Happy Holidays from the Garden
My first year managing the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt is coming to close and, in this holiday season, I have so much to be thankful for. The...
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A Magnificent Blue Atlas Cedar Is Moved To Its New Home
By John and Marsha Mekisich The morning of Saturday November 25th in Hayward, Ca. started out clear and cool. The time had come at last after several months...
December 1, 2014 by BGLM Admin Read more...Garden Lights were Off the Hook
Tora Rocha, Lake Merritt Park Supervisor, described the Bonsai Garden light display at the Autumn Lights Festival as “off the hook.” After checking with my daughter, I learned...
October 27, 2014 by BGLM Admin Read more...The Garden Celebrates the Autumn Lights Festival
The Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt will close during the day on Thursday through Sunday this week for the Autumn Lights Festival. On Friday and Saturday nights from...
October 14, 2014 by BGLM Admin Read more...Bonsai MUSEUM at Lake Merritt
The Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt now wears the title of Museum. The Garden earns this status as a non-profit organization dedicated to the public display and education...
September 29, 2014 by BGLM Admin Read more...New Volunteer Comment
The following comment is from a new volunteer who has been contributing his artwork to the Bonsai Garden. You will notice his poster about supporting the Garden the...
September 20, 2014 by BGLM Admin Read more...Save the Date: Mammoth Auction & Sale
Long before I spent as much time at the Bonsai Garden as I do now, I would always drive up from Monterey to attend the annual Mammoth Auction...
September 12, 2014 by BGLM Admin Read more...Bonsai Gardens Light Up the Autumn Lights Festival
For two nights in October, Lake Merritt, including the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt (BGLM), will be filled with lanterns, carved and lit gourds, glass bubbles below the...
September 2, 2014 by BGLM Admin Read more...Bonsai School at Lake Merritt Q&A
Below are some answers to questions about the Bonsai School at Lake Merritt that you may find very helpful. These questions were submitted by one of our applicants....
August 28, 2014 by BGLM Admin Read more...Birthday Wish from the Bonsai Garden
Birthdays always make me reflect on my life. Today I am remembering my first day as a docent at the Garden back when it first opened. I was...
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