BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Tijuana BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 RDATE:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 RDATE:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 RDATE:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 RDATE:20270314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20271107T010000 RDATE:20280312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230414T100000 RDATE:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 RDATE:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 RDATE:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 RDATE:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20270314T030000 RDATE:20271107T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:America/Tijuana PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fc83c7d7ca525b2f5fbd55589c88cb7e CATEGORIES:Special Events CREATED:20240229T060253 SUMMARY:22nd Annual Growing Natives Garden Tour (GNGT) LOCATION:provided after registering at gngt.org DESCRIPTION:The Growing Natives Garden Tour (GNGT) is a free, self- guided tour of gard ens within our Chapter area that feature a minimum of 70% California native plants. All are welcome to attend, but advance registration is required in order to receive garden addresses. These tour gardens are attractive, wate r-wise and low maintenance. They also use a minimum of chemicals and provid e habitat havens for birds, butterflies and pollinators. California’s nativ e plant gardens increase wildlife corridors in\n fragmented habitats, prese rve our natural ecosystem and promote biodiversity in our built environment s. They help restore nature, one garden at a time! Native plant tours provi de inspiration and information for native gardeners, designers and growers. \nNearly 50 of our home and public gardens landscaped with California nativ e plants will be open to the public for in-person tours on Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14, from 10:00am to 4:00pm. On Saturday, registered vi sitors may tour the gardens in these northern Chapter locations: Los Altos, Mountain View, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Portola Valley, Redwood City, San Ma teo, San Carlos and Sunnyvale. On Sunday, registered visitors may tour the gardens in these southern Chapter locations: Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, L os Gatos, Morgan Hill, San Jose, Santa Clara and Saratoga.\nIf you can’t at tend in person on tour days, you can visit online anytime at gngt.org (gngt .org), which has a page for each garden including descriptions, photos, vid eos and plant lists.\nAdmission to participate in GNGT is free, but registr ation is required at gngt.org to obtain tour maps with garden addresses. Re gister for the tour early to ensure access to late breaking information. On ly one person per group needs to register.\nHelp spread the word! Print or post the GNGT flyer from here: gngt.org/GNGT/Pressroom.php (gngt.org/GNGT/P ressroom.php).\nCall for Volunteers on April 13 and 14\nThe 2024 Growing Na tives Garden Tour is seeking volunteers for our 22nd tour, which will take place on Saturday, April 13 (Northern Gardens) and Sunday, April 14 (Southe rn Gardens). The tour hours are 10:00am to 4:00pm each day.\nAs a volunteer you will help to educate garden visitors about the pleasures and benefits of gardening with California native plants. Volunteers also receive a custo m designed T-shirt featuring a California native plant and are invited to a ttend GNGT garden previews throughout the year. We ask volunteers to select a minimum of one half- day shift. Knowledge of native plants is not requir ed, as we have shifts for both greeters and docents.\nThere will be a virtu al, pre-tour orientation on Thursday, March 28 at 7:00pm, with more details to be provided to registered volunteers. There will be about 50 gardens to select from. To volunteer for the 2024 tour please complete the volunteer sign-up form at gngt.org/volunteerForm.php (gngt.org/volunteerForm.php).\nH elp spread the word! Print or post the GNGT call for volunteers flyer from here: www.cnps-scv.org/images/ flyers/gngt-call-for-volunteers2024.pdf (htt ps://www.cnps-scv.org/images/%20flyers/gngt-call-for-volunteers2024.pdf). T he tour takes place entirely outdoors.\n  X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Growing Natives Garden Tour (GNGT) is a free, self- guided tour o f gardens within our Chapter area that feature a minimum of 70% California& nbsp;native plants. All are welcome to attend, but advance registratio n is required in order to receive garden addresses. These tour&nb sp;gardens are attractive, water-wise and low maintenance. They also u se a minimum of chemicals and provide habitat havens for birds, b utterflies and pollinators. California’s native plant gardens inc rease wildlife corridors in
fragmented habitats, preserve our na tural ecosystem and promote biodiversity in our built environments. Th ey help restore nature, one garden at a time! Native plant tours provide in spiration and information for native gardeners, designers and growers.

< p>Nearly 50 of our home and public gardens landscaped with California nativ e plants will be open to the public for in-person tours on Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14, from 10:00am to 4:00pm. On Saturday, registered vi sitors may tour the gardens in these northern Chapter locations: Los Altos, Mountain View, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Portola Valley, Redwood City, San Ma teo, San Carlos and Sunnyvale. On Sunday, registered visitors may tour the gardens in these southern Chapter locations: Campbell, Cupertino, Gilr oy, Los Gatos, Morgan Hill, San Jose, Santa Clara and Saratoga.

If you can’t attend in person on tour days, you can visit on line anytime at gngt.org, which has a page for each garden including descriptions, photos, videos and plan t lists.

Admission to participate in GNGT is free, but registration i s required at gngt.org to obtain tour maps with garden addresses. Register for the tour early to ensure access to late breaking information. Only one person per group needs to register.

Help spread the word! Print or po st the GNGT flyer from here: gngt.org/GNGT/Pressroom.php.

Call for Vol unteers on April 13 and 14

The 2024 Growing Natives Garden T our is seeking volunteers for our 22nd tour, which will take place on Satur day, April 13 (Northern Gardens) and Sunday, April 14 (Southern Gardens). T he tour hours are 10:00am to 4:00pm each day.

As a volunteer you will help to educate garden visitors about th e pleasures and benefits of gardening with California native plants. Volunt eers also receive a custom designed T-shirt featuring a California native p lant and are invited to attend GNGT garden previews throughout the year. We ask volunteers to select a minimum of one half- day shift. Knowledge of na tive plants is not required, as we have shifts for both greeters and docent s.

There will be a virtual, pre-tour orientation on Thursd ay, March 28 at 7:00pm, with more details to be provided to regist ered volunteers. There will be about 50 gardens to select from. To voluntee r for the 2024 tour please complete the volunteer sign-up form at gngt.org/volunteerForm.php .

Help spread the word! Print or post the GNGT call for volunteer s flyer from here: www.cnps-scv.org/images/ flyers/gngt-call-for- volunteers2024.pdf. The tour takes place entirely outdoors.

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