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Demonstration gardens
provide living examples of resource efficient landscaping. There are a
number of gardens located throughout Santa Barbara County that can provide
the homeowner, contractor and landscaper with ideas for developing a sustainable
landscape.
Goleta
Water District
4699 Hollister Avenue, (corner of Puente Street), Santa Barbara
(805) 964-6761
Features many native California plants and other non-native low-water
using plants. Open 8:00 a.m. to sunset every day. Admission is free.
Santa
Barbara City College Lifescape Garden/Chumash Point Ethnobotanic Preserve
721 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara
(805)965-0581
The Lifescape Garden features a variety of low-water using and edible
plants, as well as composting systems and efficient irrigation. Chumash
Point emphasizes native plants from the range of the Chumash Indians.
These plants have medicinal, nutritional and spiritual importance to the
Chumash. Open sunrise to sunset every day. Admission is free.
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Santa
Barbara Botanic Garden
1212 Mission Canyon Road, Santa Barbara
(805) 682-4726
A 65-acre garden of native plants of California, representing a
variety of plant communities and important botanical and horticultural
collections. The Home Demonstration Garden at the Botanic Garden
is a working model of water efficient California native landscaping
for residential settings. The Garden is open Monday-Friday from
9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. and on weekends from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Small admission fee.
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Alice
Keck Park Memorial Garden
City block bounded by Arrellaga, Santa Barbara, Garden and Micheltorena
Streets, Santa Barbara
A 4.6-acre informal park emphasizing exotic flora. The planting areas
are separated according to cultural conditions, ranging from boggy
to arid, with a special section on low-water using plants. Plant directory
is near center of the park, above the pond, and a list of low-water
using plants is available. Open 8:00 a.m. to sunset every day. Admission
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Firescape
2411 Stanwood Drive / Route 192 (corner of Mission Ridge Road), Santa
Barbara
(805) 564-5703
Located across the street from Fire Station #7, this 1.7-acre labeled
garden
demonstrates how risks of wildfire can be reduced through appropriate
planting of low-water using plants, irrigation, and management. Open
8:00 a.m. to sunset every day. Admission is free. |
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Montecito
Water District
583 San Ysidro Road (above East Valley Road), Montecito
(805) 969-2271
A labeled, low-water using garden featuring a variety of Mediterranean
plants. Open 8:00 a.m. to sunset every day. Admission is free. |
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Maria Valley Sustainable Garden
Curtis Tunnel Center, 624 West Foster Road, Santa Maria
This demonstration garden features low-water using plants, efficient
irrigation, composting, mulch, lawn alternatives, and use of paved
areas. Brochures and plant lists are available on-site. Open every
day during daylight hours. Admission is free. |
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City
of Lompoc Drought Tolerant Garden
1801 West Central Avenue, Lompoc
(805) 736-5083
The 1/4-mile garden path features native California plants, mulch,
granite pathways, and is irrigated with reclaimed water. Open sunrise
to sunset every day. Call ahead to arrange group tours. Admission
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Last
updated:
June 5, 2006
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