Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens

The annual Birdhouse Auction has begun! Check out this year's flock of artful homes and consider bidding on one for your feathered friends or maybe just a dazzling addition to your bookcase... BID NOW: https://events.readysetauction.com//birdhous/catalog/items... Proceeds from this FUNdraiser put on by Friends of the Gardens (FOG) benefit the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens. This auction has raised $70,451.06 for the Gardens over the past 14 years (2006 -2020)!

The Rhododendrons Collection at the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens includes over 124 species of rhododendrons and 315 taxa, many of them developed by the region's prolific, enthusiastic, and generous rhododendron growers. More than 1,000 rhododendrons can be seen blooming throughout the Gardens during peak bloom in April and May. Learn more: https://www.gardenbythesea.org/collections/rhododendrons/

Just a few close-ups of some fans of the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens Visit the Gardens and participate in our Spring BioBlitz Challenge for a chance to win a Nature Lover’s Gift Basket! See LINK IN BIO for details on the contest Pics in order:... Seven-spotted Lady Beetle dances with the wind in the Perennial Garden Cardinal Meadowhawk resting on Rhododendron ‘Horizon Monarch’ Sierran Tree Frog posing in the Perennial Garden pond Western Pine Elfin scouting out the Vegetable Garden California Slender Salamander hides out under a Eucalyptus Tree Nature-lover’s Gift Basket just waiting for someone to claim Contest details available at Link in Bio . . . #bioblitz #bugsofinstagram #frogs #salamanders #spring #inaturalist #mendocinocoastbotanicalgardens #mendocinobotanicalgardens #flowerlandtothesea #gardenbythesea #botanicalgardens #everybodysgarden #gardenstovisit #mendocinocoast #visitmendocino #visitcalifornia #ilovefortbragg #plantlust

All of the stunning entries for our Rhodo Photo Show are in the judge's able hands. We had such an overwhelming response. Keep an eye out... WINNERS will be announced soon (we will contact you directly if you win)!

Adding to our Camellia Collection! A variety of hybrids were propagated by local legend, Dan Charvet of Heartwood Nursery Camellia ‘Eye of Horus’ C. ‘Holy Moses’ C. ‘Shelter Cove’... C. ‘Dawn of Creation’ C. ‘Glory’ C. HW0459 C. HW1412 C. ‘Joan L’ C. ‘Innana’ C. ‘Kwan Yuen’ C. ‘Carol Ann’ These beauties can be spotted in our newly improved North Forest surrounded by our unique and nationally recognized collection of conifers. Their bloom season is wrapping up but expect a lovely show next winter/spring

Beginning Sunday, May 16 you can join certified yoga instructor, Delphine Davidson, for Mindful Yoga encircled by towering cypress and the melodies of nature... birds, bees, and the mighty ocean. Learn more and register to attend: https://www.gardenbythesea.org/calendar/yoga/ Mindful Yoga with Delphine Davidson ... Sundays at 12:00pm on the Event Lawn at the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens. All levels welcome. Advanced registration is required! You must register for the class and pay for admission tickets before arriving at the Gardens. . . . #yoga #yogainthegardens ##mendocinocoastbotanicalgardens #mendocinobotanicalgardens #flowerlandtothesea #gardenbythesea #botanicalgardens #everybodysgarden #gardenstovisit #mendocinocoast #visitmendocino #visitcalifornia #ilovefortbragg #plantlust See more

Come see what's in bloom... Get tickets or become a member and receive immediate benefits such as free admission. Plan your trip at www.gardenbythesea.org/visit. Advanced tickets required: https://gardenbythesea.ticketspice.com/mcbg-admissions What's blooming: https://www.gardenbythesea.org/collections/

Now you see me Now you don’t What a beautiful home these white-crowned sparrows have made for their growing family. Our Nursery staff and volunteers found these beauties while they were tending to our Fuchsia Collection. Just goes to show never know what wonders you might find until you take a closer look. .... . . #birds #birdeggs #spring #fuchsias #nature #mendocinocoastbotanicalgardens #mendocinobotanicalgardens #flowerlandtothesea #gardenbythesea #botanicalgardens #everybodysgarden #gardenstovisit #mendocinocoast #visitmendocino #visitcalifornia #ilovefortbragg #plantlust See more

SOD Blitz Pick-up Station at MCBG Saturday, May 29th from 10-11 AM, Sunday, May 30th from 10-11 AM, and Tuesday, June 1st from 10-11 AM. This project is being organized by the UC Berkeley Forest Pathology & Mycology Lab and the Dorothy King Young Chapter California Native Plant Society. Individual volunteer citizen scientists and other participants interested in the 2021 Sudden Oak Death (SOD) training and sampling for the Mendocino Coast can pick up their envelopes to collect Bay Laurel and Tan Oak leaf samples for the UC Berkeley Lab research project to track the spread of Phytophthora ramorum in California. Learn more: https://www.gardenbythesea.org/calendar/sod-blitz-2021/

The Succulent and Mediterranean Gardens are bursting with blooms! in order: Succulent Garden Echinopsis hybrid... Opuntia robusta Aloe plicatilis Aloe maculata Dudleya farinosa Sedum sp. and Dyckia floribunda Echium sp. Echinopsis hybrid Arctotis hybrid . . . #succulentlove #cactusflower #mendocinocoastbotanicalgardens #mendocinobotanicalgardens #flowerlandtothesea #gardenbythesea #botanicalgardens #everybodysgarden #gardenstovisit #mendocinocoast #visitmendocino #visitcalifornia #ilovefortbragg #plantlust See more