The Harland Hand Memorial Garden is a one-half acre (0.20 hectares)[1] botanical garden built on a hillside of the El Cerrito Hills in El Cerrito, California. The garden is known for its dramatic color combinations and panoramic view over San Francisco Bay.[2]
Overview
editThe garden is privately owned but opens several days a year to groups by prior arrangement.[3][4] It uses concrete across many levels to mimic the gray granite glacial washes of the High Sierra's Silver Lake. Its planting is varied, with succulents and more temperate plants, trees, and shrubs, while it also hosts a population of Pacific tree frogs.
Harland Hand (1922–1998) was a school teacher, plantsman, and garden designer. He was president of the California Horticultural Society, a co-founder of Pacific Horticulture, and a board member of the University of California Botanical Garden.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Joyce, Alice (March 27, 2002). "Harland Hand made the most of a hillside with a view". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
- ^ Eaton, Joe; Sullivan, Ron (July 17, 2012). "Harland Hand Memorial Garden on tour". SFGATE. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ McCormick, Kathleen (September 2000). The Garden Lover's Guide to the West. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 978-1-56898-166-6.
- ^ "East Bay garden tour set for July 22". The Mercury News. July 12, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
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