Lotusland Plans Get First Look from Montecito Architectural Board

Lotusland Plans Get First Look from Montecito Architectural Board

The Montecito Board of Architectural Review on Thursday got a first look at conceptual plans for Ganna Walska Lotusland, a roughly 37-acre botanical garden on Ashley Road in Montecito. The garden often simply known as Lotusland is eyeing extensive renovations under its five-year phased master plan, which includes a new underground catchment tank and reservoir that will collect stormwater runoff before filtering and storing it.  Other improvement…