University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley

The University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley, a living museum, ranks among the world's leading gardens renowned for the diversity of its botanical collection with over 12,000 different kinds of plants from around the world. The Waterwise Gardening Tour book and tour series take you around the world of drought-tolerant plants by showing you over 100 plants in the collection that need less water and are ideal for Bay Area gardens.

Purchase a copy of this beautiful, full-color Waterwise Gardening Tour book - $5.95 from the UC Botanical Garden Shop when visiting the Garden.  Increase your appreciation of the Waterwise Gardening Tour Book by joining a docent led  tour - free with Garden Admission - on the third Thursday and the following Saturday and Sunday of each month at 1:30 p.m. leaving from the Garden Shop.

Garden Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $2, Children (1-18) $1. Open daily 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., closed first Tuesday of every month, free first Thursday of every month.  Call 510-643-2755 for information or directions, or visit http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/ where you can also see a sample of the Waterwise Gardening Tour book on line.