In California we have had rain, but our drought is not over. As we get into Spring planting and you are looking for native and drought tolerant plants, consider taking some of these Native Plant Garden tours in Northern and Southern California.
Southern California
Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour
Saturday & Sunday, April 10 & 11, 10am to 4pm
Location: Los Angeles area
Organizer: Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants
Cost: $20 per person
Website: www.theodorepayne.org/Tour
Spring Garden Tour
Saturday, April 18, 2009, 9am or 1pm
Location: South Bay/Palos Verdes Peninsula
Organizer: California Native Plant Society, South Coast Chapter
Cost: $20 members, $25 non-members
Website: www.sccnps.org/calendar
2010 Garden Tour
Saturday, May 8, 2010, time unk
Location: Orange County
Organizer: California Native Plant Society, Orange County Chapter
Cost: Free
Website: www.occnps.org
Northern California
Yerba Buena Native Plant Garden Tour
Date: April 25, 20101
Location: San Francisco
Cost: Free
Organizer: California Native Plant Society, Yerba Buena Chapter
Website: http://www.cnps-yerbabuena.org/gardens/annual_garden_tour.html
Going Native Garden Tour
Sunday, April 18, 2010, 10am to 4pm
Location: Santa Clara Valley & Peninsula, San Francisco Bay Area
Cost: Free with registration
Organizer: California Native Plant Society, Santa Clara Valley
Info: info@goingnativegardentour.org
Website: www.goingnativegardentour.org
Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour
Sunday, May 2, 2010, 10am to 5pm
Location: East Bay
Cost: Free with registration
Organizer: Kathy Kramer Consulting
Website: www.bringingbackthenatives.net
Redding Garden Tour
Saturday, May 15, 10am to 4pm
Location: Redding
Organizer: California Native Plant Society, Shasta Chapter
Cost: $6
Website: www.shastacnps.org
Conservation Landscape Tour
August 16, 2010, 1pm to 5pm
Location: Lake Tahoe
Organizer: South Tahoe Public Utility District and Tahoe Resource Conservation District
Cost: Free
Website: www.tahoercd.org
El Dorado Going Native Garden Tour
Date: Saturday, April 17th, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Location: Western and central El Dorado County, from El Dorado Hills to Pollock Pines
Cost: Free
Organizer: Sierra Nevada Yard and Garden Program on Native Plant and Water-wise Gardening, El Dorado Chapter of CNPS
Website: www.eldoradocnps.org