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
Western Columbine
Aquilegia formosa
Perennial herb
Elk's Clover
Aralia californica
Perennial herb
Wild Ginger
Asarum caudatum
Perennial herb
Showy Milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
Perennial herb
Brook Foam
Boykinia occidentalis
Perennial herb
Yerba Buena
Clinopodium douglasii
Perennial herb
Bleeding Heart
Dicentra formosa
Perennial herb
Stream Orchid
Epipactis gigantea
Perennial herb
Seaside Daisy
Erigeron glaucus
Perennial herb
Coast Buckwheat
Eriogonum latifolium
Perennial herb
Common Woolly Sunflower
Eriophyllum lanatum
Perennial herb
Seep Monkeyflower
Erythranthe guttata
Perennial herb
Beach Strawberry
Fragaria chiloensis
Perennial herb
Oregon Gumweed
Grindelia stricta
Perennial herb
Crevice Alumroot
Heuchera micrantha
Perennial herb
Douglas Iris
Iris douglasiana
Perennial herb
Tiger Lily
Lilium pardalinum
Perennial herb
Meadow Lupine
Lupinus polyphyllus
Perennial herb
False Lily Of The Valley
Maianthemum dilatatum
Perennial herb
Pacific Silverweed
Potentilla anserina ssp. pacifica
Perennial herb
Large Flowered Fairy Bell
Prosartes smithii
Perennial herb
California Bee Plant
Scrophularia californica
Perennial herb
Checker Bloom
Sidalcea malviflora
Perennial herb
Blue Eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium bellum
Perennial herb
Meadow Goldenrod
Solidago elongata
Perennial herb
Coast Goldenrod
Solidago spathulata
Perennial herb
Piggyback Plant
Tolmiea diplomenziesii
Perennial herb
Ithuriel's Spear
Triteleia laxa
Perennial herb
Northern Vancouveria
Vancouveria hexandra
Shrub
Kinnikinnick
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Shrub
Coyote Brush
Baccharis pilularis
Shrub
Oregon Grape
Berberis aquifolium
Shrub
Bush Monkeyflower
Diplacus aurantiacus
Shrub
Seaside Woolly Sunflower
Eriophyllum staechadifolium
Shrub
Coffeeberry
Frangula californica
Shrub
Silk Tassel
Garrya elliptica
Shrub
Pacific Ninebark
Physocarpus capitatus
Shrub
Western Azalea
Rhododendron occidentale
Shrub
Blood Currant
Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum
Shrub
Snow Berry
Symphoricarpos albus
Shrub
Huckleberry
Vaccinium ovatum
Fern
Deer Fern
Blechnum spicant
Annual herb
Farewell to Spring
Clarkia amoena
Annual herb
Winecup Clarkia
Clarkia purpurea ssp. purpurea
Annual herb
Chinese Houses
Collinsia heterophylla
Annual herb
Coastal California Poppy
Eschscholzia californica v. maritima
Annual herb
Blue Field Gilia
Gilia capitata
Annual herb
Bolander's Phacelia
Phacelia bolanderi
Annual herb
Coast Phacelia
Phacelia californica
Grass
Tufted Hairgrass
Deschampsia cespitosa
Grass
Idahoe Fescue
Festuca idahoensis
Grass
Deergrass
Muhlenbergia rigens
Grass
Purple Needle Grass
Stipa pulchra
Succulent
Bluff Lettuce
Dudleya farinosa
Succulent
Broad-leaved Stonecrop
Sedum spathulifolium