Events

Wide selection: annuals, perennials, vegetables, succulents, drought tolerant and much more.  Easy Parking.  Master Gardeners also on site.  Pleasant Hill Garden Study Club Plant Sale

Cindy Gershen will be speaking and answering questions about food for a healthy community.

For full details, FoodHealthyCommunityflyer.pdf

This is a free event

We Californians are used to living in a drought state. And as Americans we take water for granted.  We all know how vital water is to all aspects of life, and that our world faces serious water issues that must be addressed.  These include water shor

Registration for the Ninth Annual Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour, which will take place on Sunday, May 5, 2013 from 10:00 to 5:00, is now open.  This free, award-winning tour features forty Alameda and Contra Costa county gardens that are pest

Join this fun, hands-on workshop for tips and techniques to grow healthy plants, and make your garden more productive and fun! Learn to create high-quality soil, make your own compost (a gardener’s best friend), and prevent pest problems to reduce re

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Lower your water bill ** Conserve water ** Practice reuse ** Grow happy plants

LEARN how to reuse water from your bathroom sinks, showers, tubs, and washing machines in this fun, hands-on workshop.

LEARN

This fun, exciting, and informational class is designed to educate participants on the importance of sustainability; teach simple and effective ways to make sustainable practices part of your everyday life; and even show you how sustainable practices

Help us develop our water conservation garden and wildlife habitat while learning about more drought tolerant gardening practices and help your environment at the same time!

Join Sustainable San Ramon & Pure Ambition as we team up with the City of San Ramon to complete "Planting on the Farm," a community project at Forest Home Farms Historic Park.

We will also be collecting food for The Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solan

A Free Workshop Sponsored by: The City of Walnut Creek and The Gardens at Heather Farm

Discovering a Sense of Place (Part II) with Patrice Hanlon, GHF Garden Manager and Susan Handjian, Garden Consultant and Coach.

In our 2012 workshop we explored th

Land-Use Planning in a Rapidly Changing World

Planning for vibrant, healthy communities has never been more important—or more challenging—as widespread changes are rapidly reshaping our world.

With the Baby Boomer Generation aging, 25% of Contra Costa

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) have released the Draft Plan Bay Area, an integrated, long-range transportation and land-use/housing plan to support a growing economy, provide more h

Please mark your calendars for Earth Day, Sunday, April 21, 2:00-5:00 pm.  There will be a garden tour, exhibits, hands-on interactive activities, games, and fun for everyone.  Ask a Master Gardener. Become a part of our action for a more Sustainable

The Friends of the Wagner Ranch Nature Area will conduct this free festive program to celebrate and support environmental education programs in the Nature Area.

Step into nature and history and enjoy the 12^th Annual Wildlife Festival in support of the

Lafayette will host its 8^thAnnual Earth Day Festival on Sunday, April 21st from 11-3pm at the Lafayette Library and Learning Center.  Enjoy lunch, listen to live music, participate in family activities, check out the No Waste Zone, watch a film, brow

Save the date to bring the family for free, fun-filled activities and entertainment. The Celebration will be held at the John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez, California, which includes the 1882 Victorian home of the country's earliest and pe

To this end, MDR is promoting an Earth Day celebration with the theme "Reuse & then Recycle" by offering two identical free sessions on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 1300 Loveridge Road. Session one runs from 9:30 am to 11:30 am; session two from 12:30

Winter Walks a Therapeutic Gardening Series

Join Patrice Hanlon, GHF and Jackie Jordan, eco-therapist for a Friday morning from 9:30-11:00 around the Gardens. Explore the garden in depth, focusing on the small joys that are revealed when we take time

Up to now, development has stood, more often than not, for the depletion of nature for human gain. We can change that. The April 18th event Regenerative Design, designing net positive; will offer the audience innovative solutions for reshaping the pl

Yes, you can grow avocados! Join writer and landscaper Jillian Steinberger on Saturday April 13, 1–5pm for an adventurous carpool caravan tour to visit vigorous avocado trees in the East Bay. You’ll learn: why so few have been planted here, and why e