The ROCKY MOUNTAIN BONSAI SOCIETY (RMBS) is a non-profit Denver Botanic Gardens affiliated plant society which was founded as the DENVER BONSAI CLUB in 1945 and was established to: Create an interest and inspire participation by both advanced and beginning growers of Bonsai and to increase enjoyment of Bonsai; To advance the appreciation of Bonsai through club participation in exhibits and shows; To supply and coordinate information on Bonsai including methods, sources of supplies and experiments and; To communicate with other Bonsai clubs, to acquaint each other with the activities of others, new developments of interest and to share Bonsai opportunities and experiences.
RMBS meets at the Denver Botanic Gardens’ plant society building on the first Tuesdays of each month at 7:00PM, except in December.
Nine months of the year, members get together on the last Saturday of the month for a Saturday Study Group and work on their various Bonsai, share in camaraderie and gain from each other’s knowledge as to what they are doing with their Bonsai at various times of the year. Please see this year’s calendar for more information.
Since 1973, the Rocky Mountain Bonsai Society has hosted a public bonsai exhibition that the Denver Botanic Gardens, typically on the Father’s Day weekend.
