Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden is a non-profit public education organization dedicated to promoting Earth-friendly gardening techniques, encouraging the use of drought-tolerant plants including California natives, and conserving our natural resources.

MBBG mission statement:
We promote Earth-friendly gardening for the conservation of water, wildlife and the well-being of our community.

Download MBBG Sponsor and Membership Form Register Online for MBBG Sponsor & Membership MEMBERSHIP Members receive our educational newsletter The Gardener’s Grapevine, early invitations and discounts to events, discounts on plants and seeds, and free gardening advice (stop by the garden any Friday from 9:30am-11:30am.) All new members  receive a FREE gift! Membership dues are due May 1st each year. Renewal Special! From April 1 - May 15 receive a gift to thank you for your timely support! Membership Options Student $12.00 Senior $18.00 Regular $24.00 Family $36.00 Membership Details New Members Renewal Membership Receive our e-news (Yes / No) SPONSORSHIP Sponsors receive automatic membership status and recognition if they choose, in the Gardener’s Grapevine which is widely distributed by mail, online and to various entities (library, city hall staff, garden clubs, etc.) All sponsors receive a FREE gift! Sponsor donations after Dec 1st receive automatic membership status until May of the year following the upcoming May renewal date (good for more than a year.) Open Donation Amount Poppy ( $50 ) Buckwheat ( $100 ) Sage ( $250 ) Redbud ( $500 ) Alder ( $1,000 ) Oak ( $5,000 )

Sponsors receive automatic membership and will be sent The Gardener’s Grapevine newsletter, published quarterly, as well as advance information and discounts on special Garden events. MBBG has a 501(c)(3) status.
All dues and donations are tax deductable.

Donor Privacy Policy
The Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden does not sell, trade or share contact information with anyone else, nor send mailings on behalf of other organizations.

Creation of the Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden began in 1992 by a group of concerned local citizens. To understand why, one first needs a short history lesson of the Southern California landscape. It begins millions of years ago, along with the geological history of Los Angeles. Let's briefly go back in time, way back, to an era so long ago that humans hadn't yet even walked the earth.

Although the Palos Verdes peninsula was situated about where it is now, it was separated from the mainland by water. It was 8th in a chain we call the Channel Islands. Neither it nor the other Channel Islands had ever been a part of the California landmass, but like Hawaii, had been created by volcanic activity. All the area we call Los Angeles had not yet been formed, and was part of the ocean floor.

Over the eons, tectonic activity and weather patterns bombarded the landscape.  The mountains you see surrounding Los Angeles were hit annually with snow, rain, wind, and even lightning, which caused natural fires.  As the ocean floor was thrust upwards, erosion brought soil from those mountains westward to the ocean. Eventually thlige seabed rose high enough to crest above the waves and become dry land.