Bonsai Northwest

Bonsai Northwest Bonsai Northwest is Seattle’s premier bonsai nursery and community hub for over 40 years. Bonsai Northwest was founded by the incredibly talented Sharon Muth.

Discover trees, tools, pottery, wire, rare bonsai material, expert advice, classes, demos, workshops, and a welcoming place for bonsai lovers. Bonsai Northwest has been supporting the art and hobby of bonsai in the Pacific Northwest since 1985. She founded the business to sell her handcrafted bonsai pots to local club members. As the business expanded, it incorporated finished bonsai trees, beginn

er bonsai lessons, and fine Japanese pottery. When Sharon’s son, John Muth, took the reins of the family business, he pioneered importing bonsai trees and expanded the availability of bonsai pottery throughout the U.S. Bonsai Northwest is still dedicated to serving the bonsai community.

It’s looking like the beginning of a beautiful weekend in the Puget Sound!Join us today from 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM and lea...
05/30/2026

It’s looking like the beginning of a beautiful weekend in the Puget Sound!

Join us today from 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM and learn about Satsuki Azalea bonsai from Mr. John Schmied as our Satsuki Azalea Festival and sale continues through tomorrow.

Buy 4 or more Satsuki and receive 20% off.

If you have never had the pleasure of smelling a Gardenia flower, you are definitely missing out! You can swing by the...
05/28/2026

If you have never had the pleasure of smelling a Gardenia flower, you are definitely missing out! You can swing by the nursery and experience it for yourself, as ours are flowering at this very moment.

Also, if you have been interested in bonsai but don’t necessarily have suitable outdoor space, we are now carrying some Ficus bonsai that do extremely well indoors in a windowsill or close to one.

The Satsuki Azalea Festival and sale continues until Sunday. Buy 4 or more and get 20% off.

It doesn’t take very long for a pre-bonsai start to thicken up and mature, as seen by the difference between these photo...
05/27/2026

It doesn’t take very long for a pre-bonsai start to thicken up and mature, as seen by the difference between these photos. The more mature Satsuki is just 3 years older.

Our Satsuki Azalea Festival continues this week, through Sunday, May 31st. Buy 4 or more and receive 20% off!

Some of the more mature Satsuki, owned by friends and patrons of the nursery, are beginning to arrive for display purposes. Come in and enjoy them!

We hope you had a fantastic Memorial Day weekend! We continue to honor and remember all those that served our country w...
05/26/2026

We hope you had a fantastic Memorial Day weekend! We continue to honor and remember all those that served our country with gratitude.

This is a reminder that our annual Satsuki Azalea Festival and sale continues all this week until Sunday, May 31st. We open again tomorrow.

Buy 4 or more Satsuki and receive 20% off!

Also, we are excited to welcome back Mr. John Schmied on Saturday, May 30th, for a FREE Satsuki azalea workshop from 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM.

John spent the last 7 years focused on learning bonsai, with a strong emphasis on creating azalea bonsai. He has propagated, experimented and developed quite a number of azalea bonsai to strengthen his knowledge, skills and abilities with this colorful plant. John and his wife Marie volunteer at the Pacific Bonsai Museum caring for PBM's magnificent bonsai collection under the tutelage of our incredibly talented Curator, Aarin Packard.

John is a retired Coast Guard Officer, public school science teacher, co-founder of an environmental non-profit, and hazardous chemical and science consultant. John has extensively hiked the forests of North America and has spent over 50 years diving the Pacific Ocean for work and pleasure.

We know we have been sharing the different satsuki azalea blooms lately, in preparation for the upcoming Satsuki Azalea ...
05/22/2026

We know we have been sharing the different satsuki azalea blooms lately, in preparation for the upcoming Satsuki Azalea Festival, but we didn’t forget about the other species we think are looking good!

We hope your day is as bright and colorful as these blooms! Our annual Satsuki Azalea Festival begins this Saturday, Ma...
05/21/2026

We hope your day is as bright and colorful as these blooms! Our annual Satsuki Azalea Festival begins this Saturday, May 23rd, and continues through, Sunday, May 31st.

💥 Buy 4 or more azaleas and receive 20% off
during the festival!

Here’s what’s available (while supplies last), organized by rarity and price:

🌿 $25 – Standard Varieties
Ai-No-Hikari
Beni-Gasa
Chinzan
Dai-Setsuzan
Firmament
Gekko
Gorin-Nishiki
Gumpo Variegated
Gunbi
Gyoduko
Hakata-Jiro
Hi-Gasa
Issho-No-Haru
Kaho-No-Hikari
Kikusui
Kosoji-No-Hikari
Mangetsu
Meicho
Nachi-No-Tsuki
Nuccio’s Lucky Charm
Nuccio’s May Showers
Nuccio’s Polka Var
Nuccio’s Wild Cherry
Nuccio’s Wild Moon
Osakazuki
Pink Gumpo
Shiko
Shugetsu
Shukufuku
Summer Sun
Tama-No-Hada

🌿 $30 – Rare Varieties
Fuji-Zakura
Gunrei
Juko
Kamiyo-Goromo
Kongo-No-Hikari
Mansaku
Mizuho-No-Kagami
Polo
Shinnyo-No-Tsuki

🌿 $35 – Very Rare Varieties
Chitose-Nishiki
Haru-No-Hikari
Kamiyo-Goromo
Matsu-Kagami
Shin-Kotobuki
Shinnyo-No-Hikari
Tama-No-Hada
Yamato-No-Hikari
Yata-No-Kagami

Come early for the best selection—many are blooming now and won’t last long!

📍 Bonsai Northwest | Puyallup, WA
🗓️ Satsuki Azalea Festival: May 23-31

What’s the saying? Variety is the spice of life? If you’re looking for satsuki azalea varieties, we have quite a few t...
05/20/2026

What’s the saying? Variety is the spice of life? If you’re looking for satsuki azalea varieties, we have quite a few to choose from. This next week, leading up to our Satsuki Azalea Festival, we’ll try and picture some of the ones we have in stock. Enjoy!

One of the more classic styles of bonsai is the forest planting. It’s certainly capable of bringing the viewer closer t...
05/17/2026

One of the more classic styles of bonsai is the forest planting. It’s certainly capable of bringing the viewer closer to nature. In these examples, the popular and rare (at least in North America) Ezo spruce was used. With its relatively smaller needle size and greenish-blue, sometimes silvery-blue foliage, it’s been a favorite in bonsai circles around the world.

We have some nice Ezo in gallon containers, if you would like to try your hand at one or even pick up a few to make your own forest.

🌲 Fresh pre-bonsai material just arrived 🌲We recently received a large shipment of trees from renowned grower Iseli, inc...
05/16/2026

🌲 Fresh pre-bonsai material just arrived 🌲

We recently received a large shipment of trees from renowned grower Iseli, including mugo pines, Japanese white pines, dwarf Japanese maples, elms, Blue Atlas cedars, and more. These additions broaden the already excellent range of plants available on the nursery benches.

To prep these trees for the sales floor we spend time working through each one individually—clearing structural flaws, exposing nebari hidden beneath the soil line, and opening dense canopies to bring light and air into the interior branching. That initial work helps reveal the tree’s potential and gives customers a much stronger starting point for future development.

Swipe through to the end of the carousel to see before-and-after photos of a Sharp’s Pygmy Japanese maple after its first round of cleanup and structural work.
Whether you’re looking for material to develop long-term, a species you haven’t worked with before, or simply the spark for your next project, there are some fantastic options here right now.

Stop by the nursery this weekend and see what speaks to you. 🌱

We will be having our annual Satsuki Azalea Festival and Sale on May 23rd through May 31st.Save the dates and make plans...
05/14/2026

We will be having our annual Satsuki Azalea Festival and Sale on May 23rd through May 31st.

Save the dates and make plans to visit the nursery for access to some rare and unique cultivars not easily sourced!

Photo from the 2025 Satsuki Festival in Ueno Park by Kinbon Magazine.

📍 Bonsai Northwest | Puyallup, WA
🗓️ Satsuki Azalea Festival: May 23-May 31

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10716 State Route 162
Puyallup, WA
98374

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Thursday 9:30am - 5pm
Friday 9:30am - 5pm
Saturday 9:30am - 5pm
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