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When: Saturday, May 2, and Sunday, May 3, 2009 from 10:00 - 5:00
Native Plant Sale Extravaganza
Once again, as part of the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour (which takes place on Sunday, May 3), a number of native plant nurseries 'most not normally open to the public' will be open on Saturday, May 2 and Sunday May 3, 2009 from 10:00 - 5:00. Take advantage of this opportunity to shop for unique or hard-to-find native plants that are not normally available in most nurseries! You do not need to register for the Tour in order to shop at these nurseries on the weekend of the Extravaganza.
This two-day shopping opportunity will offer native plant fans a good selection of native plants and provide a relaxed and less crowded shopping experience than one normally finds at native plant sales. Knowledgeable staff will be on hand to help shoppers select the right plants for their gardens. Saturday shoppers will have time to visit more showcase native plant gardens on Sunday, May 3, during the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour.
For information on how to successfully plant natives, please see this Transplant Guide.
Nurseries selling only on Sunday, May 3, 2009 from 10am - 5pm
Castro Valley - East Bay Wilds will sell natives at Mary Cooper's garden at 18741 Brickell Way, Castro Valley. www.eastbaywilds.com
Berkeley - East Bay Wilds will sell natives at Roy and Carolyn West's house at 1635 Posen, Berkeley. www.eastbaywilds.com
Livermore - Middlebrook Gardens will sell natives at Ann and Paul Kasameyer's garden at 692 Jefferson Avenue, Livermore. http://www.middlebrook-gardens.com/nursery
Walnut Creek - Garden Natives will sell natives at BJ Ledgerwood's garden at 75 Oak Knoll Loop, Walnut Creek. www.gardennatives.com
Nurseries selling on both Saturday, May 2, and Sunday, May 3, 2009 from 10am - 5pm
Alameda - Ploughshares Native Plant Nursery, 2701 Main Street, Alameda. www.ploughsharesnursery.com
Alameda - Oaktown Native Plant Nursery, 2701 Main Street, Alameda. www.oaktownnativenursery.info
Berkeley - Native Here Nursery, 101 Golf Course Drive, Tilden Park www.ebcnps.org/nativehere.html
Berkeley - University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley, 200 Centennial Drive, Berkeley. botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/shop/theplantdeck.shtml
Crockett - The Carquinez Regional Environmental Education Center (CREEC), 1909 Dowrelio Drive, Crockett. http://www.creecyouth.org/blog
Richmond - The Watershed Nursery, 601 Canal Blvd Richmond. (510) 548-4714. www.thewatershednursery.com
Richmond - Annie's Annuals and Perennials, 740 Market Ave., Richmond, (510) 215-1671. www.anniesannuals.com
Garden Talks and Tours at the Nurseries
At the UC Botanical Garden
Sunday, May 3, 2009 12:30 - Free California Habitats Tour for Children. Visit the Garden's outstanding collection of California native plants to learn how they adapted to specific areas within the Golden State. Show your garden guide for free admission; space is limited; pre-registration required at (510) 643-2755 x 03.
Sunday, May 3, 2009 2:30 - Free Tour of The California Collection
Join horticulturist Ken Bates for a tour through the California Area, the Garden's largest collection. See native flora from diverse regions of the state. Show your garden guide for free admission; space is limited; pre-registration required at (510) 643-2755 x 03.
At the Watershed Nursery
Sunday, May 3, 2009 11:00 and 1:00 - Gardening without invasives: Protecting wildlands and waterways from invasive plants by Christiana Conser, PlantRight. PlantRight will have a display table set up on both Saturday and Sunday.
Kathy Kramer
Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour Coordinator
(510) 236-9558
kathy@kathykramerconsulting.net
www.bringingbackthenatives.net
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