The Cal State San Bernardino Demonstration Garden series presents a native plant workshop and plant sale 9 a.m. Saturday at Cal State’s Water Wise Demonstration Garden, 5500 University Parkway, Parking Lot G, on the Cal State San Bernardino campus.

The outdoor presentation on native plant selection, care and benefits will be followed by a garden tour and plant sale featuring plants from Mockingbird Nursery in Riverside.

The event is free but registration for directions and event specifics is suggested. To register, contact Mandy Parkes at mparkes@iercd.org or 909-799-7407.

Saturday’s workshop is part of an eight-month series of programs with a focus on native plants. Agencies involved in these programs are the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District, the Water Resources Institute at Cal State San Bernardino and the Inland Empire Resource Conservation District.

The Cal State San Bernardino Water Wise Demonstration Garden replaced one full acre of sod on the Cal State garden, beginning in 2009 and finished in 2010. It features more than 500 plants representing ground covers, fragrant species, Mediterranean species, desert plants and more and is meant to be an example for students and area residents on the possibilities and benefits of sod conversion.

There is no charge to visit the garden.

For information on the garden, go to garden.csusb.edu.

Source: Inland Empire Resource Conservation District