Avon Bonsai Society

Small trees. Big patience. Great company.

We're a friendly group of bonsai enthusiasts meeting monthly at the Botanic Gardens, Christchurch. Beginners are always welcome — your first visit is free.

Sep
14
Next club night

Spring Show criteria & preparation

Monday 7:00pm · The Kiosk, Botanic Gardens

Oct
12
Following month

Concrete Mountains

Monday 7:00pm · The Kiosk, Botanic Gardens

Visitors always welcome — free, with no tree or tools required. Get in touch

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Free demonstration & hands-on workshops · 29–30 August

Bonsai with Sean

Spend a weekend inside the living art of bonsai — a free public demonstration and two intimate workshops with master grower Sean Heseltine, NZ Bonsai Society listed demonstrator and Immediate Past President of the Otago Bonsai Society.

Free Demonstration

Come and discover the art of bonsai — limited spaces, booking required
Free entry
Saturday 29 August10:00 – 11:30 am

Workshop One

Small group with one-on-one time with Sean
Saturday 29 August12:30 – 3:45 pm

Workshop Two

Small group with one-on-one time with Sean
Sunday 30 August10:00 am – 1:15 pm

Venue

Phillipstown Hub — Room 3
Christchurch

Workshop fees · per person

$55 ABS members
$75 non-members

Non-members receive a complimentary 12-month Avon Bonsai Society membership.

Register by

23 August 2026

An invoice and booking confirmation will follow by email.

Email avonbonsaisociety1@gmail.com with your name and the sessions you'd like to attend — Demonstration, Workshop One and/or Workshop Two.

Register by email
About the club

Growing bonsai in Christchurch

We meet on the second Monday of each month (except January) at the Kiosk in the Botanic Gardens. A typical night mixes a demonstration or guest speaker with plenty of time to work on trees, ask questions and swap cuttings.

Through the year we run beginner workshops, field trips, trading nights, and our annual Spring Show — plus the fiercely contested Tree of the Year.

Our full new website is on its way — in the meantime, everything you need to visit us is right here.

Come along — just turn up

  • 📅Second Monday of the month, 7:00pm (no meeting in January)
  • 📍The Kiosk, Christchurch Botanic Gardens
  • 🌱Visitors free — no tree, no tools, no experience needed
  • ✉️avonbonsaisociety1@gmail.com