's Blog