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Scenes in Peralta Garden


The garden forms a perfect setting for social events and informal gatherings. Neighbors, visitors and garden members participate in weekend coffee socials.


Attractive flowers mingle with succulent, organically grown vegetables to surround the visitor with nature's bounty.


A general view of the garden, showing the circle.
In the foreground are California native plants, a feature
of the garden. Some rare and endangered species are included.


Peace flags fly high above a towering sunflower
in this late-summer garden scene.

Send comments to webmaster E. Malmstrom.
October 7, 2004.

Peralta Garden in the media


The garden's creator, Karl Linn, is pictured in this article from the Berkeley (CA) Daily Planet in 2003. 

Peralta Community Garden is located near the intersection of Peralta Avenue and Hopkins Street in Berkeley CA, on land leased by the city from the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART).

Harvest time, 2004. How did your crops grow?

The rainy season begins in the garden

Falintering: Three seasons in one

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