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Bay-Friendly Garden Tour

The 9th annual Garden Tour will open gates to over 65 gardens located in geographic clusters in Alameda, Marin, Napa and Santa Clara counties. Palo Alto will showcase 11 gardens on tour day.

  • Sunday, April 29, Alameda & Santa Clara
  • Sunday, May 6, Napa
  • Saturday, May 19, Marin

A new crop of gardens celebrates the diverse styles of Bay-Friendly with backyard orchards, urban homesteads, drought tolerant lawn replacements, greywater installations, and native habitats.

You can preview some of the gardens by visiting www.BayFriendlyBlog.org where a host garden 'pick of the week' will be posted between now and the tour.  

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Registration is required to receive a guidebook with directions, garden descriptions and entrance tickets for all three tour dates; cost is $10 per guidebook. The guidebook also has coupons, including up to 20% off at several local nurseries. Register at www.BayFriendlyGardenTour.og.

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