Event details

Discover the beauty and benefits of water‑wise gardening! 

Visit a nearby participating garden for expert tips, tours, and resources.

Learn about attracting pollinators, blooming native plants, growing food, large and small garden designs, building healthy soil, landscape rebates, and more! Site-specific garden features and activities listed below.

• Get a sneak peek of featured gardens in this short video.
• Peruse the plant list by garden site. 
• View the event map and plan your visit (coming soon).

This event is sponsored by EBMUD, CCWD, UC Master Gardener Program of Alameda County, and UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County. 

For more information contact waterconservation@ebmud.com, 510-287-1900.

Alameda 

City Hall West, 950 W. Mall Sq. Large landscape, native and Mediterranean plants. Guided and self-guided tours. 

Berkeley 

Regional Parks Botanic Garden, 1550 Wildcat Canyon Rd at South Park Dr. Native plants, rainwater catchment. Guided and self-guided tours, top of the hour presentations. Narrow and hilly garden paths.

Concord 

Contra Costa Water District Conservation Garden, 1331 Concord Ave. Native and Mediterranean plants. Guided and self-guided tours. 

Emeryville 

Emeryville Greenway, Peladeau Street and Stanford Ave. Large landscape, native and Mediterranean plants, raingarden feature. Guided and self-guided tours. 

Lafayette 

Lafayette Community Garden and Outdoor Learning Ctr. , 3932 Mt. Diabl Blvd. Native and Mediterranean plants, growing food, water capture, compost, Miwok village. Guided and self-guided tours. 

Martinez 

John Muir National Historic Site, Native Plant Garden, 4202 Alhambra Ave. Native plants. Self-guided tour. 

Oakland 

Dimond Park, Friends of Sausal Creek Native Plant Demonstration Garden, 3860 Hanly Rd. Native and Mediterranean plants. Guided tours, top of the hour presentations. 

Lake Merritt Trials Garden, 666 Bellevue Ave. Native and Mediterranean plants, growing food, and compost. Self-guided tour. 

West Oakland Farm Park, 2847 Peralta St. Mediterranean plants, rainwater catchment, growing food, compost. Self-guided tours, top of the hour presentation. 

Richmond 

Booker T. Anderson Recreation Center, 960 South 47th St. Native and Mediterranean plants, stormwater feature. Guided tours, top of the hour presentation. 

Richmond Low Water Demonstration Garden, MacDonald Ave between 27th St. and Civic Center Plz. Native and Mediterranean plants. Guided and self-guided tours. 

Walnut Creek 

Gardens at Heather Farm, 1540 Marchbanks Dr. Native and Mediterranean plants. Self-guided tours. 

Our Garden,111 N. Wiget Ln. Mediterranean plants, growing food, healthy soil, and  compost. Guided and self-guided tours, top of the hour presentations. 

Participating organizations include: City of Alameda, City of Emeryville, City of Richmond, Contra Costa Water District, East Bay Municipal Utility District, East Bay Regional Park District, Friends of Sausal Creek, Gardens at Heather Farm, John Muir National Historic Site, Lafayette Community Garden and Outdoor Learning Center, ReScape, UC Master Gardener Program of Alameda County, and UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County, and The Watershed Project.