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.
Botanic Garden Closure
The Botanic Garden will be closed Jan 5 - 10 for major maintenance projects and will reopen Jan 11 8:30 AM.
Talks
Carol Bornstein will provide an overview of the California native plant cultivars she has selected and/or been involved with over the course of her career. This lecture will be via ZOOM only.
In 2023 Dana York coauthored two books about the Plants of the Pacific Crest Trail - Northern and Southern California. He’ll talk about his work that led to these books, and some of the plants that you can find in them.
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.
Classes
Activities
Plants sales are Wed 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM and the first Sat of every month 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM.
Our knowledgeable docents provide free guided tours of the garden on non-rainy Sat, Sun, and holidays.
Jan 12 & Jan 19 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Determining what a plant is and isn't is not simple, because not all plants photosynthesize, and not all chlorophyll bearing life forms are plants. Come and learn why things are not as simple as they once seemed, reflecting how diverse and surprising our world is.