All Classes & Events
Everyone Welcome | All Skill Levels | Bring Your Tools
In addition to formal classes, at least once a month the pruning club meets for a volunteer opportunity. At these events you will get the chance to work on material in the landscape and receive pointers and tips on pruning techniques from experienced pruners. Please be sure to contact the appropriate contact person for the event you plan to attend.
NOTE: All events are subject to change due to conditions having to do with the Coronavirus pandemic. Call the listed contact person prior to the event to sign up and find out the details and potential attendance limitations at that particular event. All activities will be subject to all the precautions required, such as masks and social distancing.
Lake Merritt Japanese Garden (SECOND Friday Maintenance Day)
Contact: Bill Castellon, 510-910-5935, billcastellon@aol.com
Marin Art and Garden Center – Pines & Maples
Contact: Grant Foerster, lifeofpine@gmail.com
Lake Merritt Community Garden - Fruit Trees
Contact: Bill Castellon, 510-910-5935, billcastellon@aol.com
Lake Merritt Japanese Garden (First Friday Maintenance Day)
Contact: Bill Castellon, 510-910-5935, billcastellon@aol.com
Lake Merritt Japanese Garden (Pruning Day)
Contact: Bill Castellon, 510-910-5935, billcastellon@aol.com
Lake Merritt Japanese Garden (First Friday Maintenance Day)
Contact: Bill Castellon, 510-910-5935, billcastellon@aol.com
Northern California Golden State Bonsai Collection Garden
Contact: Bill Castellon, 510-910-5935, billcastellon@aol.com
Lake Merritt Japanese Garden (First Friday Maintenance Day)
Contact: Bill Castellon, 510-910-5935, billcastellon@aol.com
Lake Merritt Japanese Garden (First Friday Maintenance Day)
Contact: Bill Castellon, 510-910-5935, billcastellon@aol.com
Buena Vista United Methodist Church, Alameda
Contact: Dina Blackwell, 510-469-6958, dinablackwell@gmail.com
Berkeley Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple Garden
Contact: Dina Blackwell, 510-469-6958, dinablackwell@gmail.com
Hakone Gardens, Saratoga
Contact: Jen Schuessler, 510-693-9627, dryadsdreaming@gmail.com
Lake Merritt Japanese Garden (First Friday Maintenance Day)
Contact: Bill Castellon, 510-910-5935, billcastellon@aol.com
Lakeside Park - Fukuoka Sister City Garden
Contact: Evelyn Borchert, artisticpruning@gmail.com or Matthew Taylor, taylortreecraft@gmail.com
Winter Potluck
Join us for our winter potluck and planning meeting. We will put together our pruning event calendar for the next six months and discuss important club matters. Bring a dish or beverage to share.
Saturday, December 20th from 12-2pm. Merritt College Landscape Horticulture campus, room 300
Contact: Evelyn Borchert, artisticpruning@gmail.com
Breakfast Club (3rd Fridays)
Contact: Leslie Buck, 510-295-7006; Malcolm Scotchler, hortnick1@gmail.com, 510-289-5127
Connect with fellow pruners to talk shop and get to know each other!
Hakone Gardens, Saratoga
Contact: Jen Schuessler, 510-693-9627, dryadsdreaming@gmail.com
Lake Merritt Japanese Garden (First Friday Maintenance Day)
Contact: Bill Castellon, 510-910-5935, billcastellon@aol.com
Breakfast Club (3rd Fridays)
Contact: Leslie Buck, 510-295-7006; Malcolm Scotchler, hortnick1@gmail.com, 510-289-5127
Connect with fellow pruners to talk shop and get to know each other!
Berkeley Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple Garden
Contact: Dina Blackwell, 510-469-6958, dinablackwell@gmail.com
Lake Merritt Japanese Garden (SECOND Friday Maintenance Day)
Contact: Bill Castellon, 510-910-5935, billcastellon@aol.com
Japanese American Religious and Cultural Center, Concord – Pines
Contact: Lara Miranda, LMPruning@gmail.com
Buena Vista United Methodist Church, Alameda
Contact: Dina Blackwell, 510-469-6958, dinablackwell@gmail.com
Breakfast Club (3rd Fridays)
Contact: Leslie Buck, 510-295-7006; Malcolm Scotchler, hortnick1@gmail.com, 510-289-5127
Connect with fellow pruners to talk shop and get to know each other!
Northern California Golden State Bonsai Collection Garden
Contact: Bill Castellon, 510-910-5935, billcastellon@aol.com
Lakeside Park - Fukuoka Sister City Garden
Contact: Evelyn Borchert, artisticpruning@gmail.com or Matthew Taylor, taylortreecraft@gmail.com
Lake Merritt Japanese Garden (First Friday Maintenance Day)
Contact: Bill Castellon, 510-910-5935, billcastellon@aol.com
Lake Merritt Japanese Garden (Pruning Day)
Contact: Bill Castellon, 510-910-5935, billcastellon@aol.com
Breakfast Club (3rd Fridays)
Contact: Leslie Buck, 510-295-7006; Malcolm Scotchler, hortnick1@gmail.com, 510-289-5127
Connect with fellow pruners to talk shop and get to know each other!
Lake Merritt Japanese Garden (First Friday Maintenance Day)
Contact: Bill Castellon, 510-910-5935, billcastellon@aol.com
Green Gulch Farm Zen Center
Contact: Malcolm Scotchler, 510-289 5127; or Evelyn Borchert, artisticpruning@gmail.com
Breakfast Club (3rd Fridays)
Contact: Leslie Buck, 510-295-7006; Malcolm Scotchler, hortnick1@gmail.com, 510-289-5127
Connect with fellow pruners to talk shop and get to know each other!
Lake Merritt Japanese Garden (First Friday Maintenance Day)
Contact: Bill Castellon, 510-910-5935, billcastellon@aol.com
Breakfast Club (3rd Fridays)
Contact: Leslie Buck, 510-295-7006; Malcolm Scotchler, hortnick1@gmail.com, 510-289-5127
Connect with fellow pruners to talk shop and get to know each other!
Breakfast Club (3rd Fridays)
Contact: Leslie Buck, 510-295-7006; Malcolm Scotchler, hortnick1@gmail.com, 510-289-5127
Connect with fellow pruners to talk shop and get to know each other!
Lake Merritt Japanese Garden (First Friday Maintenance Day)
Contact: Bill Castellon, 510-910-5935, billcastellon@aol.com
Lakeside Park - Fukuoka Sister City Garden
Contact: Evelyn Borchert, artisticpruning@gmail.com or Matthew Taylor, taylortreecreaft@gmail.com
Buena Vista United Methodist Church, Alameda
Contact: Dina Blackwell, 510-469-6958, dinablackwell@gmail.com
Hakone Gardens, Saratoga
Contact: Jen Schuessler, 510-693-9627, dryadsdreaming@gmail.com
Peralta TV
An overview of aesthetic pruning with some of our mentors at a Pruning Club event at the Japanese Garden at Lake Merritt. Filmed in 2009.
All Classes & Events
Here is a complete calendar of all upcoming aesthetic pruning classes and volunteer community events.