Prague city council visits Manhattan Beach to smell the cacti
(l-r) Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden President Charlotte Marshall, Dan Richter (Prague City Councilmember Dan Richter, Manhattan Beach City Councilmember David Lesser, Prague City Councilmember Michaela Mazancova Czech-ing in with Manhattan Beach: After moving from Prague, Czech Republic to Manhattan Beach in 2003, Renata Eubank noticed something strange. Most of the plants she saw gracing the lawns of homes around the city and throughout Los Angeles. “weren’t necessarily suited for a desert environment.” Eubank saw oaks and ferns where she expected to see cacti and succulents. The conundrum prompted her to dive headfirst into the world of sustainable gardening, so much so that she invited the Prague City Council from her hometown dive in with her. On Monday, three Prague Councilmembers made the Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden (MBBG) in Polliwog Park their first stop on a trip to Los Angeles. The MBBG is one of the only botanical gardens in L.A. that exists solely to demonstrate drought-tolerant planting, according to Julie Gonella, vice president of MBBG. The MBBG’s mission of promoting sustainable landscaping, native plants and wildlife inspired Eubanks to extend the…
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