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'
East Bay Public Gardens Open House
Jun 6, 2026, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Visit “Our Garden” during the East Bay Public Gardens Open House and discover how beautiful, productive, and water-wise gardening can work together in Contra Costa County!
Stroll through our demonstration vegetable beds, orchard, and low-water perimeter plantings while Master Gardeners share practical tips on soil health, irrigation, sustainable gardening practices, and growing food successfully in our local climate.
Don’t miss special presentations by Master Gardener Steve Danziger at 11:00 AM and 12:00 PM:
“Best Practices for Home Hardening & Firewise Landscaping”
Bring your gardening questions too! Our Ask A Master Gardener table will be available throughout the event to help with plant problems, gardening advice, pest questions, and more.
Here's the direct link to the event's webpage, where you can find a detailed plant list by garden site and the event map to plan your visit.
When to Visit
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.
From the first blooms of April to the harvest of October, we gather every Wednesday under our iconic big oak tree. Enjoy our weekly presentations from 10:00 to 11:30 am, and take advantage of dedicated time with our 'Ask a Master Gardener' team for personalized gardening guidance.
2026 Wednesday Morning Garden Talks
The ever-so-popular Wednesday Garden Talks have returned after a very successful Great Tomato Plant Sale (GTPS). Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
For more details on the list of upcoming talks, visit our Events Calendar for Garden Talks
- April 15 - 'Ready, Set, Grow', Vegetable Growing Strategies
- April 22 - 'Water Wise', Irrigation Tricks and Tools
- April 29 - Underground and Underappreciated - The Tree Planting Revolution
- May 06 - 'Pots, Problems & Plants', Common Container Gardening Challenges
- May 13 - Rare, Unusual and Delicious Edibles for the Kitchen
- May 20 - A Healthier Garden Starts Here
- May 27 - Amazing Basil
- June 03 - Under the Weather - When Plants Get the Blues: Understanding Biotic and Abiotic disorders
- June 10 - 'The Miracles of Mulch'
- June 17 - 'Weeding out Weeds'
- June 24 - 'The Good, the Bad, and the Bug-ly'
- July 01 - 'Getting Juicy: a Berry Good Gardening Talk'
- July 08 - 'What's the Buzz All About', Bees in the garden
- July 15 - The Biological Logic of Pruning
- July 22 - Making Our Creeks Healthier
- July 29 - 'Moles and Voles and Rats, Oh My', Vertebrate Pests
- August 05 - The Allure of Tulips
- August 12 - 'Leaf me a Clue', The secret life of leaves
- August 19 - 'Firewise Landscaping' Fire scaping
- August 26 - 'Cut Back for a Comeback', Pruning Perennial Plants
- September 02 - 'No Shears Required!', How to Plan a Prune-less Garden
- September 9 - Cover Crop Magic, 'Nature's Secret Weapon'
- September 16 - 'Exotic Beauty: Proteas & Southern Hemisphere Plants'
- September 23 - 'Keep the Cycle Going', Seed Saving
- September 30 - 'Root Renewal: Fall Transplanting and Dividing'
- October 07 - 'Fall in Love with Pumpulents' - Do you like pumpins? How about succulents?
- October 14 - Edimentals 'Plants so Edible & Ornamental'
- October 21 - 'Turning Scraps into Soil - All Year', Composting for the Fall and Winter
- October 28 - 'Plants we love', Master Gardeners favorite picks
Finding Our Garden
