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- May 2, 2021 from 10:00am to 3:00pm PDT
- Location: Virtual Tour
- Latest Activity: Mar 30, 2021
Registration is now open for the free, virtual Seventeenth Annual Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour, which will take place on Sundays May 2, 16, and 23, 2021 from 10:00 to 3:00. Following the garden tour a companion event, the virtual Green Home Tour, will take place on Sundays June 6 and 13 from 10:00 to 2:00.
In addition to "visiting" dozens of local native plant gardens, registrants will learn how design a native plant garden for color and interest throughout the year, garden for wildlife, lower their water bills, protect their family's health and the environment by gardening without using pesticides, and more.
What’s special about California native plants? They are adapted to our soil and climate, naturally water conserving, and easy to care for. California native plants are better than non-native plants when it comes to attracting native birds, butterflies, and other forms of wildlife. And, as the gardens on the Tour show, these lovely gardens display a sense of place that is uniquely Californian
Sunday, May 2, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm (Pacific Daylight Time)
Native Plant Garden Design and Plant Selection
10:00 – 10:10 Welcome with Tour Coordinator Kathy Kramer. Details on the day’s schedule
10:10 – 10:40 Nancy Niemeyer’s garden, Clayton: “Practical tips for gardening with California native plants” by Nancy Niemeyer
10:40 – 11:00 Kathy Kramer and Mike May’s garden, San Pablo: “How to use CalScape to select native plants for your own garden” by Ann-Marie Benz, California Native Plant Society
11:00 – 11:30 Kelly Marshall’s garden, Clayton: “How to design a native plant meadow” by Kelly Marshall, Kelly Marshall Garden Design
11:30 – 12:00 Al Kyte’s garden, Moraga: “Designing for beauty” by Al Kyte
12:00 – 12:30 Robin Heyden’s garden, Alameda: “Redesigning a small garden with native plants” by Robin Heyden
12:30 – 1:00 “Ground cover manzanitas: Beautiful, evergreen, low maintenance and water-conserving” by Pete Veilleux, East Bay Wilds
1:00 – 1:30 Richmond Museum’ of History’s Cultural Garden, Richmond: “Cultural uses of California native plants” by Melinda McCrary, Richmond Museum of History
1:30 – 2:00 Lauren Webster’s garden, Oakland: “A permaculture approach to California native plants and hillside erosion: retaining rainwater on site, creating a wetland and dry creek bed, and plant selection” by Lois Simonds, Gardening by Nature’s Design
2:00 – 2:30 Donna Bodine’s garden, El Cerrito: “Combining natives and edibles” by Donna Bodine, BeeLand Farms
2:30 – 3:00 Susan Billings’ garden, El Cerrito: “From weeds to wildlife: getting started with a native plant garden” by Susan Billings and Sallie Bryan, 4B Garden Design
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