Mammoth Fundraiser Status Update
The Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt has officially canceled the Fundraiser for February 2021 due to COVID. The City of Oakland has closed the Garden Center venue. We...
January 4, 2021 by Jerry Carpenter Read more...The Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt has officially canceled the Fundraiser for February 2021 due to COVID. The City of Oakland has closed the Garden Center venue. We...
January 4, 2021 by Jerry Carpenter Read more...We have been advised that Alameda County’s Shelter in Place Order is still in place. We have now been informed that Oakland is closing the Gardens at Lake...
December 6, 2020 by Jerry Carpenter Read more...BGLM will resume Sunday Schedule during Winter Park Hours The Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt is happy to report that we are, with restrictions, open for visitors. The...
May 17, 2020 by Jerry Carpenter Read more...We hope you enjoy this short film created last summer in our Garden. Sensei Kathy Shaner performs her magic and informs the world about the art of bonsai....
March 14, 2020 by Jerry Carpenter Read more...Seasons are changing rapidly now. The Fall color passes into early winter and trees change. Soon it will be a heavy maintenance period of re-potting and refining of...
November 18, 2019 by Jerry Carpenter Read more...Mammoth Fundraiser The tree list will be posted soon. We are busy taking images and getting material ready for viewing the weekend of 1/4/2020.
June 17, 2019 by Jerry Carpenter Read more...GSBF magazine has gone digital. The new GSBF Summer issue is live. You can download a free copy of the magazine.
June 17, 2019 by Jerry Carpenter Read more...GSBF magazine has gone digital for now. You can download a free copy of the past issue at: http://www.gsbfbonsai.org/product-p/4202-d.htm We hope the magazine returns to printed editions...
May 22, 2019 by Jerry Carpenter Read more...We want to express a big thank you to all our volunteer demonstrators, volunteer docents, staff, and especially for the hundreds of visitors that came to visit the...
May 12, 2019 by Jerry Carpenter Read more...Attention docents for BGLM. We are working on a new version of the docent schedule. Until we get the menu item fixed, you can find the calendar on...
May 1, 2019 by Jerry Carpenter Read more...