Saturday, April 26, 9 am – 4 pm
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The Ruth Bancroft Garden, Contra Costa Water District (CCWD) and East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) have partnered to offer you the opportunity to take a self-guided tour of 17 home gardens in Walnut Creek and Concord, which showcase the beauty and diversity that waterwise gardens can offer.
A waterwise landscape doesn’t just mean “prickly cacti.” There are many other options for climate-appropriate plants that will make your garden beautiful, conserve water and offer natural food sources for butterflies, bees and other local pollinators. This self-guided tour will showcase lawn-to-garden conversion projects up close, and give you the opportunity to talk to the homeowners and designers about the conversion process, their plant choices and overall experiences.
The tour will be on Saturday, April 26, 2025, from 9 am – 4 pm with a lunch break from 12 pm – 1 pm. Lunch is not provided. This event will take place rain or shine.
Tickets are $25 and include admission to The Ruth Bancroft Garden on April 26 as part of the tour.
Space is limited, and registration is required. After registration, we will send you an email on Thursday, April 24, with details about the self-guided tour.
See the yards of CCWD water customers that were converted from sprawling lawns to beautiful gardens. You will also find details about the CCWD Lawn-to-Garden Rebate Program. View a slideshow of EBMUD customers who converted their lawns to gardens through the EBMUD Lawn Conversion Program. Here you will also find details about the EBMUD Lawn Conversion Program.
Join us and register for an online Zoom lecture on Getting Started with Waterwise Gardening, on Thursday, April 10, 2025, at 5 p.m. This is a free webinar, but registration is required.
This joint lecture will feature representatives from the Ruth Bancroft Garden, EBMUD, and CCWD. Register here.
