Introduction to the Art of Bonsai — St. Louis Park Community Education

Category: Learning Also called: St. Louis Park Community Education bonsai class; Lionel Flood bonsai class at Lenox Community Center; course A506-W27

What it is

Introduction to the Art of Bonsai is a three-part, hands-on adult class run by St. Louis Park Community Education, which its registration site describes as a department of St. Louis Park Public Schools in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. It is listed under Adult and Senior / Arts & Crafts in the 2026–2027 Adult Enrichment catalog. The class page says it gives each student a tree, hands-on instruction and the foundations needed to shape and care for a bonsai. The instructor is Lionel Flood, who the page says has been involved with the Minnesota Bonsai Society since 1991, in roles from president to first VP and workshop chair.

Official URL

Class page: https://slpcommunityed.arux.app/course/9904/adult-enrichment-2026-2027/introduction-to-the-art-of-bonsai

Community Education registration site (home): https://slpcommunityed.arux.app/
St. Louis Park Public Schools: https://www.slpschools.org/

Last checked

2026-10-29.

Who it’s for

Adults (18+) in St. Louis Park and the west Minneapolis metro who want a structured, multi-week beginner class and to finish with a potted, wired tree of their own.

Why it’s listed

It is a curriculum-first, dated, priced class page from a public school district’s community education department. Checked on 2026-10-29:

Curriculum: Week One: Discover Your Tree (receive your tree; fundamentals of bonsai design, finding the trunk base and choosing the front). Week Two: Transplanting (basics of transplanting and repotting). Week Three: Wiring and Shaping (wiring techniques and guiding growth and form).
Next section (A506-W27): Thursdays, April 22, April 29 and May 6, 2027, 7:00–9:30 PM, Lenox Community Center.
Price: $45.00, plus a $65 material fee paid to the instructor on the first day of class.
Registration: the page says “Registration begins Dec 1st.” If the class is full, enrolling adds you to the waitlist.
Age: minimum 18.
Track record: the same page shows a past fall section (A506-F26, September 24 and October 1, 2026; $49, or $45 for Lenox Senior members), and the 2025–2026 catalog ran spring sections in April and May 2026.

Location

Lenox Community Center, 6715 Minnetonka Blvd, St. Louis Park, Minnesota 55426. Community Education phone: (952) 928-6035.

Notes

Finn flags: the next section is in spring 2027, and the page prints “Registration begins Dec 1st” without a year (read as December 1, 2026, for the 2026–2027 catalog). The description says three-part and the spring section shows three dates, but the past fall section showed only two dates. The class runs on St. Louis Park Community Education’s Arux registration platform (slpcommunityed.arux.app); the district site links to Community Education at slpcommunityed.com, which served a bot check to our fetch.
Related listing: the Minnesota Bonsai Society (already on Bonsai Plaza under Clubs) is a separate organization; the instructor is a long-time member.
Listing image: the “SLP” logo from the Community Education registration site header, saved as st-louis-park-community-education-intro-to-bonsai-logo.png.
Not affiliated with Bonsai Plaza. No registration, form or contact was made.

FAQ

Q: When is the next Introduction to the Art of Bonsai class? A: Thursdays, April 22, April 29 and May 6, 2027, from 7:00 to 9:30 PM.

Q: When does registration open? A: The class page says registration begins December 1. If the class fills, you can enroll to join the waitlist.

Q: How much does it cost? A: $45, plus a $65 material fee paid to the instructor on the first day of class.

Q: Where is it held? A: At Lenox Community Center, 6715 Minnetonka Blvd, St. Louis Park, Minnesota.

Q: Do I get a tree? A: Yes. The class provides each student with a tree, which you bring back each week for repotting and wiring.

Q: Who teaches it? A: Lionel Flood, involved with the Minnesota Bonsai Society since 1991.