We are calling all designers to help us create a fun Art in the Gardens t-shirt for all our visitors to rock this year!

Join Janie Notmeyer on Saturday, April 5 and learn to grow dazzling dahlias.

Now accepting entries for the Sculpture Exhibit at Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens.

Rhody’s Garden Cafe at the Botanical Gardens re-opens on Thursday, March 27!

The Gardens invites artists of all mediums to submit an application to exhibit at the 32nd annual Art in the Gardens, a juried art show and summer festival.

Our annual Docent Training is just around the corner and we want you! The Gardens is seeking enthusiastic garden lovers, who also love people, and to lead tours of children and adults in the exploration and observation of one of our community’s greatest treasures, the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens.

Learn to divide dahlias before they begin to sprout!

Join Matt Drewno for a hands-on workshop focused on the basics required to grow a wide variety of healthy garden seeds.

Join naturalist and educator Damon Tighe in exploring the Gardens' grounds for fruiting bodies (mushrooms) and other fungal activity.

You don't have to travel to the tropics to see organisms that glow at night! Join naturalist and educator Damon Tighe in exploring the world of UV fluorescent organisms.

Take a guided tour of the MCBG Mushroom Collection! The Gardens is home to more than 160 species of wild mushrooms during fall and winter.

The 14th annual Festival of Lights will happen rain or shine every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from November 29 through December 22 at the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens.

This two-day workshop consists of an interactive lecture with demonstrations and an optional Field ID Walk to find mushrooms associated with the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens' native plant communities.

It is time for the annual Friends of the Gardens (FOG) Holiday Wreath Sale. Support the Gardens and add one of these fragrant beauties to your home!

This two-hour "make and take" workshop is a great way to add some holiday cheer to your home. 

While we wait patiently for peak season... let's learn where our magnificent mushrooms like to live!

Retro Sunday is Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens day of giving back to the community that has supported us for more than 60 years! Enjoy $1 entrance fee, 47 acres of beautiful gardens, lunch at Rhody's or bring your own picnic.

Join MCBG Horticulturist, Phoebe Hanson and learn flower arrangement techniques and how to create a cut flower garden at home.

Two days of festivities will take place on Saturday, August 3 and Sunday, August 4.

Slow down and connect more deeply with the beautiful Mendocino Botanical Garden in this 2 hour workshop.

There will be lots to discover across the Gardens that day — an array of guided walks, tutorials on how to practice your skills as a citizen scientist using iNaturlaist, and info tables featuring our leading local ecological organizations.

This workshop will introduce you to the three common vertebrate pests that drive gardeners mad. You’ll learn how to identify damage from each of the three and methods for preventing and stopping damage.

Free presentation! Equip yourself with the tools to know how to make science-based changes to improve your property, empower your community, and foster a safer and more resilient environment in the face of fire risks. 

Learn to develop a healthy environment with native plants and create a garden brimming with birds, beneficial insects, and other wildlife.

Learn how to look at a beautiful garden (such as MCBG) and decide what to photograph and how to frame it.

Enjoy a superb spring day at the Gardens learning about our pollinators and native plants. All ages are invited to explore, observe, and engage. Come and enjoy family activities and entertainment from 10:00AM to 2:00PM!

In this generative writing workshop, you’ll have an opportunity to put pen to paper and play with words, taking inspiration from nature and the garden. We’ll write in response to prompts and then read work aloud (optional) and receive precise positive responses.

Join us for a little holiday fun with the  California Native Plant Society (CNPS) !  Wreath Masters  is a friendly competition between botanic gardens, nurseries,...

Calling all citizen scientists... We challenge you to capture the biodiversity at the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens between May 1 and June 19 using the iNaturalist app.

Bring new life to your rose garden with a hard winter snip and clip! Join Horticulturist Mishele Stettenbenz for hands-on training and learn basic techniques for pruning and shaping roses and other ornamental shrubs.

How many bird species can you document at the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens (MCBG) this winter? We challenge you to document as many birds as you can from January 1 - March 19 using the iNaturalist app or iNaturalist website.

Become a citizen scientist and learn to observe and study native plants via iNaturalist, an easy-to-use mobile app!

~ GIVEAWAY ~ Tag your rhododendron blooms on Instagram for a chance to win a MCBG membership!

Learn to see flowers in a new light. Life is too short to shoot boring photos and you will learn how to create images that will change the way you use your camera and your imaging editing software.

Join Horticulturist, Mishele Stettenbenz to learn why pollinators are so important and why they need our help.

Join Wyatt Emig, MCBG Horticulturist, in planning your own cut flower garden. From the beginning stages to harvest, Wyatt will share tips for success.

These beginning acrylic painting classes are tailored to children ages 9 and older. Each student will take home their very own 11" x 14" painting on artist's canvas! 

Grab a friend or three and join Miss Rossi in creating a 16" x 20" masterpiece painting at the beautiful Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens on August 5, 6, or 7!

Create a basket made from long-needled Coulter pine needles. Learn how to begin to coil using just raffia and pine needles and create a unique design using four distinct stitches.

Create a portrait of an animal in collage working from photo references in a lively and supportive atmosphere.

April 24 through April 27: In place of our spring BioBlitz at the Gardens, we invite you to explore your own natural surroundings using the iNaturalist app.

Get outside and learn with SPROUTS! Take the whole family on a relaxing journey through the Gardens as you learn to "breath like a tree" from your leaves to your roots or practice "Bunny Breathing".

#MendoWreathMasters GIVEAWAY — Let's see what you can do! Post photos of your festively decorated wreaths for a chance to win 4 tickets to the Gardens!

Get outside and learn with SPROUTS! Have you ever used a tangent height gauge or dichotomous key? Learn to use this handy tool to identify items in the natural world. We will have marked several trees for you to practice identifying using the Pacific Coast Tree Finder.

In lieu of a traditional Rhododendron Show, the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens is hosting a photo competition to highlight this season's best rhodie specimens.

Colors in Nature is this month's Sprouts activity! Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens is offering a series of self-guided activities for kids and parents to do together. Activities include birdwatching, nature breathing, whale watching, pulley systems, getting to know trees, and more. All activities will be available in English and Spanish.

The Friends of the Gardens (FOG) annual Birdhouse Auction will run May 27 through August 11! 

Bumble Bees & Beneficials Field Day is a family Earth Day event to sing praise for our buzzing companions! All ages are invited to explore, observe, and engage in protecting our native pollinators.

The Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens is hosting an abundant celebration in the organic demonstration Vegetable Garden and new Education Center located in the restored historic farmhouse. Join us for an afternoon brimming with knowledge and nourishment focused on mushrooms, fruits, vegetables, fermentation, and all things autumn.

Saturday, June 23, 2018 from 1:30 to 3:00 This special event is coordinated by members of the Fort Bragg Garden Club! The ...

World-class botanical illustrator Sasha Viazmensky is traveling from his home in St. Petersburg, Russia to teach a botanical art class on the Mendocino Coast!

Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens is always dog-friendly, boasting 47-acres and tons of trails for your pup to explore... On Sunday, August 26, we celebrate National Dog Day with a bit of extra love for our canine visitors.

Bring new life to your rose garden! Join us for a hands-on training and learn basic techniques for pruning and shaping roses and other ornamental shrubs.

Learn to capture those mycological wonders from one of the premier mushroom photographers in the nation! This full-day workshop will teach you how to get those fungi in focus with tips on lighting, equipment, and finding that perfect wild mushroom specimens.