11 Climate-Friendly Gardens Featured In Napa Tour

NAPA, CA — Napa's annual Climate-Friendly Garden Tour is Saturday, May 18, and features 11 local gardens as inspiration for creating resource-efficient landscaping.

From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., see the beautiful, vibrant, climate-smart and climate-wise yards that incorporate a variety of sizes and styles. Tourgoers will encounter eye-catching, drought-tolerant, native plants; pollinator habitats, edible gardens, smart irrigation and rainwater catchment. Soil health practices will be emphasized and there is a free compost giveaway.

Tourgoers will benefit from three mini-workshops on soil tilling, water absorption and irrigation conversion. With Napa's highly variable climate, doing more with less water is a key theme. Several hosts are do-it-yourselfers who earned "Cash For Grass" rebates after removing unneeded high-water-use lawns.

Las Flores Learning Garden, 4300 Linda Vista Ave., will serve as the event hub, hosting day-of ticket sales, the free compost giveaway and exhibits by local climate-friendly agencies and organizations. Each adult attendee must purchase a $5 tour guide brochure as their entrance ticket for all 11 gardens. The brochure features garden descriptions and addresses, maps, and workshop locations. The event is free for children.

Purchase tickets online in advance at NapaRCD.org/GardenTour2024, or on tour day in person at Las Flores Learning Garden. Purchase online by May 8 and receive the brochures in the mail. For purchases made online after May 8, the brochures can be picked up at Las Flores on tour day.

The City of Napa Water, Napa County RCD and UCCE Master Gardeners are sponsoring this event.

For more information, call Ashley at 707-690-3117.