IBA was founded in 1979 to promote appreciation and development of bonsai. Show up when you can, leave when you must, bring things to work on and get new ideas!
Meetings are held from 9am till noon third Saturday of each month February thru November at the greater DesMoine Botanical Gardens Meetings are held the 3rd Saturday of each Month at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, 9 AM to 1 PM. Tell them you're with the club!!
03/23/2026
Last weekend the IBA held their March monthly meeting. Thank you all who attended. The discussion covered display stands and accents ahead of next month's IBA Spring Show to help answer often asked question on the topic. Open study involved repotting a few trees and some styling. DaSu Bonsai also conducted a workshop helping a small group in planting Red Mulberry or Hawthorn Forest.
03/01/2026
Our first workshop of the year will be with Bonsai Artist Julian Tsai and hosted by IBA President Scott Allen Saturday April 4th 9am -5pm. Jullian Tsai is a Bonsai professional and artist based in California. Julian found his Bonsai passion early and trained with Keiichi Fujikawa of Fujikawa Kouka-en located in Osaka, Japan. Julians experience was furthered by study with professionals Peter Tea and John Wang. Julian cares for the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden Bonsai collection. Workshop will be a bring your own tree format, the cost is $100 dollars for IBA members and $125 for none members. Message the Iowa Bonsai Association here on Facebook or contact Scott Allen to register, space is limited
I regret to inform you that our upcoming Iowa Bonsai Association meeting scheduled for Saturday, September 20th has been canceled due to ongoing construction in the North Gallery and Garden Commons areas of our meeting venue. We were notified of this change on short notice, and unfortunately, the space will not be available to host our gathering.
We understand this may be disappointing and inconvenient, and we appreciate your understanding as the venue navigates the final stages of a major renovation project.
Thank you for your patience and continued support of the IBA.
Warm regards,
Scott Allen President, Iowa Bonsai Association