[vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” el_class=”sec_banner” css=”.vc_custom_1781823334664{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 120px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}” el_id=”sec_baner”][vc_row content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1781823750581{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 130px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #e7e6e6 !important;}”][vc_column css_animation=”fadeInLeftBig” width=”7/12″ el_class=”bnr_box_f” css=”.vc_custom_1715899536687{padding-top: 10px !important;background-color: #e7e6e6 !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”VISIT THE” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1722035086473{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Bonsai Garden at
Lake Merritt” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1717695698099{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1722035195801{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]We are a living art museum showcasing some of the finest bonsai in the United States. Nestled within Oakland’s Lake Merritt Lakeside Park, the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt (BGLM) is home to around 180 bonsai trees and suiseki viewing stones. These treasures captivate both bonsai enthusiasts and the general public alike. We warmly invite you to visit us![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=”fadeInRightBig” width=”5/12″ el_class=”bnr_box_s” css=”.vc_custom_1715899389609{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”3429″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right” style=”vc_box_rounded” css=”.vc_custom_1777737610070{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}” el_class=”baner_thum”][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section][vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” el_class=”sec_heading” css=”.vc_custom_1715888573760{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;background-image: url(https://bonsailakemerritt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Mask-Group-127.png?id=32) !important;}”][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1781822988516{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Mammoth Auction and Sale Fundraiser will be held on
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• MondayClosed
• Tuesday – Friday11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Saturday10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
• Sunday12:00 to 3:30 p.m.

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