Santa Barbara Botanic Garden — Champion of Native Plants

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden — Champion of Native Plants

Bright orange California poppies and other colorful wild flowers fill the meadow at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. (Courtesy photo) Santa Barbara Botanic Garden will celebrate 100 years as the first botanic garden in the United States dedicated exclusively to native plants. Since its founding in 1926, the garden has remained rooted in one guiding principle: that native plants are essential for the health and well-being of both people and the …