Going Native Garden Tour 2013
April 13, 2013 by Beth Slatkin
A free tour of native gardens in the Santa Clara Valley and on the Peninsula
April 20-21, 2013
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UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley
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Located in Strawberry Canyon, this garden has extensive grounds and plants form all over the world, including a large area of California native plants.
Planet Horticulture
July 20, 2012 by Bay Nature
Landscape design firm specializing in native plant gardens.
Native Here Nursery
July 20, 2012 by Bay Nature
Native Here Nursery, a project of the East Bay chapter of the California Native Plant Society, is a nonprofit native plant nursery growing an extensive collection of plants native to Alameda and Contra Costa counties. The nursery serves landscape and restoration professionals as well as backyard gardeners, and proceeds from sales support conservation work and other activities of the East Bay Chapter of the California Native Plant Society. Native Here is located in Tilden Regional Park in the Berkeley hills, across from the entrance to the Tilden Park Golf Course. Check our website for catalog, hours, and directions.
Jepson Herbarium
July 20, 2012 by Bay Nature
The Jepson Herbarium, established in 1950, specializes in the vascular plants of California. The University and Jepson Herbaria of the University of California at Berkeley are two collections of pressed plants housed together along with research labs, libraries, and archives. Together the Herbaria hold about 2,200,000 specimens, one of the largest collections in North America.
Friends of the Regional Parks Botanic Garden
July 20, 2012 by Bay Nature
The Friends of the Regional Parks Botanic Garden is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the Regional Parks Botanic Garden in its work of public education, horticultural development, and conservation. The Garden is a beautiful 10-acre living museum of California native plants located in the hills above Berkeley, California, and open to the public daily. The Garden also offers free weekend tours and fee-based classes.
Forrest Deaner Native Plant Botanic Garden
July 20, 2012 by Bay Nature
The garden comprises about 3.5 acres within the Benicia State Recreation Area, adjacent to the main picnic area, and just below newly constructed trails around Dillon Point.
East Bay Wilds
July 20, 2012 by Bay Nature
East Bay Wilds specializes in the use of native plant material in residential and commercial landscapes of the East Bay. They use plants cultivated in their own native plant nursery.
Chris E Hecht Design & Landscape Construction
July 20, 2012 by Bay Nature
We are exceptional East Bay based landscape designer/ builders, specializing in creating naturalistic gardens, with a focus on hillside landscaping solutions which often incorporate ponds and water features, stone walls, and beautiful boulder and stonework. Our gardens are sustainable, “bay-friendly”, and environmentally sensitive; lush-looking but with low water requirement. In speaking of our work, customers have said “outstanding project, fun to work with”, “excellent taste, “worry free, great crew” and “awesome job.” When you’re ready to realize the front or backyard landscape design of your dreams, we’re just a call or click away. We service Alameda, Contra Costa, and Marin counties.
