"Nature is not a place to visit. It is home."
Gary Snyder, Poet & Environmentalist
FREE ADMISSION
OPEN DAILY SUNRISE TO SUNSET
The South Bay's Native Garden
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VOLUNTEERS age 18 and over are welcome.
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Volunteering is on a drop-in basis every Friday from 9:30am - 11:30am.
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We provide tools and instruction. Please bring your own drinking water.
VOLUNTEER
Learn, Do, Enjoy
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THEODORE PAYNE NATIVE PLANT GARDEN TOUR: MBBG has been chosen to be a participant garden on their 2023 tour happening April 15-16. Go to theodorepayne.org to learn more.
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LOOK FOR MANHATTAN BEACH BOTANICAL GARDEN on INSTAGRAM and FACEBOOK! Check our community page with frequent "MBBG Garden Beauty" posts!
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FREE CLASSES: Backyard and Worm Composting class were offered three times in 2022. Check back for the upcoming 2023 schedule.
EVENTS & SOCIAL MEDIA
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MBBG IS A NON-PROFIT, all volunteer-run organization and needs your support!
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Our annual membership drive is May/June but you can join and support the garden at any time. Click the link below to learn more.
MEMBERSHIP &
DONATIONS
ENJOY A TRIP TO THE GARDEN - IT'S FREE!
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Located in Polliwog Park off Peck Avenue. 1236 N. Peck Avenue, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 Click map
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Parking – on the street -Peck Avenue, or in the lot at North end of Peck Avenue.
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Contact us – Click here
The garden's picnic table can be used on a first-come-first-serve basis for up to 2 hours.
Sorry, the garden cannot be reserved for weddings or birthday parties.
To reserve the gazebos right outside the garden in Polliwog Park write to:
reservations@citymb.info or call: 310 802-5448
VISIT & Learn
MBBG is a ⅔ acre demonstration garden. Use it as a guide to planting an
Earth-friendly native garden at home, and create your own
wildlife habitat and bird/butterfly sanctuary.
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Conserve water. Eliminate the need for fertilizers and pesticides. Attract birds and butterflies.
And save money. It's easy!
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MBBG is also a resource for residents wishing to learn simple gardening practices that address ways to reduce water use, ocean pollution, energy use and species decline.
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Volunteer time to learn while maintaining the garden is on a drop-in basis
every Friday 9:30am -11:30am
WHAT’S IN YOUR HABITAT?
The Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden is laid out in overlapping
habitats loosely based on those found in Southern California wildlands.
Each is defined by a plant community that:
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Supports specific birds, insects, and other wildlife
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Has its own unique sun, soil, slope and water requirements
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Provides food, water, shelter and places for wildlife to raise young
Learn more about the garden's plant and wildlife-rich habitats by clicking the photos below. "Rewild" your yard using elements of each which can be mimicked in the home garden.
Birds offer natural pest-control in a garden. Click on the warbler to see common birds that love gardens with native plants.
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