Category: Garden Collections

December 18, 2023
Ironwood | Issue 34

Sometimes, when you’re so busy doing the work, it’s hard to slow down and celebrate the progress, people, and supporters behind it all. Our biannual magazine, Ironwood, is changing this script and we’re proud to introduce our latest issue, #34. With each new issue we put a spotlight on our latest wins, explore topics near…

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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 people and the planet. As a friend of the Garden, you’re invited to explore our digital issue featuring a closer look at island mallow (Malva assurgentiflora). You can also go…

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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 how our Tucker Lichenologist Rikke Reese Næsborg, Ph.D. approaches her research. You’ll also hear from our horticulture team regarding some of the best planting and pruning tips for this fall…

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Acorns on wood table
November 16, 2022
Oaks of Santa Barbara Botanic Garden’s Living Collection

Have you ever appreciated the shade of a towering oak tree on a hot day? Or enjoyed watching the flash of black and white and red as a busy Acorn Woodpecker stores food for winter? Oak trees are an iconic part of landscapes across California. Anywhere you travel in California you will find oaks: from…

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