2017 Mammoth Auction Photos Now Online

The 131 Mammoth Auction items for 2017are now online for your review.  The Annual Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt Mammoth Auction & Sale is scheduled for February 18-19,...

30% More Mammoth Vendors

We are pleased to announce that the 2017 Mammoth will have 30% more vendors than we had last year. This means more opportunity for you to purchase a...

Ryan Neil Demo Fundraiser for GRO

Ryan Neil will conduct a re-styling of the BGLM’s Rocky Mountain Juniper to be held at the Lake Merritt Sailboat Boathouse from 1:00 to 4:00 PM on Saturday, March...

For the love of bonsai

We joined together through our hard work and generous donations to create a one-of-a-kind museum of legacy and master bonsai that is supported by volunteers and donations. We...

Curator Kathy Shaner in the Garden

Please see the Events page for hours that Curator Kathy Shaner will be in the garden to work on garden trees. Assistant curators may have teams working on...

How big is the 2017 Mammoth?

The biggest and best bonsai Auction & Sale is humongous – in fact, it is Mammoth. But if you have been in bonsai for more than a few...

Mammoth Auction & Sale – Hold Dates

We are GROing just fine

The BGLM has begun its GRO (Garden Revitalization Opportunity (GRO) project. Our first effort was a test of the upgraded water system in our primary reserve area near...

2017 Mammoth Auction & Sale

February 18, 2017 noon – 3:00 February 19, 2017 9:00- 4:00 You wanted a bigger Auction & Sale  You will get BIGGER THAN EVER! (auction & sale items, food,...

What’s GROing at the Bonsai Garden?

Irrigation Update As I mentioned in my previous message, we are in the process of revitalizing the Bonsai Garden. We decided to initially focus on the irrigation system,...