Resources for Gardeners & Gardening Enthusiasts

Gardening can be a lifelong journey experiencing your home habitat first hand. In addition to the one-on-one consultation services offered by Berkeley Gardens owner Alya Davidman, there are an inspiring array of classes and workshops for various degrees of expertise in the East Bay area.

Horticulture and Gardening Classes

Merritt College, Oakland, CA http://www.merrittlandhort.com/

Bay-Friendly Gardening, stopwaste.org
Bay-Friendly Gardening Workshop Series

Native Plant Classes, Workshops, Gardens

Regional Parks Botanic Gardens http://www.nativeplants.org/events.html

California Native Plant Society http://www.cnps.org/cnps/education/workshops/

Jepson Herbarium http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/workshops/

Other resources for local natural environment:

BayNature Magazine, quarterly magazine http://baynature.org/

Tilden Nature Center, visitor center http://www.ebparks.org/parks/tilden

Pacific Horticulture, quarterly magazine http://www.pacifichorticulture.org/

Urban Bee Project, online information on bee gardening http://nature.berkeley.edu/urbanbeegardens/research_history.html

Pt Reyes National Seashore Association, public classes and workshops http://www.ptreyes.org/camps-classes-programs/field-institute

News from Native California, quarterly magazine http://www.heydaybooks.com/news/

Nurseries:

Annie’s Annuals http://www.anniesannuals.com

Flowerland http://flowerlandshop.com/

Berkeley Horticultural Nursery http://www.berkeleyhort.com

East Bay Nursery http://www.eastbaynursery.com/