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The Regional Parks Botanic Garden is a naturally beautiful and tranquil living museum of California native plants. Located within Tilden Regional Park in the hills above Berkeley, California, this enchanting 10-acre garden is a sanctuary for many of the state's rare and endangered plants and a place for visitors to wander among trees, shrubs, flowers, and grasses from plant communities throughout the state. The Botanic Garden is welcoming to all visitors from our entire Bay Area community and travelers to the Bay Area.

Events

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Pollination of California Native Plants
May 4
Pollination of California Native Plants

Join us for special free, family-friendly tour on pollination. On this tour you will dissect a California poppy, watch pollinators at work, and learn how seeds disperse. Our Garden docents will lead this tour, which is suitable for all ages.

Walks

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Butterfly Walk
Butterfly Walk
$0.00

May 18, 2025

Join Sarab Seth, the Butterfly Guy, for a guided walk around the Botanic Garden in search of butterflies. Space is limited to 10 participants and you must register for the walk.

Classes

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Botanizing California
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Botanizing California
$150.00

Mar 8, 22, May 10, 17, 24, Jun 7
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Glenn Keator presents a series that focuses on habitats and plant adaptations in different regions of California: the north coast ranges, northern mountains, Sierra foothills, high Sierra, deserts, and Channel Islands.

Tule Pack Basket or Pouch
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Tule Pack Basket or Pouch
$100.00

Sun Aug 10, 2025
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Make a version of the Shetland Isles kishie—typically made of straw bundles—using tule and coconut fiber twine.

Small Willow Fruit-Gathering Basket
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Small Willow Fruit-Gathering Basket
$100.00

Sun Sep 14, 2025
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Make small open-weave twined baskets suitable for hanging from the neck or at the waist when picking fruits or nuts. The instructor will provide whole peeled sandbar willow for the warps, and split European for the wefts.

What’s in Bloom

  • Beardtongue

  • Pacific bleeding-heart

  • Blue-eyed grass

  • California lilac

  • Coral bells

  • Flannel bush

  • Fringecups

  • Gooseberry

  • Huckleberry

  • Pacific madrone

  • Oregon grape

  • Paintbrush

  • Redwood sorrel

  • Sage

  • Shaw’s agave

  • Snow wreath

  • Wallflower

  • Western azalea 

  • Wooly blue curls

California lilac

Activities

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Plant Sales
Plant Sales

Sales are Wed 10:00 AM-12:00 PM and the first Sat of the month 10:00 AM-2:00 PM, starting June 7.

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Garden Tours
Garden Tours

Our knowledgeable docents provide free guided tours on non-rainy Sat, Sun, and holidays.

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