28 April 2023 update- Circuit A & C are SOLD OUT.  Registration for Circuit B will close at 8pm.  If you are a registrant and have any questions about the tour details (ie list of addresses), please contact alice@ruthbancroftgarden.org

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 16 gardens in Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill, Moraga and Lafayette that showcase the beauty and diversity of waterwise gardens. For more details, go here.

Saturday, April 29th, 2023 from 9am-4pm (with a lunch break from 12-1pm).  Lunch is not provided.

In order to spread out the visitors, you will have to choose a Circuit and visit the 16 gardens in the specified order:

• Circuit A: Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill, Moraga/Lafayette
• Circuit B: Pleasant Hill, Moraga/Lafayette, Walnut Creek
• Circuit C: Moraga/Lafayette, Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill

On April 28th, registrants will receive an address list/map and plant lists of the featured gardens.  Participants provide their own transportation and explore each garden at their own pace during 9am-4pm.

Each ticket is valid for one individual.  Ticket availability will open on March 6th, 2023 at 8am and close on April 28th, 2023 at 8pm.  Tickets for this event are non-refundable and non-transferable.

If you wish to visit the Ruth Bancroft Garden before/after the Waterwise Garden Tour, please note that you also have to pay an additional entrance fee.  Stop by the admission kiosk to pay the admission fee; more info can be found here.