Gardens at Lake Merritt are open M-F 7:30 - 3:00
Saturday and Sunday 8 - 4. 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.
Volunteer Gardening For info contact volunteer coordinator MARY at this email address: volunteerfglm@gmail.com Visit gardensatlakemerritt (new improved website) Detailed map of gardens Autumn Lights Festival Photos ASK A MASTER GARDENER (Canceled due to Covid Restrictions) Wednesdays 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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Documentary --
--- Gardens & Guardians --- is dedicated to public garden volunteers helping to create and maintain the shared wonder of nature Gardens & Guardians at Lake Merritt, Part One
Intro to Gardens, the GLM Gate Project, Bonsai Garden Intro, Re-potting Demo, Suiseki Exhibit, Bonsai Collection Tour. Gardens & Guardians, Part Two
Oakland East Bay Garden Center Inc, Friends of Gardens at Lake Merritt, Sensory Garden, Mediterranean Garden, Autumn Lights Festival, Pollinator Posse, Butterflies Gardens & Guardians, Part Three
Insects, Japanese Garden, Aesthetic Pruning & Rock Display, Master Gardener, Urban Edible Garden, Photo Field trips. Gardens & Guardians, Part Four
How to Volunteer, Dahlia & Palmetum volunteers, GLM Birds, Tora Rocha Stories: Succulent Surprise, Pokémon Go GLM. Gardens at Lake Merritt History Gardens& Guardians, Extra: New Alpine Rock Garden in Gardens at Lake Merritt. Feb. 2021 The Gardens at Lake Merritt
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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. Closed to public during COVID |
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 - 3:30; Sunday Noon to 3:30. Call (510)763-8409 to arrange special group tours.
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The Gardens at Lake Merritt Gates
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Urban Edible Garden
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Bonsai Graden
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Gardens at Lake Merritt articles:
https://www.pacifichorticulture.org/articles/the-gardens-at-lake-merritt/
https://splashpad.org/2017/11/the-gardens-at-lake-merritt-entry-gets-a-facelift/
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