About Our Garden
Our Garden is a public demonstration garden, built and maintained by the volunteers of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County, featuring methods of gardening that may help you with decisions about your own home garden space.
Visiting Our Garden:
We're normally open to the public from 9:00 am to noon on Wednesdays from April through October. Come visit to wander through the garden, attend a weekly presentation, or get your questions answered.
Presentations are normally held each week, from 10:00 - 11:30 am, under the big oak tree. The Ask a Master Gardener team is available from 9 am - noon to answer gardening questions or discuss any gardening problems you may have.
2025 Garden Talks... Have come and gone!
Our popular Wednesday morning talks at 'Our Garden' have wrapped up for 2025.
We will return right after the Great Tomato Plant Sale (GTPS), which kicks off April 11, 2026. Mark your calendar; spring will be here before we know it!
This was our 2025 in-person talk schedule:
- April 09 - Pro tips for Home Gardeners
- April 16 - Growing in Containers
- April 23 - Growing and Using Peppers
- April 30 - Fertilizers and Amendments
- May 07 - Directly Sowing Seeds in Your Edible Garden
- May 14 - Strawberries and Blueberries
- May 21 - Planting a Shade Garden
- May 28 - Creating a Habitat in the Garden for Plants, Creatures, and People
- June 04 - Propagating Plants from Cuttings
- June 11 - Firescaping
- June 18 - Irrigation
- June 25 - Spiders and other Creepy Crawlies in the Garden
- July 02 - CLOSED - NO TALK
- July 09 - Citrus
- July 16 - Roses
- July 23 - Rats and Squirrels Oh My!
- July 30 - Espalier
- August 06 - Grapes
- August 13 - Mid-season Garden Checkup
- August 20 - Garden Structures for Growth and Protection
- August 27 - Alliums
- September 03 - Drought-Tolerant Planting
- September 10 - Planting Shrubs and Trees
- September 17 - Grafting
- September 24 - Bees
- October 01 - Growing Cherry Trees
- October 08 - Composting - 'Let me Count the Ways'
- October 15 - Tea from Your Garden
- October 22 - Planning a Rain Garden
- October 29 - Garden Hacks
- See full listing of these and other talks on our calendar
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