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Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, 47 acres of botanical bliss fronting the Pacific Ocean

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A picture perfect settings for your special day...

Exchange vows under a rustic gazebo, have an elegant affair in the Dahlia Garden, dance under the stars on the Event Lawn, or say “I do” on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Tammie Gilchrist Photography | www.tammiegilchrist.com

Birds and bugs live here too...

A pollinator's paradise! The Gardens offer a unique environment for many different creatures, including more than 180 species of birds that live or visit here annually.

47 acres that lie between California's scenic Highway 1 and the Pacific Ocean...

Our moderate climate allows us to grow a wide range of tender species plants which cannot survive the more extreme heat or cold that occurs in other locations.

Beautiful ocean views...

One of the few public gardens with ocean frontage, the Gardens reach all the way out to the coast. Visit the Cliff House and learn about native coastal flora.

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 and to preserve public access to the coast. 

 

Events & Workshops

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Festival of Lights 2018

The 9th annual Festival of Lights will run rain or shine each Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evening from November 23...

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Donation December

Our Gardens are a living museum of plants and ecosystems. Like a museum, we must preserve and protect our specimens...

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Mushroom ID for Beginners

Naturalist and Mycologist, Mario Abreu leads a workshop for beginners all about mushroom identification and uses.

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What's In Bloom

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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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Wild Mushrooms

In addition to the Gardens' many plant collections, each fall we enjoy an interesting natural phenomena: a wide variety of...

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Conifers

Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens' Conifer Collection contains nearly 200 different varieties, including dwarf, intermediate, and large specimens. Our collection also...

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Volunteer Opportunities

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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

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Magnolia Collection

Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens has an extensive selection of Magnolias.

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Fuchsia Collection

Here on the North Coast, fuchsias enjoy a nearly perfect climate. The Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens maintains a collection of...

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Camellia Collection

The Camellia Collection at Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens includes numerous species, selected cultivars, and interspecific hybrids. In fact, Mendocino Coast...

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