Agency Details:

Pleasant Hill Instructional Garden

Our mission is to educate students, staff and community members on the need for water conservation and wildlife habitat with a demonstration garden using no pesticides, mulch, drought-tolerant and native plantings.

Description:
This all-volunteer effort includes students of the Gardening Program of Mt. Diablo Adult Education, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Contra Costa County Master Gardeners, DVC adaptive horticulture class, high school students, neighbors, business and other community members. They are restoring an overflow parking lot and dumping ground to a beautiful, natural water-conserving garden with the help of City of Pleasant Hill, Contra Costa Central Sanitary District, Pleasant Hill Community Foundation, Pleasant Hill Recreation and Parks District, Pleasant Hill Garden Study Club, Navlets, Cresco, and other contributors.

History:
The Pleasant Hill Instructional Garden (PHIG) is the outcome of the Spring 2007 landscape design and landscape applications classes at Mt. Diablo Adult Education. With an initial grant from the City of Pleasant Hill, students and their teacher, Monika Olsen, could visualize the water conservation demonstration garden becoming a reality. Groundbreaking took place 9/15/07 during Pleasant Hill's Community Service Day and work continues to develop the garden in phases. Already the garden demonstrates water conservation practices and how to establish a garden as a wildlife habitat without the use of pesticides that degrade our water quality. Homeowners using these practices and plants suitable for our community will in turn improve environmental health and well-being for all of us.

Contact people:

Monika Olsen, Board President, (phone), (email) Susan Lorenzen, Treasurer, (phone), (email) Elaine Groen, Secretary, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (925) 937-1533

Address:

1 Santa Barbara Rd. At Hawthorne Drive Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 (See a map)

Web Site: http://phig.webs.com

Directions:

PHIG is located next to the parking lot opposite Pleasant Hill Park ballfields and opposite the Pleasant Hill Middle School/Pleasant Hill Education Center. All are located north of the Pleasant Hill Library at Oak Park Rd. PHIG is also. . . (more)   Nearest Bus Stop: bus stop at PH library, 5-10 minute walk

Last updated on December 8, 2009