1 star off for the parking lot which is small and the spaces are super tight. Also if you go in and…read morethere are no spots you have to somehow carefully turn around to exit the way you entered. My Google Maps also took us to the wrong location but luckily I have no qualms with asking locals where it is The park itself is fun. It had a huge grass area to run around. The two slides that are stone are tall and fast but super fun. There is a cool rope obstacle course Definitely a nice park to visit once you get out of your park

The good: This park has sand, squishy mat, and wood chips…read more There's a fun metal roller slide, a climbing gym, swings, picnic benches with shade, a community garden, flat sidewalk areas for scooters, a seesaw for 4 people, a bridge, and more. It's a few blocks away from the ocean. The grass is very green and nice for picnics. Dogs must be on leashes. I thought the mini picnic tables for kids was really cute. I got lots of recommendations from a Facebook group I'm in for this park. The bad: The bathrooms were blocked off so I used the portable potties by the parking lot. The potties were very full and smelled more than average. I was hoping for a park without sand because my daughter loves sand so much and always ends up only playing in sand and making a mess. The interesting: The cement slides are very fast so be cautious! The parking lot has a six hour limit.

The Gardens is beautiful and I'm so glad my parents bought the Catholic funeral package and chose…read moreto be rested here eternally. We had my dad's ash placed at the niche here outside facing the grass area and it is beautiful. This cathedral always has activities going on, you always hear the bell, the vibe is beautiful and the gardens is beautiful also. It does not feel like a cemetery at all and I'm so glad my parents chose to have their ash to be placed here.

It's a beautiful place for the dead person to rest. The service is excellent. The price is higher…read morethan the other cemeteries, but it's worth for your pay.

I've been emailing for months with no reply, but finally saw the gate was open on Saturday morning…read moreso I stopped by with my compost bin! Spoke to the volunteers and found out that they are going through a change in management. The folks i met were nice and gave me a tour. Lots of overgrown spots covering up lots of beauty to be discovered! Excited to bring my 4 year old here to get in the dirt and participate in some of the upcoming workshops and activities.

The ESCG is a home away from home. I started gardening here in college for a bit. I stopped and…read moresomehow I came back years later; it must have been the land calling me back. I feel safe and happy here. Anyone can come to the garden during open community hours on Saturday's from 8am-12pm. Anyone can volunteer too. I learn here so much about myself, the land, and from community here.

I think this would be a better place for kids to play at IF they cleaned the toys (play food,…read morekitchen, houses) I brought my grandson after this summer and the cars have no steering wheels and doors are missing to the kitchen cabinets. Like seven cabinet doors. Everything but the floors are dirty. I'd expect better being in Manhattan Beach. Please replace the old and bring in some new. Thank you!

My son and I used to love this place but the limited hours for drop-in play (plus you need a…read morereservation) just makes this more difficult. I definitely miss the pre-pandemic days. Employees seem more interested in socializing than monitoring the play structure so there's a lot of climbing up the slide and other general behavior that could use some reminders.

I called and discussed my project in detail with a guy answering the phone. Was told I would get a…read morecall 'next week'. Now, 4 more calls to them and one month later... still no response for my approximately 100k job. Not sure what is going on over there but if they are not returning calls now just imagine what would happen if you are under contract with them! I feel I dodged a bullet.

FormLA was taking care of my front yard since January 2018. I fired them recently for flagrantly…read moreignoring my very specific, detailed instructions on what _not_ to cut back in my yard. Over the past 18 months, though, I had several problems with them. On their first visit, they removed dormant milkweed plants. I had specifically pointed out that these plants were dormant, not dead (although, being "native plant experts", you'd think they wouldn't even need to be told). They replaced the plants, but the replacements still haven't gotten as big as one of the ones they had removed. I asked them to focus on weeding the parkway areas. Being on a corner lot means there's a lot of parkway, and while I do have lippia planted there, the weeds were also quite present. Months went by and it didn't seem like they were doing anything about the weeds. When I finally asked one of the workers to focus on that, he complained, "That's going to be a lot of work!" Um, that's literally what you're being paid to do (and paid nicely -- $375/month for 18 months is almost $7000!). The workers would cut back my plants far too much, even though I really like the jungle look in my yard (and said so from the beginning). They also didn't pay attention to the seasons, so some things that should've been cut back when dormant weren't cut; they just like sculpting and manicuring the plants, as far as I can tell. The last straw for me was when I specifically told them not to cut my artichoke plants (not native, but still had edible parts growing on it) and my coyote brush (overhanging a path that isn't used much, and probably could be tied back instead), and only lightly trim the black sage. What they did instead was a complete massacre of my plants, and now that we're entering the slow growth season, I see my horrendously bald front yard every day and regret not firing them sooner. If you don't care much about your plants, or your money, you found the right landscaping company!