

Horticulture Corner: The Art of Bonsai for Beginners
February 2, 2027 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
| $45 – $55🌱 Discover the Timeless Art of Growing Bonsai.
Have you ever admired the beauty of a bonsai tree and wondered how to create one of your own? Now is your chance to discover the fascinating art of bonsai in this beginner-friendly workshop!
Join Mike Groeschel, owner of Skydog Family Bonsai in Jacksonville, as he takes the mystery out of bonsai cultivation. Learn how to transform a plant from your own garden or start with a nursery specimen as Mike guides you through the fundamentals with easy-to-follow instruction and practical demonstrations.
You’ll explore the essential techniques of selecting, shaping, pruning, and caring for a bonsai while gaining the confidence to begin your own miniature masterpiece. Each registrant will receive:
- An assortment of dwarf jade plants (at least 3)
- Plastic bonsai training pot
- Precision pruner to keep
- Bonsai soil: lava rock, pumice, expanded slate, pine bark
- One teabag of organic fertilizer
- One refillable granular fertilizer basket
- One miniature rubber duck
And Mike will be selling plants from his greenhouse!
Perfect for gardening enthusiasts and anyone looking to try a new creative hobby, this inspiring program introduces an art form that blends horticulture, patience, and creativity into living works of art.
Come discover how even the smallest tree can tell a remarkable story. 🌿
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