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- May 16, 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 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 16, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm (Pacific Daylight Time)
A Potpourri of Inspirational Native Plant Gardens (check back for details)
10:00 – 10:10 Welcome with Tour Coordinator Kathy Kramer. Details on the day’s schedule.
10:10 – 10:40 Al Kyte’s garden, Moraga: “The dry beauty at summer’s end” by Al Kyte
10:40 – 11:00
11:00 – 11:30 Wendy Tokuda’s garden, Oakland
11:30 – 12:00 Eugene Shabelyanau and Danny Galindo’s garden, Castro Valley: “Showcasing the early bloomer: California lilacs and manzanitas, currants, wildflowers” by Eugene Shabelyanau and Danny Galindo
12:00 – 12:30 “Upright manzanitas: Beautiful, evergreen, low maintenance and water-conserving” by Pete Veilleux, East Bay Wilds
12:30 – 1:00 Edible native plants for the home garden” by Rick Flores, U.C. Santa Cruz Arboretum
1:00 – 1:30 Ed Ellebracht’s garden, Fremont
1:30 – 2:00 Susan and Bill Teefy’s garden, Castro Valley
2:00 – 2:30 Cindy Simons’ garden, Castro Valley
2:30 – 3:00 Jamie Marantz’ garden, Oakland: ” Flatlands makeover: conquering concrete, and creating places for pollinators, people and Paloma (the dog)” by Jamie Marantz
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