Summer 2024

Award for UCMGCCC Richmond Low Water Demonstration Garden!

Come and visit the Richmond Low Water Demonstration Garden soon!

"The proclamation recognizes the partnership, outstanding skill and dedication of the Richmond Parks and Landscaping Division and the UC Master Gardeners who have restored the Richmond Civic Center garden to optimal health and beauty." 

In 2005 the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) worked with the City of Richmond to establish a low-water-use demonstration garden in the Richmond Civic Center Plaza. During the financial crisis beginning in 2008, the garden began to suffer the effects of budget cuts and staff reductions, falling into disrepair. In 2018, a partnership between the UC Master Gardeners and the Richmond Parks and Landscaping Division was established to restore and maintain the gardens.

The Richmond Parks and Landscaping Division and the UC Master Gardeners, with the support from EBMUD, is an excellent model of how to sustain and activate an urban demonstration garden."

as stated on the City of Richmond website.