Events

Pick up lightweight trash along a one-mile stretch of Pine Creek in the Woodlands neighborhood.

Location details: Meet at bridge.

Ages: 8+ (under 12 with adult)

Physical requirements: Ability to walk 1-2 miles with frequent stops on potentially rough gr

Interested in going solar or buying an electric vehicle? The City of Walnut Creek has joined nearly 40 communities and businesses in the Bay Area SunShares program, which secures group discounts on solar and zero-emissions vehicles.

At this workshop,

Did you know that the tallest black walnut tree in Contra Costa County is found on San Pablo Creek?  Or that Native Americans may have planted Black Walnuts at their village sites? Heath Bartosh, Senior Botanist with Nomad Ecology, LLC, will talk abo

In this two-part series, learn to make striking botanical photos through instruction and guidance from two local professional photographers, husband and wife team Shannon and Jenn Mormon of Kept in Time photography. During this two-part session, you

Come and learn how easy it is to transform your yard waste and food scraps into “gardeners’    

gold”. This workshop will teach you to make, harvest and use this valuable soil amendment

in your garden.

The Gardens at Heather Farm kicks off their From the Ground Up Fall lecture series with local landscape designer, Suzanne Arca, who will be on hand to shed some light on the art of Planting Combinations. Get tips and tricks on blending different plan

Improve your success rate with new plantings and create a stable environment for your gardens and landscapes to thrive — even through drought and other climate changes — by creating and maintaining a thriving soil food web.

The class will be an intera

Join friends and neighbors at The Gardens at Heather Farm Fall Plant Sale on Saturday, October 1st from 8am to 12pm to browse a selection of over 150 unique plant varieties including shrubs, perennials, annuals, ground covers, natives and drought-tol

Admired other gardens and wished yours looked as colorful as theirs?  Wondered how some gardeners always have something of interest in their garden?

  Ready to update your garden?  Take the next step and learn some practical, hands-on design to create

This fall, The Gardens at Heather Farm is partnering with The Garden Conservancy to bring celebrated landscape designer, author and horticultural icon, Larry Weaner, to Walnut Creek to share his insights on how to change your garden -- and the enviro

Are you tired of mowing and edging your lawn, or for paying to have that done for you? Wouldn’t it be great to save money on your water bill? Wish you could quit with the herbicides? Would you like to have a beautiful, water-conserving garden that at

Don't miss this special evening supporting the local sustainability movement and join our wonderful community of sustainability leaders at the 8th Annual Contra Costa Leadership in Sustainability Awards Gala.

Enjoy delicious local food and wine on the

One of the many benefits of our climate is being able to garden year-round!! Fall/Winter is still a

great time to garden. This class will go over some great techniques on how to transition to

your Fall garden : cool-weather edible crops, starting seeds

Ready to save water? Curious about irrigation systems, but haven’t figured out which one to choose? Don’t know how to install a drip irrigation system? Interested in finding out how you can receive up to $2,500 for removing your lawn and replacing it

If you’d like to start a native plant garden but have no idea how to choose the right plants for the right spots, this workshop is for you—this workshop is designed for people just beginning to garden with natives, up to those with moderate knowledge

Join hundreds of your friends, neighbors and classmates as we cleanup Marsh Creek on California Coastal Cleanup Day. Last year over 400 volunteers removed over 3 tons of trash from 20 miles of creek and Delta Waterways.

 Help make a difference!

 Help

Blowout Overstock Sale: Adios Summer, Hello start-of-rain year

Good news for you that we went crazy growing plants as we now have scads of large plants at amazing prices.  For example:

• $2 on 1 gallons of Nassella (grass), Nandina and Westringia (flower

Coastal Cleanup Day 2016

How to Get Involved in the Largest Cleanup Event on the Planet

2016 marks the 32nd anniversary of California Coastal Cleanup Day, and you can be a part of this momentous event. Last year 68,000+ volunteers from around the state

Learn how to preserve the bounty of summer in this beginner's class on water bath canning and simple lacto-fermentation. We will share tips and pointers to get you started on home canning with confidence. Demonstration of easy methods of fruit jam pr

Interested in going solar or buying an electric vehicle? The City of Walnut Creek has joined nearly 40 communities and businesses in the Bay Area SunShares program, which secures group discounts on solar and zero-emissions vehicles.

At this workshop,