Confluence Gardens

Where community grows, and plants are kin.

Confluence Gardens is a private/community garden growing near the confluence of the American and Sacramento rivers, in the South Natomas neighborhood of Sacramento. Devoted to exploring the confluence of humans and plants as we share our gifts and recognize our inter-being. A project stewarded by Judy and Ray Tretheway.

visit the garden

First time visitors should schedule an garden orientation appointment. After that, or participation in an event, you are welcome to visit the garden on your own schedule whether it is to simply walk and smell the flowers, meditate in the redwood grove, or support us with needed work in the garden. This is a healing garden, a healing sanctuary, please contribute in your personal way during your visit. Let our Garden Rules guide you. For an appointment send us a text or email.

stewardship program

Confluence Gardens welcomes those desiring to learn to steward the land, and connect more deeply to our community. Our community is fueled by those who love to learn, devote their precious energy and attention to the wonders of the Earth, and co-create relationships of reciprocity with the plants. As you open your heart to the wonders of the garden, so the wonders of the garden open their heart to you!

Enjoy Our Offerings

Whether it is through enjoying a walk in the garden, volunteering with us, or engaging with one of our herbal medicine making sessions and events, we offer many ways to get grounded in our community, and co-create magic with the plants….and each other!

support confluence

Reciprocity is foundational in our natural environment. Plants are always sharing their abundance freely. Modeling this, we offer all our programs on a donation basis. Your donations of money or time, or other forms of sharing your gifts are a part of this cycle.

Gifts take many forms, if you wish to send money, please send via Paypal.

Read more about who we are and how you can help, here.