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September 29, 2023
Be Local, Plant Local
In celebration of fall 2023, we’re opening the Garden to our central coast community at a special 20% off admission. And, we’ve packed our events…
Category: Gardening with Native Plants
August 14, 2023
Have You Seen Our (Secret) Garden?
Nestled just above the intersection of Tunnel and Mission Canyon Road is the “Salutation Garden section,” a small triangular parcel of land owned and maintained…
July 24, 2023
Ironwood | Issue 33
The spring/summer issue of Ironwood is now available online. Ironwood, the Garden’s biannual magazine, beautifully celebrates the power of native plants and their impact on…
February 27, 2023
Can an Early-blooming Plant Help the Western Monarch?
The western population of the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is at an increasing risk of local extinction, having declined 99% in population size over the…
February 3, 2023
Stanley Smith Plant Establishment Trials
Why Study Native Plant Gardening? California native plant horticulture is an open frontier. There are still lots of basic questions that we haven’t been able…
January 30, 2023
After the Rains: California’s Rain Season
The 2023 rainy season has been marked by a series of atmospheric rivers that have brought abundant moisture to California. With this, the Garden experienced…
December 6, 2022
Ironwood | Magazine of Santa Barbara Botanic Garden | Issue 32
The fall/winter issue of Ironwood is now available online. In this latest issue you’ll get an inside look at lichens in a captivating story about…
May 19, 2022
Water wise Display Highlights
A lawn!? In a water wise garden!? — That’s right, not all lawns need to be ripped up for a drought tolerant landscape. Check out…