Denver Botanic Gardens — Beginning Bonsai — Denver, CO learning

What it is

Denver Botanic Gardens Beginning Bonsai is a curriculum/schedule-first adult class at the Gardens’ York Street campus in Denver, Colorado. Official program page: discover the art of bonsai with local Colorado bonsai artists — history, techniques, and common myths — in a hands-on session where each participant receives a tree, pot, wire, soil, and gravel and leaves with a finished bonsai to take home. Course content designed by bonsai master and founder of Denver Botanic Gardens’ bonsai program Hal Sasaki, with Bonsai Garden curator and horticulturist Larry Jackel. Default tree: Juniper procumbens (full sun; not suited as an indoor-only houseplant); October sessions supply an indoor/outdoor tropical species chosen by the instructor. Sessions run 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. with a lunch break (bring your own or purchase onsite). This listing is Learning — not a retail nursery shop and not a membership club (Garden membership may discount class tuition, which is pricing context only).

Who it’s for

Denver / Front Range adults who want a ticketed, materials-included day creating a first take-home bonsai with recognized local instructors; Garden members who want the member tuition rate; and visitors who will register for a dated Beginning Bonsai session at York Street rather than shop nursery stock. Garden visitors may tour during published York Street hours, but this card is for the Beginning Bonsai class schedule, not for walk-up tree sales.

Why it’s listed

This is a first-party botanic-garden education program page with printed York Street street address, published member/nonmember tuition, materials inclusion (tree/pot/wire/soil/gravel), and dated 2026 Beginning Bonsai sessions — curriculum and schedule first, not a shop blur.

Class identity / tuition (Beginning Bonsai program page — checked 2026-09-18): $195 general / $170 member; Location: York Street; Audience: Adults; instructors vary — all are recognized bonsai artists, teachers, or craftspeople in the Denver area and surrounding communities; waitlist available if a session is full (waitlist does not guarantee a seat).
Remaining / listed 2026 Beginning Bonsai dates (official Beginning Bonsai Dates + Times — checked 2026-09-18): Saturday, September 19, 2026, 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.; Saturday, October 17, 2026, 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. (October supplies tropical species per page note). Confirm seats and any later 2026 additions on https://www.botanicgardens.org/programs/beginning-bonsai
York Street visit context (York Street page — checked today): physical address 1007 York Street, Denver, CO 80206; phone 720-865-3500; about 24 acres of gardens and collections. Hours printed on York Street page on check date: Sunday 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.; Monday 12:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.; Tuesday–Friday 9:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.; Saturday line on the same page read 9:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. (likely a site typo — confirm via “View seasonal hours” / live York Street page before relying on Saturday garden hours). General admission samples on York Street page: Adults $16.25; Seniors (65+) & Military (w/ID) $12.50; Children (3–15) & Students (w/ID) $12 — class registration is separate paid tuition. Limited free parking in the parking complex; street parking in Cheesman Park where posted. Onsite food context for the class lunch break: Offshoots Café, Hive Garden Bistro, and Copper Door Coffee Roasters noted open daily on the York Street page.

Tuition, session dates, materials inclusions, admission, and hours above are what the official Denver Botanic Gardens pages showed on the check date. Catalog seats and prices change. Use the live Beginning Bonsai and York Street pages before treating any figure as fixed.

Official URL

Beginning Bonsai (class / schedule / tuition): https://www.botanicgardens.org/programs/beginning-bonsai

York Street (address / hours / admission): https://www.botanicgardens.org/york-street
Denver Botanic Gardens home: https://www.botanicgardens.org/

Location

Class meetings: Denver Botanic Gardens York Street, 1007 York Street, Denver, CO 80206. Phone 720-865-3500. Confirm live garden hours, early closures, and class check-in notes on the York Street and Beginning Bonsai pages before traveling.

This is a botanic-garden education / class-series address. Do not treat it as a retail bonsai nursery shop or as a membership club meeting hall. Category remains Learning (curriculum/schedule-first), even though the Gardens also sell general admission tickets and offer membership discounts on class tuition.

Notes

Category is Learning. First-party garden class series with printed 2026 schedule, member/nonmember tuition, materials (take-home tree with pot/wire/soil/gravel), and York Street location — not a nursery and not a club. Distinct from Brussel’s Bonsai (Nurseries) and Houston Bonsai Society (Clubs).
Sep 19 and Oct 17, 2026 sessions 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.; $195 / $170 member; Juniper procumbens (tropical in October); and 1007 York St address are transcribed from official DBG pages checked on 2026-09-18 and may change.
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FAQ

Q: What does Beginning Bonsai cost, and what is included? A: Official Beginning Bonsai page (checked 2026-09-18): $195 general / $170 member; 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.; each participant receives a tree, pot, wire, soil, and gravel and leaves with a finished bonsai. Default species is Juniper procumbens; October uses an instructor-chosen tropical. Lunch break — bring your own or purchase onsite. Confirm live seats on https://www.botanicgardens.org/programs/beginning-bonsai

Q: What 2026 dates remain? A: Official Dates + Times on check date listed September 19, 2026 and October 17, 2026, both Saturday 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m., Adults, York Street. Re-check the program page before registering; waitlist does not guarantee a spot.

Q: Is this a nursery or a club? A: Neither for Bonsai Plaza category purposes. Denver Botanic Gardens publishes a curriculum/schedule-first Beginning Bonsai class page, so the card is Learning. Tree/pot retail with shop prices belongs under Nurseries (e.g. Brussel’s Bonsai). First-party club meeting schedules belong under Clubs (e.g. Houston Bonsai Society). York Street general admission and member class discounts are visit/pricing context, not a reclassification into Nurseries or Clubs.