What’s happening in the gardens?

Docent-led garden tours every Friday and Sunday morning at 9:30am.

Officers’ Row access every Wednesday from 11:00am to 2:00pm. A docent is present to answer questions.

Volunteering in the gardens every Wednesday and Friday from 8:30am to 12:30pm.

Rose Terrace Greenhouse
In 2010, Gardens of Alcatraz volunteers built a beautiful cedar greenhouse in the Rose Garden, which is now the island’s plant propagation center. During the military and federal prison periods, the Rose Garden was the hub of gardening operations and a greenhouse stood on this same site. For more photos click here.

Rainwater Catchment System
The Gardens of Alcatraz project team completed work on a rainwater catchment system in the fall of 2009, just in time for the rainy season. Read more here.