Find a Garden
Since the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour’s inception more than 250 gardens have been opened so the general public would have the opportunity to see beautiful, pesticide-free, water-conserving native plant gardens that provide habitat for native birds, bees, and butterflies.
You can view these gardens online a number of ways:
View Past Gardens
this search will show you the gardens that have been on the Tour each year since its inception
Find a Designer
this search will show you the gardens that have been professionally designed, and provide contact information for the designers
Interactive Garden Listing!
A quick way to find gardens that will be most useful to you. The interactive listing below will allow you to find gardens of interest based on features.
- City [viewing plant lists for the gardens in your city will help you choose plants that will do well in your microclimate]
- Creek
- Grey water system
- Rain garden [retains rainwater on-site]
- Trickling water attracts wildlife [fountain, waterfall]
- Pond or bog
- Homeowner designed
- Professionally designed
- Large garden [10,000 sq. ft. or more]
- Small garden [600 sq. ft. or less]
- bunchgrass meadow
- Local native plants (70% or more plants local to the East Bay)
- Certified as a Backyard Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation
- Natives in a parking strip
- Oak woodland and understory plants
- Slope
- Wheelchair accessible (at least partially)
- Open to grazing by deer
- 90% or more natives
- Shade
- Garden Art
- Great butterfly gardens
- Great bird gardens
- Great bee gardens
- Containers with natives
- Mature [5 or more years old]
Example: Enter “pond small slope” to find all gardens that are small (under 600 sq ft), have a pond, and are on a slope.