Calling all Mammoth Auction Items

If you wish to submit your prize bonsai to the Mammoth Auction, the largest such event on the West Coast, now is the time. Contact Bob Gould at [email protected],...

Commemorative Brick Project Update

In September 2017, BGLM initiated a commemorative brick fundraiser drive in which individuals, clubs and businesses can purchase a variety of state-of-the-art engraved bricks, and the proceeds go...

7th Annual 2018 Autumn Lights Festival

October 18-20, 2018 The Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt will once again participate in the Autumn Lights Festival that bathes the Gardens of Lake Merritt in lights of...

Bonsai School opens registraton

By George Haas, School Coordinator The Bonsai School 2017 offered at the Golden State Bonsai Federation (GSBF) Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt (BGLM) just completed its third year...

Free Bonsai Beginners’ Classes

One goal of the GSBF Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt (BGLM) is to educate people in the art and science of Bonsai. In an effort towards achieving that...

Bonsai School at Lake Merritt

Applications OPEN for the 2018 Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt Bonsai School The Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt (BGLM) offers a four-year bonsai school taught by Garden Curator...

It’s Mammoth Time Again

The Mammoth is coming soon

The Annual Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt Mammoth Auction & Sale will be held on Saturday, February 17 and Sunday, 18, 2018 at the Lakeside Garden Center in Oakland,...

Watering the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt

By George Haas Watering by hand nearly 200 bonsai and accent plants is undertaken by volunteers for the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt, when all systems fail. The task...

Word is getting out about our GRO Program

The word is getting out about our GRO (Garden Revitalization Opportunity) Program which is helping our donations to exceed $46,000. The Oakland Tribune and some of the other...