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Walnut Creek CA Faves – Things to Do in Walnut Creek CA – Gourmet Bike Tour of Two Spectacular Gardens

Come join in the fun things to do in Walnut Creek CA! Enjoy a Gourmet Bike Tour of Walnut Creek and Lafayette Gardens on Sunday, April 27, 2008; 9:30 – 3:30. This is part of the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour. Bring your bicycle and water (helmets required) for the tour and 11 mile round trip bike ride that includes one moderate hill. The cost is $50, reservations are required, call (510) 236-9558. Proceeds benefit Bringing Back the Natives.

Jeff Jerge, owner of The Pedaler in El Sobrante will lead this bike tour of two spectacular Walnut Creek and Lafayette gardens.

Meet at Judy Adler’s in Walnut Creek and enjoy coffee, tea, juice, and pastries before touring this half-acre garden, which embodies the principles of LifeGarden, a nonprofit cofounded by Judy created to promote sustainable land use and ecology education. Judy’s garden, part farm, part wildlife habitat, and part serene resting place, is an Eden of California natives, Mediterranean plants, fruit trees, and herbs. More than 350 species of plants are included in this garden, though there was not a plant on the site when the house was built.

Next , set off on a 5.5 mile bike ride to Gail Giffen’s garden in Lafayette. This should take about 45 minutes each way; 11 miles round trip. About half of the ride will be on a multi-use bike path; the other half will be on city streets. One stretch will bring the group down busy Geary, but once we’re past that the ride will be quite pleasant. There is one moderate hill on the return ride. Helmets are required; bring water.

After enjoying a Mexican lunch (cooked by Gail’s husband, Chris! vegetarian and omnivore options available), you’ll tour the garden with designer Michael Thilgen, of Four Dimensions Landscape Company. Gail’s garden, designed and built by Michael and the team at Four Dimensions, in collaboration with building architect Reed Robbins, began as a barren piece of land. Today, this expansive garden abounds with secret spaces, hosts well known artist's work, and is home to a flock of chickens who function as living art, wandering freely throughout the site. Gail’s garden demonstrates how architecture and nature can work in harmony together. This garden has been featured in Fine Gardening Magazine, Today’s Home Magazine, and the Front Yard Idea Book. Numerous bird feeders and the delightful sound of falling water, heard throughout the garden courtesy of the three fountains, attracts birds and soothes people.

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