Bonsai From Seed Workshop - Steps for Transforming Japanese Black Pine

Name: Bonsai From Seed Workshop - Steps for Transforming Japanese Black Pine
Start: 2025-09-06T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-06T16:00:00-04:00
Location: Franklin Park Conservatory

Schedule

Sat Sep 06 2025 at 01:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Franklin Park Conservatory | Columbus, OH

Discover the art and science of growing bonsai from seed in this hands-on workshop. Led by Ryan Huston of In Vivo Bonsai, who has cultivated generations of Japanese Black Pine from seed, this class offers a rare opportunity to see and work with bonsai trees at multiple stages of development.
The workshop begins with a 30-minute introduction to outdoor bonsai care and styling, followed by guided hands-on sessions in wiring techniques, slip potting, and shaping trees. You’ll gain insight into how to accelerate trunk development, choose branch placements, and create expressive movement- all essential to building strong, beautiful bonsai from the ground up. Whether you’re just beginning or ready to level up your skills, students can choose from two participation tiers based on budget and interest. You’ll also leave with a printed growing guide so you can continue your bonsai journey with confidence at home.
Registration includes 40 Japanese Black Pine seeds, a printed growing guide, a 1–2 year-old seedling for wiring practice, bonsai wire, bonsai soil, and a training pot.
* If interested in a second tier of product & instruction during this program, please call Nicole Tabit (614-715-8156) for registration- limited seats available! Tier 2 includes everything in the registration tier plus a 4–5 year-old prebonsai tree for intermediate wiring and shaping, and an additional training pot, and costs $200 members/$220 non-members
All tiers also include a finanncial support for Franklin Park Conservatory to advance their nonprofit education mission and to suppor their permanent bonsai collection.