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Lake Merritt shoreline and Lakeside Park have many plants and trees of interest, but the highlight of plant life at the lake is in the gardens, which includes a superb Bonsai Garden, Community/Edible Garden, Japanese Garden, Mediterranean Garden, Lakeside Palmetum, Rhododendron Garden, Sensory Garden, Succulent Garden, Vireya Display Garden, Pollinator Garden, and Bay Friendly Demonstration Garden. Open daily 8 - 4 p.m. winter hours.
starting March 15, open hours 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Volunteer Gardening at Lake Merritt Current workday volunteer offerings for individuals and small groups are: First Saturday in Mediterranean, Edible and Succulent Gardens, 9:30 – 12:30; Third Saturday in Edible and Sensory Gardens, 9:30 - 12:30. Contact gardensatlakemerritt Detailed map of gardens 2017 & 2018 Autumn Lights Festival Photos Orchid Show photos Azalea Bonsai Show photos 
ASK A MASTER GARDENER Free. 11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. Every Wednesday in the Community/Trials Garden at Lakeside Park. The certified Master Gardener volunteers will be on-site to answer your gardening questions. For more Master Gardener and gardening information, visit this link --- Alameda County Master Gardeners. Info brochures available during Lakeside Park Garden hours. Fliers are in 'Help Yourself!' container. Self Guided Tour maps of the Trials Gardens are available on-site. 
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The Gardens at Lake Merritt are tended by
2019 Hillside Gardeners Tour
Sunday, April 28, 2019 at 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM Fund raiser supports Gardens at Lake Merritt non-profits. The Ups and Downs of Hillside Gardening! This year’s biennial garden tour offers seven amazing Oakland home gardens. Four of the gardens on this self-guided tour are located in the historic Fernwood District, three others offer dramatic hillside terrain. Visitors will find habitat for native birds, 🐝s and butterflies, creative use of color and garden objects, drought tolerant plants, an innovative irrigation system and a clever repurposed children’s climbing structure that is now a coop for exotic chickens! SignUp & Info IN THE NEWS: Tora Rocha receives KPIX Jefferson Award for her Pollinator Posse community work. March 7. Check Calendar for Garden Club meetings |
Lakeside Park Garden Center
built in 1959, has been a hot-house for the germination and cultivation of horticultural beauty in the Bay Area... The Garden Center hosts garden shows, public and private events. Garden Center is available for rental, contact (510) 238-2218 |
Bonsai Garden, inside Gardens at Lake Merritt, home to some of the finest Bonsai on the West Coast. Built, staffed and maintained by volunteers. Open Tuesday - Friday 11 - 3; Saturday 10 - 4; Sunday 12 - 4. Call (510)763-8409 to arrange special group tours.
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Plants of Merritt (3 min 30 sec) slideshow video
