There are lots of great resources on line to augment your bonsai education. YouTube videos offer mini lessons on a variety of topics. Blogs are diaries of a person’s bonsai journey. Forums offer the ability to post questions and have discussions with more experienced people on topics of your immediate interest. Most clubs have a website with events, activities, and usually archive their newsletters. And of course there are vendor sites where one can order pots, wire, tools, trees, soil components, etc.
Below is a list of these online resources that your club have found to be entertaining, educational and useful. If you have others not listed that you’d like to share, please contact us and we will update the list.
YouTube Channels
Nigel Saunders, The Bonsai Zone
Sam Doecke, Aussie bonsai bloke
The National Bonsai Foundation
Blogs
Facebook Forums
Vendors
Evergreen Gardenworks (Brent Walston)
Golden Arrow Bonsai (Andy Smith)
Facebook Bonsai Auctions
Clubs and Associations
Golden State Bonsai Federation
North American Bonsai Federation
Bonsai Society of San Francisco
American Bonsai Association of Sacramento
Beginner’s Guides
Flowers Across Sydney’s “Bonsai for Beginners: The Definitive Guide“