July 3rd Adam Lavigne Study Group

Garden Council Headquarters 2166 Virginia Avenue, Fort Myers, FL, United States

This will be held at the Berne Davis Garden Center.  Call Martha Goff at 239-332-3850 for availability.  Some fees may apply.

Monthly Meeting-March 2023

Garden Council Headquarters 2166 Virginia Avenue, Fort Myers, FL, United States

Bonsai Auction and Sale – April 15 9:30-2PM

Garden Council Headquarters 2166 Virginia Avenue, Fort Myers, FL, United States

Our Annual Auction and Sale will feature a "Five Club Styling Competition" The winning club will take their tree home. One lucky audience member will win a tree and the remaining trees will be auctioned. There will be a huge selection of Silent Auction Items. We will also have a large table of $5 and […]

Meeting, Saturday, May 20

IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR! Trees are growing and some need wiring and some need repotting. If you need help with an original styling or a ‘how to’ on repotting or a ‘how to’ on wiring, bring that tree to the May meeting. We will have plenty of experienced people that will gladly help you […]

June 17th Field Trip

We are so excited to announce that for our June meeting, we will be taking a field trip. We will be caravanning it over to Dragon Tree Nursery on the east coast. We will meet at the Garden Center at 8:30 AM and leave for the trip at 9:00 AM. If you don’t want to […]

Meeting, Saturday July 15, 2023 9AM-Noon

This meeting will be a Refinement Class. We will show you how to repot, wire and style your trees. This is a BYOT (Bring Your Own Tree) session. Bring anything you have, large or small. If you don’t have tools, someone at the meeting will let you use theirs. This is a relaxed and informal […]

Meeting, August 19, 9-12PM

On August 19th at 9AM at the Garden Council Building we will be creating a Root-Over-Rock. The club will supply a training pot, soil, extra supplies and a tiny tree with long roots. You will bring the rock and remember to keep it small. If you have a tiny tree you would like to use, […]

Meeting, September 15 (Friday), 9-12PM

September 15th (FRIDAY) SPECIAL SPEAKER: LAURENT DARRIEUX. beginning at 9AM at the Garden Council building, we will be meeting for a very special demonstration by renowned French artist Laurent Darrieux, the author of the Cosmic Bonsai. The tree that he will use will become our December Holiday raffle tree that we draw the winning ticket […]

Meeting, Saturday, Oct 21, 2023, 9AM-Noon

Garden Council Headquarters 2166 Virginia Avenue, Fort Myers, FL, United States

This meeting will be about preparing trees for the Annual Bonsai Show on Nov 4-5. We'll discuss using moss, cleaning the appearance of trees, and how to use a companion. This will be an important session to help everyone get ready for next month's show. We think it will be bigger than ever.

41st Annual Bonsai Show and Sale

Garden Council Headquarters 2166 Virginia Avenue, Fort Myers, FL, United States

This year's 41st Annual Show will have an Exhibit of Bonsai Trees, Sales, Demonstrations, Raffles, Workshops and a Multi-Club Styling Competition. Free admission, free parking. Dorothy Schmitz, a world-renowned Bonsai artist, will be the judge in addition to holding a Green Island Ficus workshop.