OAKLAND — The Golden State Bonsai Federation will offer a juniper bonsai workshop for beginners on Sunday, Sept. 28, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the GSBF Bonsai Garden.

The collection is located in Oakland’s Lakeside Park, 650 Bellevue Ave. in Oakland, past the Garden Center on the left and approximately opposite the boat house on Lake Merritt. For directions, visit http://web.mac.com/ltferzoco/GSBF/Sep__Demo.html.

The workshop is free. The cost of materials is $5. Students will go home with their own bonsai.

For more information, call (510) 763-8409.

The GSBF Bonsai Garden, Northern California’s only public bonsai collection, preserves trees and stones by outstanding masters and collectors for everyone’s enjoyment. The chairman is Seiji Shiba. Curator Kathy Shaner is the only Japanese-certified bonsai master in the U.S.