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Garden Workshops

Garden for the Environment (GFE) is a nationally acclaimed half-acre education and demonstration garden that supports small-scale urban ecological food production, organic gardening and composting. The garden features low-water use and climate appropriate plants, efficient irrigation and conservation-friendly design. It demonstrates best practices such as composting, planting the right plants in the right place, attracting beneficial bugs, using less-toxic products and methods, and planting native and climate appropriate plants. It is open to the public and located at 7th Avenue and Lawton Street in San Francisco. The SFPUC sponsors low-cost workshops at Garden for the Environment to help San Francisco residents create and maintain beautiful and water-efficient gardens.

Sign up for upcoming workshops.

These low-cost workshops are brought to you by the SFPUC. 100% of workshop fees are reimbursed upon attendance through gift cards to local garden stores. For questions, please contact Garden for the Environment at info@gardenfortheenvironment.org or at www.gardenfortheenvironment.org.

Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper Training 

For San Franciscans and landscape professionals who work in San Francisco seeking advanced training and certification in irrigation efficiency,  the SFPUC will again be sponsoring another three series of Qualified Water Efficient Landscape Training courses the fall/winter 2021.  
 
Participation is free, but requires a commitment to complete the entire course and seeking certification is encouraged.     Check back for specific dates and registration details, or email waterconservation@sfwater.org if you’d like to be directly notified.

Laundry-to-Landscape Graywater Workshops

Looking for more ways to save water? The SFPUC is partnering with The Urban Farmer Store to provide free workshops on how to install a laundry-to-landscape graywater system for your home.

Sign up for a graywater workshop.

Due to limited space, priority will be given to approved Laundry-to-Landscape Graywater Rebate Program applicants.

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Group assembled in a garden area
Sign listing the types of plants in the garden
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Sign listing the types of plants in the garden
Garden workshop
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Garden workshop
Pathway inside the learning garden
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Pathway inside the learning garden

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Visit the Water-Wise and Natural Plant Care Demonstration Gardens

Our agency sponsors a demonstration garden in partnership with Garden for the Environment. The Water-Wise Demonstration Garden features low-water use and climate appropriate plants, efficient irrigation and conservation-friendly design. The Natural Plant Care Demonstration Garden features examples of best practices such as composting, planting the right plants in the right place, attracting beneficial bugs, using less-toxic products and methods, and planting native and climate appropriate plants. The Demonstration Garden is open to the public and is located at 7th Avenue and Lawton Street in San Francisco.