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- May 23, 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, the last day of which will take place on Sunday May 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 23, 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:”Beauty beyond the bloom” by Al Kyte Confirmed
10:40 – 11:00
11:00 – 11:30 Dan Wanket’s garden, Concord
11:30 – 12:00 Susan Friedman’s garden, San Ramon: “Native plant garden design” by Susan Friedman, Susan Friedman Landscape Architecture
12:00 – 12:30 Melissa Feudi’s garden, El Cerrito
12:30 – 1:00
1:00 – 1:30 Mardi Sicular-Mertens’ garden, Berkeley: “Gardening for Wildlife” by Mardi Mertens
1:30 – 2:00 Kat Weiss’ garden, Livermore: “Transitioning from non-native ornamentals to natives” by Kat Weiss of Kat Weiss Landscape Design
2:00 – 2:30 – Carol Hardesty’s garden, Livermore: “Still have that 80’s lawn surrounded by mature non-native plantings? Time to re-envision and sheet mulch to a new native garden” by Kat Weiss
2:30 – 3:00 Bridgeview Pollinator Garden, Oakland: “Life and Death on Milkweed” created by May Chen and narrated by Clytia Curley
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