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.
2024 Garden Talks... Here They Come!
Our popular Wednesday morning talks at Our Garden start up on April 17th, and continue through October. The talks run from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. Come on out. We'd love to see you!
Here is the 2024 schedule:
- April 17 - Favorite Summer Vegetable Varieties
- April 24 - Irrigation
- May 1 - Peppers
- May 8 - Raised Beds and Container Gardens
- May 15 - Fertilizers and Amendments
- May 22 - Creating a Habitat in the Garden for plants, creatures and people
- May 29 - Roses
- June 5 - Friend or Foe
- June 12 - Vertebrate Pests
- June 19 - Comparing Composting Methods
- June 26 - RecycleSmart composting and vermicomposting programs
- July 3 - NO TALK
- July 10 - Summer Pruning
- July 17 - Garden Safety
- July 24 - Monarch Butterflies
- July 31 - Grapes
- August 7 - Succulents
- August 14 - Nutrition from the Garden
- August 21 - Cool Weather Vegetables
- August 28 - Cover Crops
- September 4 - Garden Design
- September 11 - Tool Time
- September 18 - Lawn Alternatives
- September 25 - Composting in Place / No Till
- October 2 - Dry Farming
- October 9 - Citrus
- October 16 - What Went Wrong in My Garden?
- October 23 - Trees
- October 30 - Garden Hacks
- See full listing of these and other talks on our calendar
Our Garden is located at the southwest corner of North Wiget Lane and Shadelands Drive, just north of Ygnacio Valley Road, in Walnut Creek, California.
Finding Our Garden
