Baikoen Bonsai Club Shares March 2026 Vlog Recapping Activities and Events

Baikoen Bonsai Kenkyukai, the Los Angeles-area study club known locally as Baiko-en, published and premiered a March 2026 vlog update recapping recent club activity and pointing members toward a packed schedule of upcoming meetings, demonstrations, and social events.

The vlog arrives just after one of the club's most anticipated sessions of the year. On March 19, Josh Miller took the floor at the Los Angeles Arboretum's Bamboo Room from 7:00pm to 9:00pm to lead a presentation on grafting. The club's own description of Miller pulls no punches: "One of our most charismatic presenter. Who I would call the McGuyver of Bonsai Techniques." Members with trees earmarked for grafting were specifically encouraged to treat the session as a hands-on opportunity: "If you have that tree you want to graft this maybe your opportunity!"

Next on the calendar is an April 16 meeting at the same Bamboo Room location featuring presenter Ryan Pitts. No topic for Pitts has been announced in the available listings, and no start time was included in the club's excerpt for that date. Meetings later in the year are already plotted out as well, with sessions confirmed for September 17 and October 15, both running 7:00pm to 9:00pm at the Arboretum.

The vlog also highlights a returning CBS artist whose specialty is a rarity at club meetings. Michael Ryan Bell, identified in club materials as "First CBS Artist of 2024 year!," is making his way back to the LA area for a pot-appraisal appearance. According to the club's listing, "it has been years since he has been back." Bell specializes in pot appraisal, and the club is extending an open invitation to members who own unidentified pots: "Bring in your pots if you like them to be appraised!" No specific date for Bell's appearance was included in the available excerpt.

The club's listings also point back to Seth Nelson, recorded as a CBS Guest Artist who presented on Hinoki Cypress at the Bamboo Room on November 20, 2025, 7:00pm to 9:00pm. That entry appears alongside the 2026 schedule in the club's published materials.

Rounding out the social calendar is the club's annual Potluck Christmas Party, returning once again to the Shiba's Residence. The club will provide the main dish while members are asked to bring sides and desserts with enough to serve 15 to 20 people. Signup opens when the list is released. The annual White Elephant Exchange is also on the program; participants are reminded to bring a gift.

All meetings are held at the Los Angeles Arboretum's Bamboo Room. Members are directed to the club's vlog for the full March recap.