Events

Learn about the Euphorbiaceae plant collection at the Ruth Bancroft Garden in this comprehensive online lecture. 

Register here: https://www.ruthbancroftgarden.org/event/webinar-dry-garden-botany-euphorbiaceae/ 

Please note that this will be a live, we

Fun, free, and healthy: 511 Contra Costa’s Winter Walk Challenge will get you outside and on the move. Sign up and receive a new challenge each Monday, January through March. You’ll complete fun and easy challenges while walking to earn entries in we

Good Time, Good Cause! We're excited for our first ever benefit concert, a fun, high-powered evening with the Jim Ocean Band and many other friends. January 14 at Creekside Commons in Lafayette. Featuring:

• Live music from the newly released album, "

Learn about the Proteaceae plant collection at the Ruth Bancroft Garden in this comprehensive online lecture.  (This includes plants such as Protea, Grevillea, Banksia, Leucospermum, Leucodendron and other Australian and South African native plants.)

It’s time to start stocking up for your spring garden! Members enjoy 30% off everything- plants, pottery, soil, merchandise, and more*.

*Sale does not apply to consignment, admission, or memberships.

Not a Member? Join today: https://www.ruthbancroftga

Garden to Table Silicon Valley is focused on creating a sustainable, local food system by teaching residents how to grow their own food.

In this free webinar about the many free resources the organization provides to the community and innovative ways

Plant parents: are you drowning in pups and cuttings? Bring cuttings or surplus plants to swap with other plant lovers and leave with new plants to add to your collection!

Register here: https://www.ruthbancroftgarden.org/event/community-plant-swap/ 

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Join us for this informal meeting to learn more about the work of 350 Contra Costa Action and how local action can make a big difference in the flight for an equitable, livable world.

According to the Yale Program on Climate Change Communications, (

Learn about an assortment of succulents in the plant collection at the Ruth Bancroft Garden in this comprehensive online lecture.  (This includes Commelinaceae, Asteraceae, Fouquieriaceae, Burseraceae, Vitaceae, and Rhamnaceae plants.)

Register here: 

[En español a continuación]

Join us for an engaging dinner and discussion (in English and Spanish) to:

• learn about clean, affordable, and reliable transportation solutions
• learn how you can get thousands of dollars to help buy or lease a new or used

Join us for the inaugural Dry Garden Botany series designed for the plant enthusiast interested in taking a deep dive into the Garden’s unique plant collection.

Prerequisite: (Webinar) Dry Garden Botany- Crassulaceae [New World]

Explore the Crassulacea

Join Sustainable Leaders in Action on Thursday, December 1st for Climate Careers Chat, featuring two panelists from the environmental justice sector, Marisa Johnson from Acta Non Verba: Youth Urban Farm Project, and Rose Paratore from the Sequoia Fou

Join us for the inaugural Dry Garden Botany series designed for the plant enthusiast interested in taking a deep dive into the Garden’s unique plant collection.

Learn about the Crassulaceae [New World] plant collection at the Ruth Bancroft Garden in t

Create your own plaster casting of amazing botanicals through this fun, easy and rewarding process. Wet clay is used to impress flowers, stems and/or leaves, then the physical plants are removed and plaster is poured into the 8”x10” mold. A hanger is

Join us for the inaugural Dry Garden Botany series designed for the plant enthusiast interested in taking a deep dive into the Garden’s unique plant collection.

Learn about the Crassulaceae [Old World] plant collection at the Ruth Bancroft Garden in t

• Celebrate 15 Years with everyone who made this Garden Happen
  • Learn how you can also practice healthy gardening!
  • Talk with sustainable community member organizations
  Participate hands-on and listen to experts on improving home gardens and our com

Join us for this exhibit as we look back at our history as a Garden and the greater history of the area, celebrating our founder and the Garden’s growth, as well as looking ahead to our next 50 years. 

• We will chronicle our history with the Golden J

Not sure if an Ebike is for you? Want to learn more about the technology, the categories of bikes, and best practices for getting around safely? Come to one of our free interactive webinars. Talk with Ebike experts and owners who ride electric. And,

Explore the Bromeliaceae (such as Puya and Hechtia plants) and (non-agave) Agavoideae (such as Hesperaloe and Yucca plants) plant collection on this guided walk at the Ruth Bancroft Garden with the Curator, Brian K.  This class will proceed rain or s

Join us for the inaugural Dry Garden Botany series designed for the plant enthusiast interested in taking a deep dive into the Garden’s unique plant collection.

In this comprehensive online lecture, learn about the Bromeliaceae (such as Puya and Hecht