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Going Native Garden Tour

  • Are you interested in gardens that are water-wise and low maintenance, attractive to humans as well as birds and butterflies? Visit them on the Bay Area’s 9th annual Going Native Garden Tour. This is a free, self-guided tour of home gardens landscaped with California native plants.

In Cupertino, you can visit the Nancy Hertert Memorial Native Plant Demonstration Garden and three other home gardens. (Locations available from website)

If you want to go further and look around elsewhere outside of Cupertino, , you can visit the website for more locations.

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 Native plants will be available for purchase at select gardens. Many gardens will feature talks on native plant gardening.

The self-guided tour is open to all. Admission is free; registration is required at www.gngt.org before April 17, 3pm, or until the tour reaches capacity. Space is limited; register early to ensure a place. For more information, email info@gngt.org.

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