Growing Natives Garden Tour 2025 Scheduled Talks

 
 

Saturday

  1. 10:30 AM at UC Master Gardener Program at Martial Cottle Park - Native Demonstration Garden: Guided Walk and Talk Tour, about 30 minutes long.

  2. 11:00 AM at Kirk Park Native Plant Pollinator Garden - Learn about the endangered monarch butterfly, its lifecycle, its amazing migration and how you can help these iconic butterflies and attract them to your garden. Monarch butterfly docents and kid-friendly monarch information will be available throughout the day.

  3. 12:00 – 2:00 PM at Slatebrook Garden - Chef Julian Silvera, executive chef at the Tasting House in Los Gatos, will showcase the rich flavors of California native edible plants with a special tasting experience. He collaborates with Hester Farm, a regenerative organic farm in San Jose, to create innovative dishes using native fruits, edible shrubs, and riparian plants.

  4. 12:00 PM at UC Master Gardener Program at Martial Cottle Park - Native Demonstration Garden: Guided Walk and Talk Tour, about 30 minutes long.

  5. 1:00 PM at Wandering Among Natives - Edible California Native Plants

  6. 1:00 PM at Kirk Park Native Plant Pollinator Garden - Learn about the endangered monarch butterfly, its lifecycle, its amazing migration and how you can help these iconic butterflies and attract them to your garden. Monarch butterfly docents and kid-friendly monarch information will be available throughout the day.

  7. 1:30 PM at UC Master Gardener Program at Martial Cottle Park - Native Demonstration Garden: Guided Walk and Talk Tour, about 30 minutes long.

  8. 3:00 PM at UC Master Gardener Program at Martial Cottle Park - Native Demonstration Garden: Guided Walk and Talk Tour, about 30 minutes long.

Sunday

  1. 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM at Bring Back Bay Area Bees, Butterflies and Birds: Jim Spinello will bring butterfly chrysalises and share information about butterfly life cycles and host plants.

  2. 11:30 AM at Local Native, Straight Species Garden: Transgenerational Justice for Native Plants, Animals, and People.

  3. 11:30 AM at Native Bonsai trees and Bonsai arrangements: A demonstration of how to create a kusamono from California native plants.

  4. 11:30 AM at Bring Back Bay Area Bees, Butterflies and Birds: Dog Friendly Gardening - by host Brian Dirking (in the back yard)

  5. 2:00 PM at Butterfly House Native Garden: a talk by the owners on laundry-to-landscape, grey water and rain barrels.

  6. 2:00 PM at Native Bonsai trees and Bonsai arrangements: A demonstration of how to create a kusamono from California native plants.

  7. 2:30 PM at Bring Back Bay Area Bees, Butterflies and Birds: Bring Your Garden to Life with California Native Plants - by host Jennifer Dirking (in front yard)

 

Find us on: