As a nonprofit botanical garden, our mission is to engage and enrich lives by displaying and conserving plants in harmony with our Northern California coastal ecosystems.

Events & Workshops

Fall Plant Sale

Stock up on plants for your winter and early spring garden at Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens' annual Fall Plant Sale!...

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Collections Walks 2018

Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens offers docent-led walks focused on the plant collections and natural history at MCBG on the first...

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Extended Summer Hours

The Gardens is extending visiting hours until 7:00PM each Thursday, Friday, and Saturday for the months of July, August, and...

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What's In Bloom

Perennial Garden

Our Perennial Garden provides a pleasing display of an unusually large number of perennials, as well as woody specimens.

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Dahlia Garden

The Dahlia Collection at Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens contains more than 120 different cultivars and provides a bright backdrop to...

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Begonias

Tuberous Begonias at Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens lend a riot of color to the Mae E. Lauer Display House from...

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Volunteer Opportunities

Vegetable Garden Helpers Needed!

If you are interested in food production, organic gardening, and feeding the Fort Bragg community please join us in the...

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Workshop Instructor & Docent

If you have a passion for a particular gardening or horticulture-related subject and an interest in teaching, you may be...

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Woodland Garden Work & Learn

Join Gardener Mishele Stettenbenz for weeding, planting, and pruning in the shady and serene Woodland Garden.

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Collection Highlights

Conifer Collection

The Conifer Collection at Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens contains nearly 200 different varieties, including dwarf, intermediate, and large specimens. Of...

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