This garden is publicly accessible from dawn to dusk. It is located beside the Marsh Interpretive Center and encompasses dune and prairie habitats. The designers are sibling duo Lynne and Paul Abels who broke ground on the project in 2020. Its well-defined walkways and clean lines demonstrate how a native plant landscape can still look tidy and well-maintained.

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Perennial herb
Photo: Calscape

Western Columbine

Aquilegia formosa
Perennial herb
Photo: Calphotos

Elk's Clover

Aralia californica
Perennial herb
Photo: Calscape

Wild Ginger

Asarum caudatum
Perennial herb
Photo: Calscape

Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa
Perennial herb
Photo: Calscape

Brook Foam

Boykinia occidentalis
Perennial herb
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Yerba Buena

Clinopodium douglasii
Perennial herb
Photo: Calscape

Bleeding Heart

Dicentra formosa
Perennial herb
Photo: Calscape

Stream Orchid

Epipactis gigantea
Perennial herb
Photo: Calflora

Seaside Daisy

Erigeron glaucus
Perennial herb
Photo: Calflora

Coast Buckwheat

Eriogonum latifolium
Perennial herb
Photo: Calflora

Common Woolly Sunflower

Eriophyllum lanatum
Perennial herb
Photo: Calscape

Seep Monkeyflower

Erythranthe guttata
Perennial herb
Photo: Calscape

Beach Strawberry

Fragaria chiloensis
Perennial herb
Photo: Calscape

Oregon Gumweed

Grindelia stricta
Perennial herb
Photo: Calscape

Crevice Alumroot

Heuchera micrantha
Perennial herb
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Douglas Iris

Iris douglasiana
Perennial herb
Photo: Calscape

Tiger Lily

Lilium pardalinum
Perennial herb
Photo: Calphotos

Meadow Lupine

Lupinus polyphyllus
Perennial herb
Photo: Calscape

False Lily Of The Valley

Maianthemum dilatatum
Perennial herb
Photo: Calflora

Pacific Silverweed

Potentilla anserina ssp. pacifica
Perennial herb
Photo: Calphotos

Large Flowered Fairy Bell

Prosartes smithii
Perennial herb
Photo: Calflora

California Bee Plant

Scrophularia californica
Perennial herb
Photo: Calflora

Checker Bloom

Sidalcea malviflora
Perennial herb
Photo: Calscape

Blue Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium bellum
Perennial herb
Photo: Calflora

Meadow Goldenrod

Solidago elongata
Perennial herb
Photo: Calphotos

Coast Goldenrod

Solidago spathulata
Perennial herb
Photo: Calflora

Piggyback Plant

Tolmiea diplomenziesii
Perennial herb
Photo: Calflora

Ithuriel's Spear

Triteleia laxa
Perennial herb
Photo: Calphotos

Northern Vancouveria

Vancouveria hexandra
Shrub
Photo: Calscape

Kinnikinnick

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Shrub
Photo: Calflora

Coyote Brush

Baccharis pilularis
Shrub
Photo: Calscape

Oregon Grape

Berberis aquifolium
Shrub
Photo: Calflora

Bush Monkeyflower

Diplacus aurantiacus
Shrub
Photo: Calflora

Seaside Woolly Sunflower

Eriophyllum staechadifolium
Shrub
Photo: Calflora

Coffeeberry

Frangula californica
Shrub
Photo: Calflora

Silk Tassel

Garrya elliptica
Shrub
Photo: Calflora

Pacific Ninebark

Physocarpus capitatus
Shrub
Photo: Calscape

Western Azalea

Rhododendron occidentale
Shrub
Photo: Calscape

Blood Currant

Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum
Shrub
Photo: Calscape

Snow Berry

Symphoricarpos albus
Shrub
Photo: Calflora

Huckleberry

Vaccinium ovatum
Fern
Photo: Calscape

Deer Fern

Blechnum spicant
Annual herb
Photo: Calflora

Farewell to Spring

Clarkia amoena
Annual herb
Photo: Calflora

Winecup Clarkia

Clarkia purpurea ssp. purpurea
Annual herb
Photo: Calflora

Chinese Houses

Collinsia heterophylla
Annual herb
Photo: Larner Seeds

Coastal California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica v. maritima
Annual herb
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Blue Field Gilia

Gilia capitata
Annual herb
Photo: Calscape

Bolander's Phacelia

Phacelia bolanderi
Annual herb
Photo: Calscape

Coast Phacelia

Phacelia californica
Grass
Photo: Calscape

Tufted Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa
Grass
Photo: Calscape

Idahoe Fescue

Festuca idahoensis
Grass
Photo: Calscape

Deergrass

Muhlenbergia rigens
Grass
Photo: Calphotos

Purple Needle Grass

Stipa pulchra
Succulent
Photo: Calflora

Bluff Lettuce

Dudleya farinosa
Succulent
Photo: Calflora

Broad-leaved Stonecrop

Sedum spathulifolium