FREE ADMISSION
OPEN DAILY SUNRISE TO SUNSET
Celebrating 25 years in April 2026!
The South Bay's Native Garden
VOLUNTEER
Learn, Do, Enjoy
HELP SAVE MONARCHS!
Click on the Butterfly to Learn How
Six short videos
filmed in MBBG by the
CALIFORNIA
NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY
How to
Plant & Maintain
CA Natives
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MBBG 25th Anniversary City Council Recognition Tuesday, April 21, 2026 Not sure of the time, but probably at the start of the agenda. ALL ARE INVITED!
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MBBG 25th Anniversary Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Friday, April 24, 2026 11:00am in the garden. ALL ARE INVITED!
Other Spring Events:
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South Bay Water-Wise Garden Tour
Sunday, April 19, 2026
10am-4pm
MBBG Volunteers will be on site to answer questions.
Tickets here:
https://www.southbaywaterwisegardentour.com/
*All procedes go to Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve*
NEWS & SOCIAL MEDIA
MEMBERSHIP &
DONATIONS
MBBG HAS PLANT ID SIGNS!
CLICK HERE for
HELPFUL GARDENING HANDOUTS!
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 outside the garden in Polliwog Park contact the City of Manhattan Beach.
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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