Bay-Friendly Garden Tour
About the Tour
The Bay-Friendly Coalition is offering a self-guided tour of private residential gardens that demonstrate gardening techniques appropriate for local conditions. Host gardeners are native plant enthusiasts, wildlife gardeners and urban food growers who are happy to show you their gardens and talk about their accomplishments and challenges. Gardens range from professionally designed postage stamp-sized lots in Berkeley to exuberant one-acre market gardens in Pleasanton.
Looking for 2011 Host Gardeners
The Bay-Friendly Coalition is looking for residential gardens located in Alameda County, Palo Alto and San Jose to feature on the 8th annual Bay-Friendly Garden Tour. This is the first year that the tour will include gardens from Palo Alto and San Jose. Plant enthusiasts, wildlife gardeners, urban food growers, and other natural gardeners are encouraged to apply.
If you are interested in sharing your Bay-Friendly garden please complete an application by September 15, 2010. Host gardeners receive a t-shirt, tote bag, Bay-Friendly Gardening Guide, and Bay-Friendly Garden registration sign in appreciation of your participation. The tour will be held Sunday, April 24, 2011. For more information contact Jennifer Ketring at jketring@hughes.net or 707-353-0143.
Applications are being accepted for the following geographic areas:
Tour Registration
Registration for the 2011 Bay-Friendly Garden
Tour will be open during the fall of 2010.
Tour details:
Cost: $10 per household
Registration is required to receive directions and garden descriptions. Deadline to register on-line will be April 15, 2011.
Gardens open from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on Sunday, April 24, 2011.
Sponsoring Bay-Friendly Garden Tour
If you are a public agency or organization interested in sponsoring a Bay-Friendly Garden Tour in your community, please contact the Coalition. |
