Upcoming Events
Saturday - April 4
1-3pm Foundational Plants for Sustainable Design + Book Signing
Curious Flora
740 Market Ave., Richmond, CA
Saturday - April 25
9-4pm Waterwise Garden Tour
LDG team members Karly Silicani & Cricket Riley open their home garden laboratories.
Saturday - April 18
10-4pm The Garden Conservancy Open Days. LDG team members Karly Silicani & Cricket Riley open their home garden laboratories.
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Saturday - April 25
6pm Walnut Creek Library Foundation Gala.
‘Designing the Lush Dry Garden’ authors Alice Kitajima & Cricket Riley will be featured guests.
Monday - April 20
7pm California Horticultural Society hosts a discussion of the design principle of 'Designing the Lush Dry Garden' with Q&A & Book Signing
Recent Press
"The Lush Dry Garden": A New Book Shares Lessons Learned from Ruth Bancroft, Gardenista, October 2025
"The lush dry garden of landscape designer Cricket Riley" Succulents and More, October 2025
"5 Steps to Creating a Visually Stunning Climate-Resilient Garden" Sunset Garden, September 2025
Newly Released "Designing the Lush Dry Garden" September 2025
“Designing a Climate-Resilient Garden” Craftsmanship Magazine, Summer 2023
"Cricket Riley's garden: my new garden crush" Succulents and More, March 2023
"Drought-friendly plants invigorate California yards", FOX 2 KTVU, August 2022
Past Events
October 26
1-2:30PM Talk - Gardening for Your Microclimate
Point Reyes Books
11315 CA-1, Point Reyes Station, CA