Parks and Gardens in the East Bay--Milpitas to Berkeley
Alameda County Water District Drought Tolerant Demo Garden 43885 S. Grimmer Blvd, Fremont, CA 94538 Open daylight hours, free admission http://www.acwd.org/wc_garden.php5 University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley 200 Centennial Drive, Berkeley, CA 94720 Adults $7, child $2, students/seniors $5 Paid parking in UC lot across street $2.50 for 2 hours http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/ Regional Parks Botanic Park – Tilden Regional Park 10 acres of CA native plants Intersection of Wildcat Canyon Rd and South Park Drive in Tilden Regional Park in the Berkeley hills Oct1-May31 Open 8:30-5:00, Jun1-Sep30 Open 8:30-5:30 Closed Jan 1, Thanksgiving Day, Dec 25 Ruth Bancroft Garden 1551 Bancroft Rd, Walnut Creek, CA 94598 Open: M-F 10-4, Sat 10-1, Closed Sundays (winter hours) Closed Mar 30-Apr 11, Oct 12-Nov 7 Docent and self-guided tours available http://www.ruthbancroftgarden.org/ Gardens at Heather Farm 1540 Marchbanks Dr, Walnut Creek, CA 94598 Has a native and a low-water plant areas within the garden Open daily during daylight hours, free admission Return from Gardens EastBay to Gardening Ideas
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