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We provide a variety of advisory and consulting services to local community gardens. Depending on your needs, we can...

Explore dates and topics to become a UC Master Gardener Volunteer. Training by UC instructors. Graduates volunteer in programs supporting sustainable horticulture.

Sustainability in the home garden means caring for and amending the soil. A List of relevant resources from the UC ANR program is provided.

Here we provide useful tips on creating and maintaining a beautiful and sustainable home landscape, with special emphasis on what works well here in Contra Costa. Our most recent publication is Trees Suitable for Planting in Lawns in Contra Costa County, which we hope you will find useful.

Visit for useful tips on growing fruits and vegetables in Contra Costa County as well as information on sustainable gardening and dealing with drought

The following vegetable planting guides represent the combined gardening experience of many of the UC Master Gardeners here in Contra Costa County.

Explores in depth how the UC Master Gardeners could consult with your school to create and maintain a school garden brimming with enrichment opportunities.

The volunteers of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County have years of experience developing and maintaining school gardens.

Here are some useful resources and organizations that provide a wealth of information and guidance on growing School Gardens. And, don't forget to call on the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa for free advice! How to Grow a School GardenA Complete Guide for Parents and Teachers.

For those of you planning or cultivating home orchards, we're pleased to offer the following guide: Fruit, Nut and Grape Varieties for the Contra Costa Home Orchard.