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Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens

Fort Bragg, Italy

Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens

The Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens (MCBG) are located on 47 acres (19 hectares) in Mendocino County, California, 2⁄3 mile (1.1 km) south of Fort Bragg, between California's Shoreline Highway and the Pacific Ocean. The garden property includes canyons, wetlands, coastal bluffs and a closed-cone co

nifer forest. The Gardens comprise plant collections suited to its mild, coastal Mediterranean climate and acidic soils, including: native forests and bluff flora, heaths, heathers, rhododendrons, camellias, fuchsias, dahlias, magnolias, maples, succulents, begonias and conifers. The Heath and Heather Collection is part of the National Plant Consortium. MCBG is also recognized as a conifer reference collection by the American Conifer Society. A historic corridor on the south side of the property includes the 19th Century Parrish Family home, orchard and cemetery. In 2013, the demonstration "kitchen garden" developed there provided more than 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) of fresh produce to the local food bank while testing heritage and newly-developed varieties for local success and demonstrating best practices in food gardening for volunteers and visitors. Admission is charged for entrance to the...

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