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Garden Tour Registration: 2010

Bay Friendly Garden Tour - April 25, 2010
Registration Form

Note: Due to heavier than expected registrations, we can no longer promise you a tour guide book. Registrations received as of April 7, 2010 (9 AM) will be placed on standby status and receive books if they become available.

Please complete and submit the following form by April 15, 2010. Beginning in March 2010, tour guidebooks � which include garden descriptions and directions -- will be mailed to all tour registrants. Please note that the information you provide on this form is confidential and will not be forwarded to any other entity, public or private.

Please call 510-444-SOIL (7645) if you do not receive your tour guide book by April 20, 2010.

*Required Fields

*First Name:	Middle Init.:
*Last Name:
*Mailing Address:
*City:	State: Zip:
E-mail Address:
Re-type Email:
Phone:
The tour guidebook you receive in the mail will provide garden descriptions, directions and entrance tickets. Guidebooks and tickets can be shared with friends or family accompanying you on the tour. If you plan on attending the tour with others and sharing your guidebook, how many people will be in your group? 1 2 3 4 (Please note that we recommend that groups of 4 or more register to receive another tour book).

PLEASE REVIEW THE INFORMATION ABOVE BEFORE PROCEEDING.

How did you hear about the tour?
	If "Other", please specify:

What types of gardens are you most interested in visiting?
	If "Other", please specify:

What are you interested in learning more about? (Check top 3 topics of interest)
	Natural gardening techniques
	Building healthy soil
	Cultivating food scraps
	Creating wildlife habitat
	Growing Mediterranean and native plants
	Conserving water
	Designing a garden
	Managing pests
	Collecting rainwater and/or using greywater
	Integrating salvaged materials
	Removing a lawn
	Looking for inspiration!

Which of the following practices do you currently use in your garden? (Check all that apply) Build Healthy Soil
	Amend soil with compost.
	Mulch with leaves, chipped plant debris, compost, or other organic material.
Reduce Waste in the Garden
	Maintain active compost bin or worm bin.
	Use green waste cart for garden trimmings.
Conserve Water
	Feature Mediterranean or native plants (more than 50% of the garden includes plants adapted to summer dry climate).
	Minimize or eliminate lawn.
	Irrigate efficiently with drip, timers, soaker hoses, or other.
Create Wildlife Habitat
	Consider wildlife needs such as food, water and shelter in design and plant selection
	Encourage wildlife with a variety of plants that flower and set fruit at different times of the year.
Protect Local Watersheds and the Bay
	Avoid synthetic fertilizers.
	Avoid synthetic insecticides and herbicides.
Contribute to a Healthy Environment
	Use least toxic methods for pest and weed control.
	Encourage beneficial insects with plant choice.
	Grow organic vegetables.
Save Energy
	Place trees, shrubs, or vines to reduce energy requirements.
	Choose recycled or reclaimed garden products.
	Use hand tools instead of gas-powered tools.

Which of the following nurseries do you frequent? (Check all that apply)
	Berkeley Horticultural Nursery
	Broadway Terrace Nursery
	East Bay Nursery
	Evergreen Nursery
	Grand Lake Ace Garden Center
	Ploughshares Nursery
	Regan Nursery
Other:

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Are you a landscape professional?

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