Bonsai Health and Basic Care Workshop for Curators, Jonas Dupuich, Part 2 By Janet Nelson and George Haas Photos by George Haas May 22, 2025 This is a follow-up to [...]

When Good Things Happen to Big Trees By Gene Heller   April 30, 2025   On April 29, 2025, the large Atlas cedar that once stood in a wooden box [...]

By George Haas April 11, 2025

Mammoth Auction & Sale Fundraiser 2025 By George Haas March 5, 2025   The annual Mammoth Auction & Sale fundraiser for the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt, Oakland, California, was […]

John Naka’s California Juniper “Heisei” By George Haas February 8, 2025 Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt (BGLM) Item #146 California Juniper (Juniperus californica) Donated by John Naka on October 26, […]

Repotting Workshop for the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt By George Haas On January 21, 2025, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., at the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt (BGLM), […]

Order your personal copy of the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt 25th Anniversary photo album by contacting George Haas for details at gwhaas@comcast.net.

Mammoth Auction & Sale Fundraiser 2025 – Call for Volunteers Mammoth Auction & Sale fundraiser is scheduled to take place on March 1 and 2, 2025, at the Lakeside Park […]

Management at the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt Several changes in management have recently taken place at the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt (BGLM). DIRECTOR The new Director of the […]

I am a Volunteer By George Haas December 1, 2024 I am an avid volunteer for the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt (BGLM), in Oakland, California. I started soon after […]

The 25th Anniversary Celebration for the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt By George Haas November 9, 2024 Today, the volunteer members of the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt (BGLM) held […]

Oakland’s Autumn Lights Festival 2024 By George Haas October 20, 2024 The annual fundraiser for the Gardens at Lake Merritt, Oakland, California is referred to as Autumn Lights Festival. The […]

Repotting the California Juniper #418 By George Haas On September 29, 2024, at the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt, Oakland, California, a special team was assembled to take on the […]

On November 9, 2024, the Golden State Bonsai Federation’s Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt, in Oakland, California, will be celebrating its first 25 years. Special arrangements are in the planning […]

BGLM Volunteer Appreciation Day By George Haas September 7, 2024 On September 2, 2024 (Labor Day), the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt, Oakland, California, hosted its Volunteer Appreciation Day. It […]

August 12, 2024 Hiroshi Sakaguchi By George Haas The Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt (BGLM) main entrance gate was designed and built by Hiroshi Sakaguchi of Occidental, California. Hiroshi is […]

BGLM Newsletter – 1 By Gene Heller August 5, 2024 The best way to keep up to date on what’s going on in the garden is to subscribe to this […]

Reprinted; this article was first published in GSBF Golden Statements magazine November/December 1997. SAN MATEO BONSAI CLUB EXHIBITS TREES DESTINED FOR THE GSBF COLLECTION-NORTH By Nancy and Marian Eaton * [...]

Transplanting a 1,500 Year Old California Juniper BonsaiBy George Haas On December 31, 2023, the task of transplanting a 1,500 plus year old California juniper bonsai was undertaken by Peter [...]

The Re-styling of John Naka’s California Juniper BonsaiBy George Haas Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt (BGLM) Item #146 California Juniper Juniperus californica Date of acquisition: 1999 Height: 45 inches Donated [...]

The Art of the DocentBy Gene Heller My start as a volunteer at the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt (BGLM) was not very auspicious. I had been a regular visitor [...]