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.
Talks
Liz Bittner shares some photos of amazing plants from her travels to Turkey, Cyprus, and Japan, and around California during her six-month leave in 2024.
Panayoti Kelaidis discusses the connections and the contrasts between the flora of Colorado and California and how California's flora has had an impact well beyond its borders.
The High Line is the most famous example of Piet Oudolf's four-season, naturalistic garden designs. Join senior director of horticulture, Richard Hayden for an exploration of the ecological habitats, important native plants, and the horticultural techniques for evolving and caring for this New York City treasure. This lecture will be via ZOOM only.
Bob Case talks about the Beartooth Range, home to many beautiful and horticulturally desirable alpine plants. Bob is a long-time member of the Friends of the Garden and a frequent speaker for the Wayne Roderick Lecture series.
Classes
Mar 8, 22, May 10, 17 , 24, Jun 7
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Glenn Keator presents a series that will focus on habitats and adaptations to plants in a wide variety of different regions of California including the north Coast Ranges, the Northern Mountains, the Sierra foothills, the high Sierra, the deserts, and the Channel Islands.
Activities
Our knowledgeable docents provide free guided tours of the garden on non-rainy Sat, Sun, and holidays.
Feb 2, 16, Mar 2, 23, 30, Apr 27, May 4, 11, Jun 1
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Although there are hundreds of families worldwide, knowing 50 basic families in California will identify most plants 90 percent of the time. This series, taught by Glenn Keator, will emphasize families important in California by examining their features in the garden without the use of special tools.