We’ve been welcoming visitors to the nursery for over seven years! Come by to view selected trees available, or simply choose one of my Kokedama varieties for your holiday table or a gift. These are easy care, winter friendly varieties of bonsai, living outdoors in any weather. A few select indoor varieties to choose from, […]

Our first class event since 2020! I’m invited back for my “Bonsai is for Everyone” hands on group class. We will take a nursery plant and style a bonsai— or bring your own bonsai for care, styling and repotting. This class covers the fundamentals of why and how we create trees in miniature. We’ll cover […]

CANCELLED— DUE TO WEATHER.    PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR NEW DATE Offering this class, “Bonsai is For Everyone” for the sixth year— and happy it is still popular! We will each style a small bonsai to take home from nursery stock provided by Bonsai Akira Nursery. Instruction includes care for your tree over the year, […]

This is your time to ask whatever comes to your mind about bonsai— and get answers. (Sometimes from the trees, sometimes from the artist…) They are so charming and engaging. We need ‘em— as much to stay in touch with our inner selves as for the aesthetic pleasure they provide. Or perhaps that is the […]

This November I will again be doing the garden club circuit— my favorite haunt for finding hidden bonsai enthusiasts and future students— with an invitation to present at Happy Valley club’s last event of the year. The kind organizers have also scheduled a tour of the bonsai garden and studio here for next May, when […]

We’ve almost reached the tenth anniversary of Bonsai Akira! To celebrate, we are offering friends and neighbors a chance to linger and enjoy the garden, commune with the bonsai, chat and consider next opportunities. Whether a beginner class, your first styled bonsai to take home and grace your abode, a new container or some unforeseen […]

Come and learn the basics of creating a bonsai from nursery stock, or bring an established bonsai to work on in this open-ended class for all levels of experience. We will cover a year in the life of your chosen bonsai species and learn together the elements of styling as it progresses over time. Limited […]