Puget Sound Bonsai Association

What it is

The Puget Sound Bonsai Association (PSBA) is a Seattle-area nonprofit bonsai club. Official site footer: a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit. Primary club identity is the seasonal general meeting calendar at the Center for Urban Horticulture (CUH) plus annual dues paid via Square or in person. Home and Meetings pages also describe Technical Series programs, guest-artist workshops, shows/sales, and new-member workshops as club programming — not a separate Learning-category identity. It is not a commercial nursery and not a museum tuition class series.

Who it’s for

Seattle / Puget Sound bonsai enthusiasts — beginners through advanced — who want club fellowship, fourth-Monday season meetings at CUH, guest-artist demos and member workshops, new-member tree workshops, shows/auctions, and mentor-style BYOT study meetings. Guests and new members should confirm each date and topic on the live home / Meetings pages before traveling.

Why it’s listed

This is a first-party club site with a printed CUH meeting address, published fourth-Monday meeting cadence, printed individual/couple dues on Member Benefits, and Square / in-person payment paths — not a Facebook-only club and not a scraped directory card. (Known good alternate also HTTP 200 this ship: Long Island Bonsai Society at longislandbonsai.org — 2nd Monday meetings at Planting Fields Arboretum — held for a later weekday.)

• Meeting place / schedule (Meeting Location + Member Benefits + home 2026 lineup — checked 2026-09-22): meetings at The Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle, WA 98105. Member Benefits: general meetings on the fourth Monday in January, February, March, April, September, October, and November (six to eight general meetings per year featuring local/regional/national guest artists). Home 2026 lineup samples: September 28 BYOT study-group style meeting 7:00–9:00 p.m. CUH; October 26 Technical Series 5:30–6:30 p.m. then General Meeting with guest artist Sergio Cuan 7:00–9:00 p.m. (home also notes Oct 26 meeting window to 9:30 p.m.); November 23 Technical Series + Business/General Meeting with Marija Hajdic’. Confirm each month’s topic on the live home and Meetings pages.
• Membership / dues (Member Benefits + Join PSBA — checked today): as of September 1, 2017, new member dues $50 individual and $70 for a couple (same address). Renewing dues due before January 1: $50 individual / $70 couple (early-renewal discounts sometimes announced in the newsletter). New members who join after July 1 are paid-up through the following year. 2025 addition: an “Under 30” individual membership option (select when renewing). Join PSBA: pay by credit card on the Square webstore (New / Renewing Individual or Family), cash/check to the treasurer at a meeting, or mail a check after contacting the treasurer. Square store: https://puget-sound-bonsai.square.site/
• Benefits (Member Benefits — checked today): attend general meetings; take or observe guest-artist workshops; two new-member workshops in the first two years ($75 per member for materials) — late-winter tree design/potting and fall shaping/wiring; exhibit at club events; sell at auction/seasonal sales; volunteer/docent roles.
• Club contact footer (sitewide — checked today): PO Box 15437, Seattle, WA 98115-0437; phone 206-794-9209.

Dues, meeting times, and benefits above are what the official pages showed on the check date. They can change. Confirm on the live Join, Member Benefits, Meeting Location, and home calendar pages before joining or traveling.

Official URL

https://www.pugetsoundbonsai.org/

• Join PSBA: https://www.pugetsoundbonsai.org/join-psba
• Member Benefits (dues): https://www.pugetsoundbonsai.org/member-benefits
• Meeting Location: https://www.pugetsoundbonsai.org/meeting-location
• Meetings archive / notes: https://www.pugetsoundbonsai.org/meetings
• Square dues store: https://puget-sound-bonsai.square.site/

Location

Meeting place: Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle, WA 98105. Club mail: PO Box 15437, Seattle, WA 98115-0437. Meetings: fourth Monday in Jan–Apr and Sep–Nov (confirm holiday exceptions and program topics on the live calendar). Phone 206-794-9209.

This is a club meeting address, not a retail nursery showroom and not a museum tuition desk.

Notes

• Category is Clubs. First-party ABS-style club with printed meeting place, fourth-Monday season schedule, and dues. Not a nursery. Club workshops / Technical Series / new-member classes do not reclassify this card as Learning (Learning is curriculum/schedule-first class series such as Gresham Japanese Garden bonsai workshops).
• 2026 dues ($50 individual / $70 couple), Under-30 option, CUH address, and fourth-Monday cadence are transcribed from official pages checked on 2026-09-22 and may change.
• Pics optional for this Tuesday card; no listing image saved beside this file. Default club card art is used.
• Not affiliated with Bonsai Plaza.
• No Bonsai Plaza contact, purchase, booking, or publication action was taken.

FAQ

Q: When and where does PSBA meet? A: Meeting Location and Member Benefits (checked 2026-09-22): Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle, WA 98105. Fourth Monday in January, February, March, April, September, October, and November. Confirm each month’s topic and start time on https://www.pugetsoundbonsai.org/ and https://www.pugetsoundbonsai.org/meetings

Q: What are the dues? A: Member Benefits (checked 2026-09-22): $50 per year individual; $70 per couple (same address). Under-30 individual option available (select when renewing). Pay via Square (https://puget-sound-bonsai.square.site/), at a meeting, or by mailed check after contacting the treasurer. See https://www.pugetsoundbonsai.org/join-psba

Q: I’m new — where do I start? A: Official Join PSBA page: submit the new-member form and pay New Individual/Family dues. Member Benefits also describe two new-member workshops in the first two years ($75 materials fee each track). Confirm live calendar topics before traveling.