For a while there, we didn’t think we would find them. We were trying to attract two students in the tiny town of Cuyama to…
As we face a warmer, hotter planet, wildfires are an increasing reality across the nation, which is why the Garden is actively researching how native…
The latest issue of Ironwood, the Garden’s biannual magazine, has arrived — and it’s rooted in hope. Issue 37 invites you to dig deeper into…
If you’ve seen people sweeping bushes with nets or tapping tree branches around the garden lately, you’ve caught a glimpse of a fascinating project in…
The emerald ash borer (EAB) is a species of jewel beetle native to Northeast Asia that spread to North America in 2002 and has become…
Non-native turfgrass lawns may be widely planted in southern California, but they simply do not belong here. To many people these ubiquitous green carpets of…
The digital edition of Ironwood 36, the Garden’s bi-annual magazine, is here — and it’s brimming with stories that will inspire, inform, and ignite your…
For several years, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden has been working to deepen our understanding of the state and federally endangered California jewelflower (Caulanthus californicus). This…
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