April 27th, 2024 (Saturday), 9am-4pm
The Ruth Bancroft Garden, Contra Costa Water District and East Bay Municipal Utility District have partnered to offer you the opportunity to take a self-guided tour of 18 home gardens and three botanical gardens in Walnut Creek and Concord that showcase the beauty and diversity that waterwise gardens can offer.
A waterwise landscape doesn’t just mean ‘prickly cacti’ if that’s not your style. There are many other options for climate-appropriate plants that will make your garden beautiful while simultaneously helping conserve water and offering 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 process, their plant choices, and overall experiences.
The tour will be on April 27th, 2024 (Saturday) from 9am – 4pm (with a lunch break for homeowners from 12-1pm).
Space is limited and registration is required. After registration, look for an email on April 25th, 2024 (Thursday) for details about the self-guided tour, including the addresses.
Free admission to the Ruth Bancroft Garden will be included for 2024 Waterwise Garden Tour registrants. Look out for details in the email that will be sent out on April 25th.
Go here for a slideshow of before and after images of yards that were converted from sprawling lawns to beautiful gardens through the CCWD Lawn-to-Garden Rebate program. Go here for a slideshow of before and after images of yards that were converted from sprawling lawns to beautiful gardens through the EBMUD Lawn Conversion Program.
Join us for “Getting Started with Waterwise Gardening” talk on April 9th, 2024 (Tuesday) at 5pm. Go here for more details about this free webinar; registration required.
This joint lecture will feature representatives from RBG, EBMUD and CCWD.
