Classes & Events at the Garden

Children birdwatching at the Garden.
Photo by Helix Water District.

The Garden has classes and tours for children, adults, families, and landscape professionals.

Garden Tours

• Weekend Tour Schedule: Docent-led tours of the Garden are held every Saturday at 10:30 a.m.
  
  
• Adult Tours: To schedule an adult group tour at any time during open hours, call 619-660-0614.
  
  
• Children's Tours: To schedule a children’s tour for groups of forty or less, call 619-660-0614, ext. 10.
  
  
• Tour Fees: Saturday and Sunday drop-in tours are free of charge. We request a fee of $5 per person for scheduled group tours. Children under 12 are free of charge.

Workshop: Saving Water and Money for Your Homeowners Association (HOA)

• Community Association Directory of Resources
• HOA Workshop presentation materials (10 MB PowerPoint file)
• Draft San Diego County Water Authority Community Association documents. (Note: Links to Community Association documents are located in the left-hand column of the page, under "Related Documents", "January 16, 2009".)

2009 Concerts

• August 15: NovaMenco
• October 18: Friends of the Garden Dinner and Jazz, October 18

Don't Miss Our Annual Festivals!

• Water-Smart Gardening Festival, November 2009
• Water Smart Plant Fair, March 2010
• Spring Garden Festival, April 2010
  

Class Calendar

Bye Bye Grass! with Nan Sterman

• The next Bye Bye Grass! classes with Nan Sterman are scheduled for June and July 2009. Please click the appropriate tab on the Class Calendar below to view class information and to register online!

The Garden has dozens of gardening, composting, art, and family classes throughout the year.

• View our class offerings and register online using our Class Calendar below.
  
  
• Pre-registration is required for all classes. You may register for classes online using our Class Calendar below, or you may register by calling 619-660-0614. Payments received before the date of your class guarantees your reservation. Refunds cannot be made within three days of the event unless we can fill your space or The Garden cancels the event. Minimum 10 students to hold a class – please register early! Thank you!
  
  
• Classes marked in blue can be taken individually or as a pre-paid series of 4 classes. Please pre-register: 10-student minimum per class.

• Class Calendar
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December