1. Perfect for a container: Cliff Maids (Lewisia spp. and hybrids) There are several species of Lewisia native to California, mostly, but not exclusively, occurring in Northern California and the Sierras. The plants are short rosettes of foliage with colorful flowers in shades of pink to yellow and white. Although many of the available varieties…
Are you ready for a sensory experience? Clear your mind and think about the vegetable garden you’d love to have come summer. The smell of tomato leaves and the sticky feeling you get on your hands as you reach through the plant to collect handfuls of ripe, sweet cherry tomatoes. Now walk down your garden…
The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is a living collection of California’s native plants and an accredited museum – one of 57 public gardens that currently hold accreditation through the American Alliance of Museums.* Most of the plants you encounter on our grounds have roots in the wild, being directly collected by garden staff who explore…
The first step in a good garden design is to understand what you want to get back from your garden. Do you enjoy wandering around garden paths drinking coffee in the morning? Do you want a space for outdoor entertaining? Or, is your top priority low water and low maintenance to help cut back on…
Finally! A season of adequate rain! When did we think we would be able to say that again? Despite the long-term deficit in our reservoirs and in the deeper layers of our soils, our winter rains have finally given us the deep green, velvety coat so long expected and desired. Native plants are adept at…
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