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BLOOM BLAST
Upcoming events, bloom reports, gardening tips, and more...
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The days have grown longer...
and so have our visiting hours!
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Visiting Hours: 10AM to 5PM daily
Members-only Hour: 9 to 10AM daily – Now MCBG Members enjoy the exclusive benefit of early admission!
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Click the links below to learn more about each event or purchase tickets.
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More to come! Check our calendar for details.
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Creativity in bloom this August
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ART IN THE GARDENS 2021
August 6, 7, and 8
Art in the Gardens is back! The event will be quite different this year, but all the same, we will be celebrating art and community amongst the dramatic summertime blooms of the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens. The three-day event will be packed with activities including daily art workshops, a "Saturday Soirée", and festivities on the Event Lawn featuring art vendors, live music, food, and drinks.
Check out the FULL EVENT SCHEDULE on our website!
Special event tickets for the workshops and the Saturday Soirée are available now! The rest of the festivities are free with general admission, advanced reservations are required.
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Calling all citizen scientists
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BioBlitz Challenge
Now through June 19 | Self-guided activity at the Gardens
We challenge you to capture the biodiversity at the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens between May 1 and June 19 using the iNaturalist app.
Prize for "Most Observations"
Do you accept the challenge? A prize will be awarded to the individual with the most observations made within the boundaries of the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens during the Spring BioBlitz (5/1/21 through 6/19/21). Win a Nature-Lover's gift basket chock-full of goodies to help you keep exploring. It’s easy to participate — your iNaturalist observations will automatically be added to the Spring BioBlitz Project if they are made during the challenge event and occur at the Gardens.
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Our next Sprouts activity is...
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Colors in Nature
June & July | Activity guides available at MCBG entrance or online
MCBG is offering a series of self-guided learning opportunities for children (best suited for K-6). Sprouts activities include handouts and sometimes fun tools to help kids dive into a variety of topics including birdwatching, colors in nature, pulley systems, getting to know trees, and more. These activities are available with regular Gardens admission.
This month's activity is Colors in Nature. Take the whole family on a relaxing journey through the Gardens as you search for plants, trees, rocks, and flowers that match the color cards... Learn a whole new appreciation for the expansive variety of hues found in our natural world.
Learn more about the Sprouts Program and our fabulous sponsors...
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Photo contest winners announced
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Rhododendron Photo Show
Entry deadline was May 9 | Keep an eye out for future photo contests
In lieu of a traditional Rhododendron Show, the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens held a photo competition — the 2021 Rhodo Photo Show — to highlight this season's best rhodie specimens. We are excited to announce the winners in each category!
Best of Show
Ronan A. Garza-Hillman (pictured above)
Best Blooms
Winner: Christine Fu
Runner-up: Shakti Thompson
Best Foliage or Limbs
Winner: Dennis McKiver
Runner-up: Lisa Maria France
Best Macro Shot
Winner: Shakti Thompson
Runner-up: Stephen Stolte
Best Scene
Winner: David Caldwell
Runner-up: Christine Fu
Special Mentions
There were so many stunning entries (185 images!) we had to share just a few more beauties the judges found extraordinary...
- Greg Bean – Wall-worthy
- Eric Bruns –Flyin' High
- Stephen Stolte – The Catch
- Casey Davis – Moonlight Magic
- Sheelah Meyer – Astounding Arrangement
- Christine Fu – Round of Applause
Many thanks to all of the photographers who participated! Fill your feed with cascades of color from the genus Rhododendron... CLICK HERE to see all of the winners and special mentions in their full glory! Visit our Facebook album to view all of the official contest entries.
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Bringing the Gardens to you
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Fill your days with beauty as we continue to post images of blooms and scenes from our 47 acre garden by the sea on the MCBG YouTube channel, MCBG Facebook, and Instagram feeds.
Check out our latest video (click above) to learn a little about the MCBG Rhododendron Collection including over 124 species of rhododendrons and 315 taxa, many of them developed by the region's prolific, enthusiastic, and generous rhododendron growers.
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