Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour - May 3 2015, 10am -5pm

22 Apr 2015

Registration is now open for the free Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour which will take place Sunday, May 3, 2015 from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm at various locations throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties.

Participants on the 11th annual, free, self-guided Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour can choose from 30 showcase native plant gardens. Participants will have the opportunity to learn how to select and care for California native plants, lower their water bills, design a low-maintenance garden, attract butterflies, birds, and bees, and garden without using pesticides.

More than 40 talks will be offered throughout the day at various locations. Although the event is free, registration is required. Registration will close on April 23 or when the tour is full, whichever comes first.

As a preview to the tour, the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge will be having two talks on April 26 about how native plants can attract wildlife to your yard. The talks will include a short walk. We will meet at the Visitor Center in Fremont located 2 Marshlands Rd. These 1-hour talks and walks begin at 11 a.m. and at 1 p.m. Participants will receive a free packet of narrow leaf milkweed seeds while supplies last.

Visit the Bringing Back the Natives website at http://bringingbackthenatives.net to register and to find a host of resources in native plant gardening. Photographs, native plant nurseries, native plant sales, and workshops are all listed on this website.

  • Event: Planting for Wildlife Talks and Walks at Don Edwards Refuge
  • Where: 2 Marshlands Rd, Fremont
  • When: April 26, 2015 Time: 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
  • Cost: Free.
  • Participants receive a free packet of milkweed seeds while supplies last. No registration required.
  • Event: Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour http://bringingbackthenatives.net
  • When: Sunday, May 3, 2015
  • Where: This award-winning, self- guided tour showcases 30 beautiful Alameda and Contra Costa county gardens that are pesticide-free, require minimal watering, provide habitat for wildlife, and contain 60 percent or more native plants. Garden addresses are mailed to registrants in April.
  • Cost: Free.
  • Registration will close when the tour reaches capacity, or on April 23, whichever comes first.