Lotus Bonsai — Better Bonsai Workshop (December 13, 2026)

Category: Learning Also called: Lotus Bonsai Nursery & Gardens Better Bonsai Workshop; lotusbonsai.com (Placerville, California)

What it is

Better Bonsai Workshop is a paid, dated workshop run by Lotus Bonsai Nursery & Gardens in Placerville, California. The first-party event page prices it at $95 and sets it for Sunday, December 13, 2026, 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., at 1435 Lower Lake Drive, Placerville, CA 95667. This is a Learning card only. The nursery itself is a standing no-tree-cart reject and is not listed under Nurseries.

Official URL

Event: https://www.lotusbonsai.com/workshops-1/zy8wrx7y7jl9ast

Workshops hub: https://www.lotusbonsai.com/workshops-1
Visit Us: https://www.lotusbonsai.com/visit-us
Contact Us: https://www.lotusbonsai.com/contact-us
Home: https://www.lotusbonsai.com/

(First-party site checked 2026-11-13. Every cited URL returned HTTP 200 to curl -sL -m 25 with a Chrome User-Agent and browser Accept headers, spaced about 1–2 seconds apart. A guessed /contact path returned 404 and is not cited. No email was sent, no class was booked, and no form was submitted.)

Location

Placerville, CA — 1435 Lower Lake Drive, Placerville, CA 95667. Phone (530) 622-9681; email [email protected]. Visit Us and Home say visits to the nursery are by appointment only; call or email before traveling.

This is a Learning card. It is not a nursery listing and not a club.

Class details

Date and time (event page, HTTP 200): Sunday, December 13, 2026, 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Price (event page): $95.
Place: Lotus Bonsai, 1435 Lower Lake Drive, Placerville, CA, 95667.
What the event page prints: participants “will bring a maximum of three of their Bonsai. Students without a Bonsai may purchase one at the nursery.” Focus is “styling, wiring, pruning, repotting, proper care and culture of each tree and season,” plus “solutions to pest and disease problems.” “Wire and soil are provided as needed.”
Signup (workshops hub, HTTP 200): “Classes are limited to six (6) students only. To sign up, email us at [email protected].” (Do not email; that is the printed instruction only.)
The same workshops hub also lists a dated December 5, 2026 “Custom Bonsai Creation - Root Over Rock Maple,” $225, 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., as another first-party offering. This card is for the December 13 Better Bonsai Workshop. A later “Better Bonsai Workshop” card that displays as a January 16–February 6, 2027 range on the hub is not used as the primary event (the date-range display is messy).
Home names resident teacher Scott Chadd (“began his collection in 1972”) and Bolet Salvador.

Notes

California already has three Learning cards on main. This is an over-representation flag, not a reason to invent a weaker card elsewhere: the December 13 page is dated, priced, and HTTP 200.
Do not add a Nurseries card for Lotus Bonsai. The nursery still has no first-party tree cart with confirmable prices.
Image: first-party Lotus Bonsai logo (lotus bonsai logo.JPG) from the nursery’s Squarespace CDN, saved as lotus-bonsai-better-bonsai-workshop-logo.png / /images/lotus-bonsai-better-bonsai-workshop.png, PNG 648 × 604, dark mark on a white ground (image_bg: "#ffffff").
Not affiliated with The Bonsai Plaza. No contact, email, booking, form or purchase action was taken.

FAQ

Q: How much is the December 13 Better Bonsai Workshop, and how do I sign up?
A: The event page lists $95 for Sunday, December 13, 2026, 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. The workshops hub says classes are limited to six students and to sign up by emailing [email protected]. No class was booked on this check.

Q: Where is Lotus Bonsai, and can I drop in?
A: 1435 Lower Lake Drive, Placerville, CA 95667. Phone (530) 622-9681. Visits are by appointment only; call or email before traveling.

Q: Do I need to bring a tree?
A: The event page asks participants to bring a maximum of three bonsai. Students without a tree may purchase one at the nursery. Wire and soil are provided as needed.