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July 7, 2025
Ironwood 37 is Here
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…
Category: Horticulture
June 25, 2025
Tiny Bugs, Big Mission: Biocontrol Research in the Garden
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…
May 14, 2025
Guardians of the Woodland: Monitoring Emerald Ash Borer Before It Strikes California
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…
March 31, 2025
Adding to California’s Native Lawn Lineup
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…
December 19, 2024
Introducing Ironwood 36 | An Ode to Seeds
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…
November 25, 2024
Saving the California Jewelflower: A Journey from Seed to Survival
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…
July 12, 2024
Celebrating Ironwood 35 | Now Available Online
The digital edition of our latest Ironwood, the Garden’s bi-annual magazine, is now available. Celebrating a new chapter in our journey to conserve native plants…
June 20, 2024
Emerald Ash Borer | Detecting Early, Responding Rapidly
This summer, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden started work with CAL FIRE’s Forest Entomology and Pathology Program on an early detection initiative scouting for the presence…