Resources and Information
This page provides a variety of links for various resources.
Members may submit additional links by contacting us via [email protected]
Gardening Information
This list provides a variety of links for Bay Area gardening information
CA Dept. of Water Resources-Water Use Efficiency
Composting & Gardening programs from Contra Costa County Recycling
East Bay Municipal Utilities District (EBMUD)
Fine Gardening – Botanical Latin Pronunciation
National Wildlife Federation – Garden for Wildlife
Our Water Our World – Pest Management
PlantRight-California Horticultural Invasives Prevention
UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program
California Native Plant Society – Calscape
Saving Water in Landscapes
Contra Costa County Water District: Water Wise Plants
East Bay Municipal Utility District: Water Smart Plants
Home Composting
RecycleSmart, Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority
Local Gardens
This list provides a variety of links for Bay Area gardens open to the public.
Alameda County Water District Demo Garden, Fremont
Contra Costa Water District Bette Boatman Conservation Garden, Concord
The Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden, Palo Alto
The Gardens at Heather Farm, Walnut Creek
Markham Regional Park & Arboretum, Concord
Sonoma Botanical Garden, Glen Ellen
Regional Parks Botanic Garden, Tilden Park, Berkeley
The Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek
Plant Societies
American Camellia Society – National Society
Northern California Camellia Society in Martinez
Daylily Society for Region 7 (California)
American Iris Society – Northern California
Mount Diablo Iris Society – Facebook page
American Rose Society – National
San Francisco Rose Society Facebook page
Garden Organizations
California Horticultural Society
UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa
The Mediterranean Garden Society
The Western Horticultural Society
Wildlife Habitat in Your Backyard
The National Wildlife Federation, Certify Your Habitat
Doug Tallamy’s website: Start a New Habitat, Homegrown National Park
Xerces Society, Pollinator Conservation Program
Garden Gate by John Gallagher