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ThoseFascinating Air Plants BLJSTl:\/1:N TIMBROOK EPIPHYTES,N0N -PARASmcPlANTS grow­ ing on other planes, have become icons of tropical forests now that we've all seen rainforests in movies or on television, if not in person. Bue to Europeans of the 15th centu1y, epiphytic flowering plants were largely unknown. One of the marvels of the New World that amazed Christopher Columbus on his voy­ ages of discovery was a tree with "branches of different kinds, all on one trunk, and one twig is of one kind and another of another, and so unlike that it is the greatest wonder in the world." 1 To see a Caribbean tree festooned with epiphytic cacti, orchids, and bromeliads would in­ deed have been a wonder. The branches of tropical trees offer a very specialized niche where plants adapted to life away &om the soil that nurtures most of the vege­ table world can find their place in the sun . Occupation of these sites, where plants without water-absorbing roots are often exposed to bright sun and drying wind, has led co some inter­ Tillandsias,orchids, and fernsfestoon a tropicaltree in Chiapas,Mexico. esting coping mechanisms, and the most extreme examples are found in IN THIS ~'... ,_ those species of Tillandsiaknown as Thosefascinating Air Plants I Make Mother's Da4 Special 9 air plants or atmospherics. Volunteer Profile: DocentSean 3 WelcomeNew Docents 10 The pineapple family, Bromeli­ Hutchinsonis Here to Sta4 aceae, contains about 2,000 species, WelcomeBack! 10 Sightseeingin the Atarnma Desert 4 grouped into nearly 50 genera. With Members·Famil4 Da4 at Lotusland II LotuslandCelebrates : s Alwa4s Room at the Top 12 more than 400 species, Tillandsiais A Journe4 to libetland the largest of the bromeliad genera, Air Plantsat Lotusland ChanticleerFellow Romi lge 6 13 and new species are being discovered GardenMapping Project 13 every year. Knowledge of the group New to the Collections 7 ReceivesInitial Funding has come a long way from the dozen HorticulturalHappenings 3 Wrigle4 Memorialand Botanical 13 or so species known to Linnaeus Butterf14Garden Planting Project 9 GardenDonation Continuedon page 2 A LotuslandReminder! 9 Calendarof Events 16 Tillandsiaspecies were adapted to dry THE LOTUSI.ANDNEWSLE1TIR FOR MEMBERS habitats and lacked functional roots, is published by and thus were considered to abhor Ganna Walska Lotusland Foundadon water themselves. 695 Ashley Road Santa Barbara,California 93108 Diversity of the leaves, inflores­ (805) 969-3767 cences, and overall shape of the many atmospheric species of Tillandsia, Boardof Trustees coupled with their general tenacity in Carol L.Valentine, President cultivation, make them very popular Merry! Brown • ElizabethW. Dake Robert Emmons • Arthur R.Gaudi with collectors . The most familiar Anne W. Jones • Stanya Owen and widespread is Spanish moss, Pamela B. Pesenti • David Potter Tillandsia usneoides. You can see Michael Towbes examples of it and several other atmospherics i.n the two bromeliad Steven Tlffibrook,Ph.D., Ex,:rntive Director gardens at Lotusland and perched on Anne Dewey, AssistantDirector VirginiaHayes, Curatorof theLiving Collection a metal tree on Happy's Terrace off Mikelven, GroundsSuperinrendem Madame Walska's pavilion. The atmospherics' common feature is a Janet Eastman, Editor more or less silvery, often hairy, ap­ Lindse's Letter Perfect Graphics, Design pearance when dry; that silvery look Printed by J&S Graphix is one of the keys to their ability to p_ Printedon recycledand recyclablepaper thrive in extremely difficult habitats. 11 11 ~ Without roots in the soil like Myriad tillandsiasadorn an iron tree outside most plants, or the vases formed by Madame Wafska's pavilion. Cominuedfrom page 1 overlapping leaf bases of many other in the mid-1700s when he named bromeliads, including most tilland­ giving the plant a silvery look that Tillandsiain honor of Swedish pro­ sias, atmospherics depend upon the reflects light. When the hairs become fessor Elias Tillands. Poor Dr. Tillands highly modified epidermal hairs or saturated from rain or fog, the wing was so fearful of bodies of water that scales covering their leaves to capture is drawn down against the epidermis he would go many miles out of his the moisture they need to survive of the leaf and the hair becomes way to avoid having to travel over and grow. When the plant surface is transparent, revealing the green water by boat. Linneaus couldn't dry, winged projections on the hairs chlorophyll inside the leaf and pro­ resist having a lictle fun at his friend's stand above the surface of the leaf, moting the transmission of sunlight expense since many of Linneaus's their hollow interiors filled with air, necessary for photosynthesis . Further­ more, the hairs are multicellular and, when wet, act as a conduit for water to enter the leaf through stalk cells. When dry, they act as a plug, pre­ venting water from escaping the leaf. It would be hard to imagine a home that couldn't find niches for a few atmospherics. A bright bathroom window, where water-laden air from the shower bathes them in fog or tied to an outdoor deck railing in mild Santa Barbara are two possibilities. A lictle supplemental watering-squirt them with the hose outdoors, dunk them in the sink inside-is really all they have to have. Remember, no need for pots or soil. What could be easier? Foliar spraying with a diluted solution of special fertilizer, such as Rainforest Variousatmospheric Tillandsia speciesin an ourdoormarket at Cuernavaca,J\!Iexico. They Flora's "Epiphytes Delight" or "Peter's are commonlysold at Christmas timefor homenativity scenes. Continued011 page 16 voLuNTr:rRPR OFILr : Docer1tS ear1Hut chi1LS011is Her e to StaLJ

A FORMER PROFESSIONALrock and roll Steve Timbrook, acquainted with A performer musician, Lotusland docent Sean Sean from the Botanic Garden, asked by nature, Hutchinson was born in Santa him to consider becoming a docent docent Sean Barbara, schooled on the east coast, at Lotusland. Sean gave a couple of Hutchinson and ran his own landscape gardening tours "cold" and became a strong rakes;he business locally before he began supporter of Lotusland at the public stagein leading tours of Madame Walska's hearings for neighbors in the follow­ the outdoor garden five years ago . After leaving ing years. When Lotusland received a theatre. college in the 1960s, Sean pursued a Conditional Use Permit from the career in a rock band, which took him County of Santa Barbara and set a up and down the east coast, working date for its first formal docent train­ mostly at night and sleeping by day. ing in 1993, Sean signed up. recounts the years his band "Far Cry" It was a quest to reconnect with the Although he had made an "unoffi­ spent performing at myriad east earth and its diurnal rhythms that led cial" visit over the wall as a young man coast venues, recording an album, him to a career in horticulture when to experience Ganna Walska's topiary and living communally in rural New his band broke up in 1971. garden by moonlight, the training was England. An English major at Tufts Returning to Santa Barbara, Sean the first time Sean really got to know University, Sean has a flair for started his own landscape gardening the estate once owned by his former expressing himself in poetic prose, business and then spent a year neighbor down the road. Sean brings attributing this facility with language studying ornamental horticulture at a genuine respect for the magic and to his father's reading aloud to him Cal Poly San Luis Obispo-an expe­ drama with which she infused her as a child. He wrote the book from rience that left him disgusted with gardens, as well as a solid knowledge memory with a pencil and pad of the popular promotion of chemical of the plant material she used, to his paper and had the manuscript pub­ fertilizers and pesticides to grow interpretation for visitors. Sean and lished locally. plants, which led him to the organic his wife Dorie are staunch supporters Personal challenges Sean has management of plants he prefers of Lotusland and have generously faced in recent years include the today. As a gardener in Santa Barbara donated to the Foundation. He thinks birth of his first child three and a half in the 1970s, Sean worked on several very highly of the place and thor­ years ago and open-heart surgery last old estates and often wondered what oughly enjoys taking visitors through year. Becoming a father has made life must have been like for their the garden. Sean believes it is his bent him see how important it is for original owners in the 1920s. Having for show business, which led him to parents to spend time with their grown up on the Riven Rock estate perform rock and roll and these days children. Facing a life-threatening in Montecito, he had already de­ acoustic music, that enhances his tours. heart condition taught him not to veloped a fascination with Santa Docenting and music making re­ take life so seriously and forced him Barbara's rich estate history. In 1952 cently came together for Sean when to become "a lot less broken-hearted. " when his parents built their home on he performed with one of his musical Living life at a slower pace suits Sean the former Stanley McCormick estate, groups, "Swing West," at the Lotusland just fine. He doesn't have a TY, Sean walked freely through the over­ volunteer holiday party in December. computer, or FAX machine and has a grown ruins of the former home of The six-member band played 1940s limited tolerance for such electronic one of Chicago's most unusual family swing music for more than 130 volun­ toys. "I don't like to invest in members and talked with folks who teers and their guests, many of whom planned obsolescence," he notes. had known him . took to the floor dancing in the main Lotusland is fortunate to have After his father's death in 1982, house library. It was a dream come Sean, with his rich and varied life Sean returned to the house in Riven true for Sean, who hosts an annual experiences and many talents as a Rock and retired Erom professional acoustic music concert series at his gardener and musician, interpreting gardening. He began actively land­ own home and often thought his the garden for visitors. His insights scaping and tending to his own music belonged at Lotusland as well. into the estate and its plantings, as garden and volunteered for many In addition to his botanical and well as his training and experience in ) years as a Garden Grower in the musical pursuits, Sean is also a pub­ horticulture , make him a colorful greenhouses at the Santa Barbara lished author of what has become presence in the garden. We hope Botanic Garden in order to share his an underground classic-his 1988 that, like the rock and roll he used to passion for plants with others. It was memoir of life in a rock and roll band play and revere, Sean Hutchinson is soon after Ganna Walska died that entitled Crying Out Loud. In it he here to stay. Sightseeir1gir1th e Atacama Desert BLJP AULM ILLS 0 THE ATACAMADESERT of northern advanced culture, the Chinchorros Chile and southern Peru is a myste ri­ are believed to be the first practition­ ous place with sights that cannot be ers of mumm ification, predating seen anywhere else in the world . even the Egyptians. This desert is one of the wo rld's The succu lent plants of the driest, with some portions never Atacama in northern Chile are very having received measurable rainfall interesting and unique . Found only in recorded history. The areas that do here (between roughly 22° S and receive precipitation measure it in 30° S latitudes along the coast) is the millimeters, often with many rainless genus of cactus Copiapoanamed after years in between. When the rain a small city in the region - Copiap6 . does fall, it is often quite violent, On my recent trip to Chile in delivering sometimes two to three November of 1997 I was able to see times the annua l rainfall in a matter four different species of Copiapoain of hours . To the human inhabitants, the wild . My goal was to reach Pan this translates into a natural disaster, de Azucar, a national park along the but for the plants and animals of the coast, which was fairly ambitious Atacama, these events are essential considering my traveling companio,n to their continued survival. These and I had no vehicle. Travel varied 5 L-"--""--'- -'-'--'-,::__-"---.:,,,:__,_-=--.!a.-_..;.:_~.,;__.!!:11 i. heavy rains are typically associated from bus to burro, from hiking to Copiapoa cinerescens (clump}seeking with El Nino years . hitchhiking . It had rained earlier in shelterunder a Eulychnia sp. The Atacama has a surpris ing the year (breaking a rumored seven­ human histo1y. The Chinchorro year rainless streak) and the desert (which can be seen along the main people, who inhabited northern was alive. Yet even a lush Atacama drive at Lotusland). One can only Chile about 3,000 years ago, were may look like the most barren of guess at the age of these plants that fishermen who survived in this en­ environments to many. grow up to three to four feet in di­ vironment because of the incredibly On one of our many rides ame ter with fifty or more individual rich marine life nearby. An obviously through the desert we passed a small heads . Very little is known of the herd of guanaco (a llama-like camel growth rates of these cacti, or any relative) running across the plains. cacti for that matter. As well, one has In times of extreme drought these to remember that rain doesn't fall animals are known to dig up tuberous every year, further slowing their rooted cactus species to eat, despite growth. Some people speculate that the toxic chemicals found in many of the plants are able to utilize moisture these plants . Passing a group of buz­ from the consistent fog. zards feeding on some unfortunate Growing on the hillsides along the soul, I noticed one bird standing head wash, occasionally side by side with

and shoulders above the rest, which Copiapoacineresce11s 1 was C. serpe111iscu­ turned out to be a condor ! This was lata1a beautiful purple -bodied, black­ an Andean condor, cousin to our own spined cactus with larger individual California condor, whose immensity heads but not as readily clumping has to be seen to be believed. as C. cinerescens.Also found here was The copiapoas were as astound­ C. marginatain much smaller numbers. ing as I had anticipated, which by Euphorbialaaiflua, a succulent shrub, this time was a lot to live up to. grew on the same hillside and was i Ouebrada Peralillo, a wash at the in full growth and Bower at the time

;:.c:~ '•"'- southern boundary of Pan de Azucar, or my visit. There are a fair number u - ... ,_,;:i. -- .-. was filled with massive clumps of the of succu lent euphorbias in South Paul by the roadsidehitching a ridesouth white-bodied Copiapoa cinerescens, America. of wh ich a few species are of Pan de Azucar NationalPark in the superficially resembling a massive known from northern Chile. Oxalis southernAtacama Desert. clump of Mammi/laria geminispina gigantea,an ocotillo-like shrub, also C. columna-alba, all leaningnorth, at Pan de Azucar.

grew on the hillside along with a seems to minimize the incident solar be the plants' first choice for as we species of Deuterocohnia,a bromeliad radiation on their growing tips in traveled farther up and to the other that often provides shelter to co­ the summer. They have a similar side of the wash this species was piapoa seedlings. morphology and habit to that of found in greater numbers than in the The most spectacular sight was Notocactusleninghausii from the other lava habitat. Many juvenile plants unintentionally saved for last. Copiapoa side of the Andes (also a species were present, causing one to wonder columna-alba,the white -columned found massed in the main drive cacti how old even a two-inch seedling copiapoa, grows co about one meter, plantings at Lotusland). The first was and how it had survived years usually solitary, with the lower two­ locality where we encountered the without precipitation . thirds of the plant being jet black and plant seemed to have been burned, This second trip to Chile allowed the top third pure white. Already but it had not; there was simply an me a brief glimpse of the Atacama appearing odd as individuals, they ancient flow of pure black lava. Just Desert and the genus Copiapoa,leaving are even stranger as a population about the only plant living in the me with many questions and an in­ because they all lean to che north vicinity was C. columna-a!bawith its credible desire to see more. From its toward the sun, which is always ghost white heads providing fan­ forests and fjords in the south to its north of this point in the southern tastic contrast against the blackened cacti and towering Andes in the north, hemisphere. The angle they take terrain. This habitat appears not to Chile offers a lifetime of sights to see.

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LOTVSLAND'S4TH ANNUALgala fund-raising event will focus on the estate when Madame Walska purchased it in 1941 with her sixth husband Theos Bernard (a Buddhist white lama) and called it Tibetland. The historical exhibit for the gala will feature an outstanding collection of Tibetan art from the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena, ) including some wonderful pieces that belonged to Madame Walska. Tibetan dancers wearing colorful and exotic costumes will perform in the theatre garden, and the sound of Tibetan prayer bells will echo throughout the Japanese garden. This event is always a sell-out, so please watch for your invitation, which will be mailed to all members at the beginning of June. Cha11ticleer fellowRomi lg e

THE CHANTICLEERFELLOWSHIP is a "The first assignment for my newly developed, two-year program three-month stay here is to develop awarded to horticulturists interested a proposal for a new horticultural in public garden management and complex. It will relocate greenhouses, committed to the future of public nurse1y facilities, and gardeners' gardens. It is the inspirational idea of workrooms to a modern facility in Christopher Woods, Director of the the large open field behind the Chanticleer Foundation, a pleasure garage at the top of the property, garden in Wayne, Pennsylvania. freeing the existing nursery spaces This fellowship is unique in that for expansion of the gardens. A it provides hands-on experience at second proposal will be to renovate various public gardens around the the former Studio next to the gar­ world. Fellows work with garden age into an education center to be Luis Obispo with a BS in Landscape directors, horticultural managers, and used for activities now held in the Architecture and having earned a administrators to gain insight into the Main House. two-year Technica l Certificate in different situations and management "After gathering information for Horticulture . Garden internships at techniques for each garden setting. the proposals from interviews and Filoli in Woodside, California, Powell To supplement the experiences, the meetings with the Lotusland staff, I Gardens near Kansas City, Missouri, fellows also are educa ted in business will synthesize it into recommenda­ and Old Westbury Gardens on Long management courses and workshops. tions to the director as to how he Island, New York, have allowed me Ganna Walska Lotusland is the should proceed with the projects. to learn the operations of many first garden to collaborate with Everyone on staff has been supportive public gardens, to meet garden staff Chanticleer in providing an educa­ and visit gardens all over the coun ­ tional experience for the fellows. Dr. and generous in offering information try . Lotusland is unique-with its Steven Timbrook, Lotusland Execu­ and opinions. The staff has even dramatic design, colorful history, and tive Director, and Chris Woods have joined me on field trips to other decided on a project that will benefit gardens, including Rancho Santa charismatic creator. Lotusland as well as provide a good Ana Botanic Garden, Cal Poly San "When chosen as the first experience for the fellow. Luis Obispo Arboretum, and Wrigley Chanticleer Fellow, I knew it would The first of two fellows chosen Memorial and Botanical Garden on be the opportunity of a lifetime as last year to spend time at Lotusland Catalina Island, to see how other well as a challenge of my creative is Hiromi Ige, a California native gardens operate their facilities: green­ and organizational abilities. This first who has a background in landscape houses, shade houses, potting sheds, endeavor at Lotusland is already ful­ design, retail nurseries, and garden storage facilities, and break rooms . filling to me and is allowing me to maintenance . Romi. who arrived at "The Central Coast is a familiar expand my skills and develop new lotusland in December, describes and welcoming place to live in again, ones. It is a privilege to be part of the her task while at the garden: having graduated from Cal Poly San vision and future of Lotusland." --~

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1 11 Cha111icleergardeners (from I to r) Przemyslaw' Przemek Walczak1 Romilge and ChanticleerDirector Chris Woods 011 the pavilionpa1io Lisa Crock,and Dan Benarcikenjoy the casualreception held for them at the recep;ionfor Chanticleerstaff. The Cha111icleerFoundation of

on ritepavilion patio romeet the staff of Lotus/andtf u,ingtheir recent U'layne,Pennsvlvania 1 is sponsoringCha111icleer Fellow Romi during California1riv herstay at Lo/Us/and. Newto theCollections Witl1 Jl:NNIFl:R Dl:NNIS, t\ssistan1-Curator GERMINATING ri:a:nNSPORE..~ PROPAGATIONOF FERNSfrom spores is an interesting technique that has been used successfully at Locusland for several years . By germinating spores acquired from LAIFS(the Los Angeles International Fern Society), as well as from other botanical gardens. we have been able to add several new fems to the collection. The following steps illustrate the technique used in the Lotusland nurse1y. First, peat moss is thoroughly !:! moistened and pressed into a clean ~ 6-inch pot. The moss must be ster­ ~ ilized to prevent fungus, algae, and _ _ ....___.....__~---- -> ~ other spores that may be present Fernspores ger111inate at long last in the Lotus/andnursery. from contaminating the ferns. This

can be done by pouring boiling 20 days. At first they are barely Stenochlaenatenwfolia 1 the vine fern, water over the container, placing it visible and look like green moss. has creeping rhizomes that make it in a 200°F oven for 30 minutes, or Then the plants form the prothallus, a good groundcover. Another rhi­ even putting it in a microwave for a shield-shaped structure on top of zoma tous fem is Davallia fejeensis, 10 minutes. Afterwards, the soil the soil. After several months, the the lacy hare's foot, a native of Fiji media is allowed to cool until it is ferns develop their first true leaves that has finely divided fronds. It gets only slightly warm. and a few roots. At this time they its common name from its woolly Next, the spores are sprinkled are separated into 2-inch pots to scale-covered rhizomes, which .grow thinly across the peat moss. The con­ continue growing. on top of the soil and resemble furry tainer is quickly covered in plastic Some interesting ferns grown at "feet." Another new fern is Adiantum

wrap to prevent contamination and Lotusland by this method include pedatwnv. aleuticu111 1 five-fingermaiden­

set in a tray of water. The plastic Drynaria rigidula1 a fern with long hair, a small fern native to California wrap is not removed until after the weeping fronds which prefers to and the Northwest United States . It spores germinate, usually in 10 to grow on rocks or in a hanging basket. has fronds that are bronzy-pink when they first unfold. These and other ferns grown DON'T MISS THIS CHANCETO LEARNABOUT from spore propagation will be used A UNIQUEAND BEAUTIFULGARDEN. to expand the collection in the Lotusland fern garden . Chanticleer: A Passionfor Plants withChanticleer Director Christopher Woods DISCOVERTHE Fridal.I,March 20, 2:00 p.m. Jlll Tll)Lll lAN fiAR Fl\!

IN THfS ILLUSTRATEDlecture, Chris Woods will On your next visit to the garden, detail the development of the former private why not explore the Australian ) estate Chanticleer, located near Philadelphia, into plantings around the Visitor Center a pleasure garden and one of the most prominent parking area? Pick up a self-guided ornamental gardens on the East Coast. Call Amanda tour map from the Garden Shop to Jones at 969-3767 ext. 230 to make a reservation. discover a world "down under" right here in Santa Barbara. HorticulturalHappenings With MIKEIV El\l 0 M1DDLESCHOOL INTERNS Middle School students Zack Mozes and Milard Nazerian worked FOR THE THIRD consecutive year, approximately 25 hours each with lotusland participated in Santa Lotusland's grounds staff. Zack Barbara Middle School's Work worked with Esau Ramirez, Seth Internship Week. The program pro­ Napel, and other team members vides adolescent students with an raking, weeding, transplanting, and opportunity to learn important lessons about work, people, and installing a subsurface drainage responsibility. Job sites become their system. Milard worked with other classrooms, and the people they grounds staff on the maintenance of meet and work with their teachers . ferns and bamboo and helped Jay Hinkle set up a pump to lower the A 40-footEucalyptus sp. treein the Visitor water level in the Japanese pond. Centerparking area fortunately missed the kiosk when it fell duringFebruary's storms . Both students asked a lot of questions about plants and grounds mainte ­ macrocarpa,Acacia baileyana, Olea

nance issues, and Lotusland staff euro11a1 and Eucalyptussp. A 20-foot appreciated their help, their enthu­ Howeafosteriana palm snapped at the siasm, and their eagerness to learn. base when a Monterey pine fell on it. Additionally, pathways in all areas ST0PM DAMAr.~ were washed out, while rocks, dirt and debris flowed into the water WINTERSTORMS THROUGH the first week of Februa1y caused extensive garden and aloe garden ponds. No one on Lotusland's grounds damage to the garden, including the staff could remember a storm more loss of 30 trees. Most were blown devastating to the garden than this over by gusty winds on the night of one . The necessary planning of ~ February 2; however, several trees garden restorations, renovations, and ~ were removed after root inspections new landscape installations has ! indicated hazardous conditions and already begun . Just as change is EsauRamirez and Seth Nape! kept Middle imminent failure. In the fern garden Schoofimern Zack Mozes busy in the fem constant in nature, so it is in the the loss of a large Quercusagrifolia and gardenin November. maintenance and preservation an the shade it provided for understory or historical botanical garden. plantings near the swimming pool will require relandscaping of a large area. An 80-foot-tall Calocedrusdecur­ OUVE TREE REMOVAL rens(incense cedar) was removed after A NUMBEROF OLIVE trees were a Hazardous Tree Inspection Report removed along the main drive and indicated an unsafe condition caused in the Australian garden to improve by the high winds and an under ­ cultural conditions in both areas. ground flow of water through the The Australian garden olives were root zone . Because failure of the tree transplanted to another Montecito could have resulted in extensive home at the owner's expense, sav­ damage to surrounding plantings and ing Lotusland the cost of their structures, staff made an emotionally removal and saving the trees to grace charged decision to remove the tree. another garden. The tree removal Several Cedrus deodara and along the main drive was a portion ( another large Q. agrifo!iawere lost in of a major renovation of the cactus :a: the fern garden. A variety of other and euphorbia plantings funded in ...:. Middle Schoolintern Mifard Nazarian tree species down throughout the part by a $10,000 grant from the Dan

w,orkedamid fernsin theJapanese garden. garden include Pinusradiata 1 Cupressus Murphy Foundation. ButterflwGardeo Plar1tir1g Project A LOTUSLAND ( LOTUSLAND1S GROUNDSSTAFF is eager Several beds in and around the REMINDER! to work with volunteers in all areas dawn redwood and bird cage could of the garden this year and has be planted and maintained. The pro­ Call the designed a special project that may ject would also involve removing Reservation be of interest to Lotusland members. poinsettia and jade now in the beds. Office to Staff would like a team of volunteers This is an oppor tunity for a group book your to install and develop a of like-minded gardeners to get their spring or butterfly garden in the hands dirty and participate in summer tour : area adjacent to the Lotusland's exciting new foray into citrus orchards with the world of biological balance for (805) 969 -9990 ~ plants that have the exotic collec tions of Ganna ..J 'M,~-~-".K.,.__ ""< been proveI?-..-l!!!lii ....:w- Walska. To join this team, please call lvionday u ~ to attract Janet Eastman, Volunteer Coordi­ throughFriday u butterflies and nator, at (805) 969-3767 ext. 227; 9:00 a.m. to 110011 other beneficial insects to the garden. e-mail: [email protected]. .______J ~o

MaReMothe(s Daw Special TREATTHE MOTHER in your life to a wonderfu l gift this Mother's Day-a membership to Friends of Lotusland. Every Mother's Day gift recipient and her guests are invited on a docent-led tour of the garden on Saturday, May 9 (the day before Mother's Day). Tea and refreshments will be served on the Terrace in honor of Mother's Day. What a great oppor tunity to share the garden with Mom! Topurchase a Mother'sDay gift membership,complete this coupon and mailit to: Ganna Walska Lotusland, Attn : Member Events, 695 Ashley Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108

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Michael Alden KatherineHolden Mary Lehman BarbaraSiemon Nancy Wood Connie Buxton Patty Jacquemin Marilyn McCarty Ellen Somdah! Georgia Young Janice Chelin.i Allan Johnston Sandra Millender BerniceSutherland Note: Due to damage in Jane Gail Copelan LidiaKalinowski LeslieMoed Joyce Vigneaud the garden,graduation cere- Barbara Dixon Regina Kaufman Hugh Murphy Mary L. Wagner monies were postponed.A Mary Anne Dudash Jane Kelleher Stella Natale Dorothy Warnock group photo of graduates Trina Gault Jo Ann Kirby Joyce Painter Jackie Williams l'(li{/ appear in the Summer Heidi Henes-VanBergen Rosie Larson Maggy Pendleton Lynn Willmarth nc1risleuer. \XlelcomeBacR!

LOTVSLA.NDTHANKS ALL those volunteers returning in 1998 to serve the garden in its mission to "preserve and enhance the spectacular collections of exotic plants on the Montec ito estate of the late Madame Ganna Walska, and through interpretation of those collections to foster increased knowledge and appreciation of the importance of plants and the need for their conservation."

Hampton Bell Sharon Crawford Carolyn Fleg Dorothy Marking Danyel benShea Nancy Cross Grace Florez Marcelle M. Martin David & Nora Berklich B. Jo Dake Lee & Bud Francis Malcolm McCabe John Boyer Lori Ann David Brenda Freeman JoA.nnMem1is Adi Brewer Nina Delgado VirginiaT. Gardner Chantal Murphy June Bristow Jolene Delisa Arthur R. Gaudi Annette Myck Merry! Brown Jean DeVilbiss Rosanne K. Germain Lee Neill George L. Burtness Henrietra di Suvero Sherry Gilson Mary Nelson-Peny Jayne Murray Burcon Poney Eagleton Anna Griffin Kirsten Olson Heda & Bob Carpenter Christine Ellis Joan Haber Dorothy Openshaw ~ Karole& Russ Christian Robert Emmons ValerieHalverson Margo Osheren.ko ~ Pati Clark Doris Fienga PatriciaR. Harris Stanya Owen ~ Frances D. Connors Donald & Suzanne Fine Norm& Helen Joyce Painter i Hilleman Craig Palonen VolunteerDorothy Open- --- Nancy Huebner Maija-liisa Pekkanen shaw,reaches for oranges, Janet Hunter Pam Pesenti whichl'(lere donated to the Sean Hutchinson David Potter FoodBank . KyleIrwin Dave Prowell Phil R. Jackson Bob & Ginger Jean Stevenson PatriciaHarris Johnston Puddicombe Carolene Tacconelli Anne Jones Jane KimballQuesada Hania Tallmadge Beth Jones Richard Riffero PatriciaTarkowska Fred Keller Ted Ross Judy Thielscher Marianne Kelley Nancy Salvucci Mary Thieme Marge Kelly VeloyceSchmidt Rose Thomas Dana Kent Casey Schneider Michael Towbes Che1ifKhoury Jim Scorso Carol Valentine Lynn Kirby Hilda Siebert Cathy Vasek ( ! Kathe Klock Mary Sheldon Jo Wagner :5 Karen Kolb Alice Sheldon Diana Wilk '" Sonja Lane Martha Shiffman Nancy D. Wilkinson --VolunteersNancy Wilkinson(with cat) and Marle11a JoAnn Lewis Sharon Slade Adele Wojciechowski Handlergreet visirors in tireLaius/and garden shop. Maude H. Lowry Jennifer Stafford Joyce Ziman nMembers' FamillJDalJ at Lotusland SATURDAY, APRIL 18 • 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M.

Lotus/and wishes to thank you, our members,for your support by providingt/1is special opportunity to share tlte garden with your family (even childrenunder 10 years old)

Activities will include: • Story telling by Michael Katz in the theatre garden 11-11:30 a.m. & 2:30-3 pm. • Games and crafts from the garden for children and adults 10-11:30 a.m. & 1:30-3 p.m • Picnic lunch, cake, and drinks on the main lawn • Live music on the main lawn, featuring The Sonsof Bluegrass from noon to 2 p.m. • Exhibits • Silly souvenir photographs by Robert DeBris

Box lunchesfor adults and childrencan be reserved,or guests are welcome to bringtheir own picniclunch. Cake and beverageswill be providedfor all. Bringa blanketor borrowone from 11s so you can sit on the lawn. 'fllhetheryou prefer sun or shade,there is ample roomfor everyone on the lawn. Limitedseating at tableswill be available011 a first-comebasis . THIS MEMBERS' FAMILYDA Y IS FREE! Reservations are necessary, as well as prepayment for box lunches ordered. We expect this event to fill very quickly and space is limited. Please complete and mail the coupon below as soon as possible, and include payment for your lunch if you wish to order one. RESERVATIONFORM

MEMBERS' FAMILYDAY IS FREE,WITH A RESERVATION.To reserve space for you and your family, complete this coupon and mail it to: Ganna Walska Lotusland, Attn: Member Events, 695 Ashley Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. No phone reservations,please. Confirmationswill be sentupon ourreceipt of yourreservation. Member Name ______Phone ______Address ______

Number of Adults attending __ _ _ Number of Kids attending ___ _ Number of cars ___ _ You may bringyour own picnic or orderBox Lunclieshere: Paymentklet!tod: ) Box Lunches: Adult's lunch $10 each ___ _ _ 0 Check enclosed OVISA 0 MasterCard Kid's lunch $ 5 each __ __ _ Expiration date ______Total enclosed Card number ______Do you wish to borrow a blanket'? OYes ONo Signature ______AlwaLJSRoom at the Top

GANNA WmKAs MEMOIRSAlways Roomat the Top may have referred to spiritual heights, but Lotusland arboris: ) Mark Kyriaco and tree trimmer Brett Warner have experienced arboreal heights nearly as splendid . As these views of the garden show, trimming or felling trees gives them the opportunity to see the garden from a whole new perspective. Photosby Jvl.ike lven and BrettWlarner.

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IN MEMORIAM:Remembering Pat Scott BLJSTEVEN TIMBROOli

LoTUSI..Af\.1DLOST A TREASUREDFRIEND, neighbor, and creative partner with the passing of master stone mason Patrick E. Scott on Februa1y 14. Pat's artistry and craftsmanship with stone, tile, and other masomy materia ls have contributed greatly to the restoration of Lotusland's former glory and the enhancement of its gardens . Beginning in 1987, Pat and his fellow craftsmen at Pat Scott Masonry matched existing paving stones for an expansion of the fern garden, followed by the creation of a raised stone shrine platform in the Japanese garden in 1988. In subsequent years he crafted a curved stone bench for the deck at the head of the swimming pool and was responsible for restoration of the brickwork and fountains in the formal gardens on the east side of the main house and the pavilion patio. At the time of his death, Pat was in the midst of the olive tree transplanting project mentioned in Horticultural Happenings on page 8, awaiting dry weather to complete it. At the request of his wife, Ma1y Scott, a memorial fund has been established at Lotusland that will honor Pat's conmbution co Lotusland and further its mission of preservation, education, and conservation . Tax-deductible contributions in Pat's memory may be sent to Ganna Walska Lotusland, 695 Ashley Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. For additional information, please contact Assistant Director Anne Dewey at 969-3767, ext. 225 . MembersWho Have Incr eased Air Plants TheirLevel of Support at Lotusland November, December 1997, Januarw1990 SATURDAY,MAY 16 I C /J.:. Ms. Dorcas Robson I :30 TO 3:30 D.M. Mr. Keith Birkenfeld Ms . Mary L. Roesler Mr . & Mrs . Michael Schley If the lead article on atmospher­ Ms . Celia Book ic tillandsias has yo u up in the Ms . Blythe Coulter Mr. & Mrs . Matthew Tisler Mr. & Mrs . Bernard White air for more information, sign Ms . Sue Dodds up for Air Plants at Lotus/and. Ms Grace Florez & ,: /F II Executive Director Dr. Steven Ms. Dianne Schnitze r Timbrook is offering this class Ms . Inge Gatz Richard E. Hughes, M.D . & for members that will show Mr. & Mrs . Richard Ibarra Mr. Todd Birns Mr. & Mrs. Robert Irvin slides of various species in their Mr. Phil R. Jackson natural habitat, talk about their Ms . Louise Jansen Ms . Robin Grace Warren Ms . Raminta Jautokas biogeography, biology, and cultivation, and look at those Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Krischer I Mr. & Mrs . Sidney Machtinger grown in Lotus land 's two Ms . Suzanne Vivian Mak uch Mr. & Mrs . John Gillespie bromeliad gardens. See page 15 Ms. Joyce Painter Mr. Paul Legvold for registration information.

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Two GENEROUSGIFTS from the Braun Charitab le Annuity Trust and Pesenti Foundation have provided $19,000 of the $25,000 needed for Lotusland's garden mapping project. Surveying work is in progress to produce a digi­ tal topographic map, which will show one-foot contour lines covering the entire Lotusland estate; all roads, paths and buildings; and a number of land­ mark trees. An additional $6,000 must be raised to complete funding for the software and computer equipment necessary to allow Lotusland staff to update the map in the future and to add special overlays such as irrigation systems, outdoor sculpture siting, and specimen plant locations. Your contribution toward this important grounds and collections management tool will move Lotus ­ PaulMills and VirginiaHayes prepare to wrap two rarePachypodium namaquanum for ) land ahead in its constant quest for rheirjournev back to Lotus/and. Thisgenerous donation was madeby the directorof the gardening excellence. For additional WrigleyMemorial and BotanicalGarden, Mark Hoefs, duringa recentLotus/and staff field information about this project, please tripto CatalinaIsland. The ChanticleerFellowship sponsored the January trip made by seven con tact Assistant Director Anne gardenersto assessthe honiculturafand maintenancefacilities there as wellas tourthe garden Dewey at 969-3767, ext. 225. of cacti~succulents, Catalina Island endemics and otherCalifornia island natives. Frie~dsof Lotusla~d WeWe lcome New11em lx~rs WhoJo irtedirt November,December 1997, Januem.J1990 (";

Mr. & Mrs. William M . Alverson Ms . Alice Gallo & Ms. Jane Ouwe leen Mr. Albert Angier Mr. Mickey Manning Mr. Randy Owens Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Bacon , Jr. Ms . Betty Garner Ms . Cherry Parne ll Ms . Marya A. Bammer Mr. & Mrs . Ron Gillio Ms . Rebecca J. Passonneau Mr. Bany Bartron & Mr. Miles Goldrick & Ms. Cindy Pearson Ms . Kay Long Ms. Paula Hatley Ms. Maggy Pendleton Mr. & Mrs. Edward Bates Ms. Slim Gomez, Montecito Mr. & Mrs . Dona ld E. Petersen Mr. & Mrs. Earl Beck Natural Foods Ms. Tina Petra & Mr. Ken Wong Mr. Michael Berman Mr. & Mrs . Larry Gordon Mr. & Mrs . Don Prows Mr . & Mrs. Robert Bijou Ms . Koleen Hamblin Mr. & Mrs . Keith Puccinelli Ms. Patricia Blake Mr. Nicholas Hamilton Ms . Jane Kimball Ouesada Ms. Lana Bodnar Dr . Van R. Hamilton Mr. Carlos Ou ilez & Ms. Laura Braswell Mr. & Mrs . John Hancock Ms. Jessica Puccinelli Ms. Vicki Brinkman Mr. & Mrs . James Haverland Mr. Brad Quinn & Mrs. Rosemary Carton Brown Ms. Carol Hawkins & Mr. John Clarkson Ms. Jean L. Cady Mr. Laurence Pearson Ms. Karen Roberts Mr. Garett Carlson Ms. Myra Hochman & Ms . Mary Jo Ross Ms. S. Jan Chamot Mr. Lawrence Gipe Mr. Stephen Sadowsky & Mrs . Alger Chaney Ms. Barbara K. Hopper Ms. Maria Stratton Mr. & Mrs. George Chapman Ms . Karen Howsam Mr. & Mrs. Dav id Schott Mr. David R. Clarke Ms. Lisa Hugo Ms . Rochelle See & Mr. & Mrs. Luke Connolly Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hummer Ms. Jacque line Niland Ms . Florence Cooper Mr. & Mrs . Fritz Huntsinger Mr. & Mrs . Harris Seed Mr. Richard Curtis Mr. & Mrs . Larry Jacobson Mr. & Mrs . Gene Servin ( Ms . Diane Daley-Smith Mr. & Mrs . Ned Jacoby Mr. Ron Singer Ms . Cora Dalton-Whittier Mr. & Mrs . Barry Keller Ms. Adreinne Smyth Mr. Frank Daniel Ms. Marianne Kelley Mr. Michael J. Snyder Mr. Dean Davidge Mr. Eugen Koffmann Ms. Beth Soloway Ms . Sharon E. Davie Mr. & Mrs . Joseph La Rosa Mr. & Mrs . Frank Stevens Mrs. Erny Davies Ms. Denise M . Laing Mr. Nicholas Stonnington Judge & Mrs. John G. Davies Ms . Rebecca Lascoe Ms . Barbara Tacker Mr. & Mrs. John G. Davies , Jr. Ms . Brita Lemmon Mr. & Mrs . Mamoru Takeuchi Mr. Kenneth G. Davies Mr. & Mrs . Hank Levkoff Ms . Meg Taradash Ms. Nan Deal Mr. & Mrs . William Levy Dr. & Mrs . Roy Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Dentinger Mr. Russell Long Mr. Mike Terre & Mr . Joe Terre Mr. & Mrs . Jim Dixon Mr. Daniel Lowe Mr. Brian Tichenor Mr. & Mrs . Lauren Dow Dr . Emile Masthoff Mr. & Mrs . James Urmston Mr. & Mrs . Lou Drobnick Ms . Karen D. Mattox Ms. Theadora Van Runkle Ms . Ma1yanne Dudash Mr. John L. Mayer & Ms. Kathy Vanslyke Mr. & Mrs . Terrence E. Dunn Mr. Gavin Kern Ms. Winifred W. Vedder Ms . Debi Dykzeul Mr. & Mrs. John McCarthy Mr. Michael A. Vorhaus Mr. & Mrs. Don Fegner Ms. Sara Miller McCune Ms . Mary L. Wagner Mr. & Mrs . Gordon Ferris Ms . Marcia McDonough Ms. Barbara Wagner & Mr. & Mrs . Milan Fiala Ms. Elaine McKinlay Mr. Martin Scharlemann Assemblyman & Mrs . Mr. Duke McPherson Mr. & Mrs. Hartmut Walte r Brooks Firestone Mr. & Mrs . David Messick Ms . Marge Ward law Mr. Kevin Flint Mr. Alfred Moir Mr. & Mrs. Andre Weckstrom Ms. Iris Howell Flowers Ms. Katrina Morris Ms . Anne Wentling Mr. & Mrs . Jay Fortman Natural History Museum Ms . Elizabeth Whitney Foundation for Santa Barbara of Los Angeles Ms . Victoria Wood City College Mr. & Mrs . Peter Nichols Mrs. John Woolley Mr. & Mrs . Clinton C. France Ms. Rise Ochsner Ms . Susan Young Chtmticleer:A SpecialGarden GonnaWalska LotuslandRegistration Form WithCHANTICLEER DIRE CTOR CHRIS WOODS PAYMENTMETHOD : 0 Check enclosed O VISA 0 MasterCard Fridal.I,March 20, 1993 • 2:00 p.m. Expiration date __ _ Card number ______$15.00 per person Member name ______Air Plantsat Lotusland With DR.S TEVENTIMBROOK Address ______Saturdmi Mm-116, 1993 • l:JO p.m. ______Phone ______$1.5.00p er person Checkone : Signature ______D Friday, March 20, 2:00 PM Feesare refimdable on!}' if cance/ledone week before class or lecture. D Saturday, May 16, 1:30 PM If minimumenrollment is notreached, classes may be consolidatedor Ct1nce/led. Number attending Mail to:Ganna Walska Lotusland, Attn: Member Events, Total enclosed $ ______695 Ashley Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108 Lotusla11dGratefullw Ac R11owledges Do11atio11S November, December 1997, Ja11uan.J 1995 ALOESFOCUS DAY Mr. & Mrs. John M. Maloney Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Jones EX'"IIBIT Mr. David F.Myrick Mr. Thomas W. Jones Mr. Arthur W. Schultz Ms. Regina Kaufman Montecito Natural Foods Ms. Winifred W. Vedder Mr. & Mrs . Harry Kolb Forever Living Products Herbert Koteen, M .D. PLANTS AND Ms. Susan Montpas GRAN.... ~ PLANT SUP~l"ES Mr. & Mrs. John Naftzger Mericos Foundation Mr. & Mrs . Robert Oldham Mrs. Joan Churchill Dan Murphy Foundation Ms . Kathleen Palmer Mrs. Joseph R. Osherenko The Pesenti Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Craig Palonen Wrigley Memorial and David H. Ruja, Ph.D . LIBRARYAND Botanical Garden Ms. Mary Mori Scarcello tl.h~ "IVES Mrs. Elman Service 19CJ7/EAR -END APPEAL Mr. & Mrs. Gary Simpson Mr. John E. Bleck Mr. Lester J. Anixter Mr. & Mrs. Jan E.G. Smit Ms . Dee Carlson Ms. Yvonne P. Ashton Dr. & Mrs. Dean Smith Mr. Sean Hutchinson Mr. & Mrs. H. Hampton Bell Ms . Sue Swartz Mr. Bruce Van Dyke Ms . Nancy D . Burrows Ms. Louisa E. Thielst Ms. Lucke Thorensen LOTLJSLANDCELEBRATES Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Connelly Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Crawford Mrs. Edward R. Valentine TQ A JOURN!:Y TIBE.,..LAND Ms . Elizabeth Dake Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Webster U.S. Trust Company of California Dr. & Mrs . Robert Emmons Ms . Christie William and New Jersey Ms . Grace Florez Ms. Jeanne Woods Virginia Castagno la Hunter Mr. & Mrs. Alvin W. Friedman Ms . Melinda K. Goodman MISCELLANEOUS Mr . & Mrs. Frank Granat Correctio11 Allen and Associates Mr. George Hutchinson ) Ms. Marie Bergstedt Mr. & Mrs . Sean Hutchinson A PAINTINGWAS MISTAKENLYidentified Ms. Celia Book Ms. Josephine Ireland in the Winter newsletter. The oil Judge & Mrs. John G. Davies Mr. Phil R. Jackson painting depicted as part of Art At Ms . Nadine Feldheim Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Jacobson Lotusland was actually Pink Plant Ms . Phyllis Archer Haskell Ms. Barbara E. Jones Palace,painted by Arturo Tello. (ianna\X 1alsl~a Nonprofit Org. U.S POSTAGE LotusltH\

Continuedfrom page 2 Peat Lite for Tillandsia," will enhance grow th and bloom, but I must con­ 1990 MemberEvents fess that mine at home don't get such pampering, nor do Lotusland' s. Lotus/and has lots of exciting events planned for members in 1998. To learn mo re abou t atmos ­ Look for these upcoming events and activitiesin this and future pherics, you are invited to attend a newsletters.Space is limited for all events, so please sign up early! class by Executive Directo r Dr. frido4, Morch 20 Soturdtlll,August 15 ( Steven Timbrook, which will focus Member Lecture Member Class on Lotusland' s 77/landsia collection . Chanticleer:A Passion for Plants with Aquatic Plant Propagation at 10 AM . See page 15 for enrollment informa ­ Chris Wood s, Director of Chanticleer tion. Two good reference books are (see coupon on page 15 to sign up). Sundo4,September IJ Music in the Outdoor T'1eatre Isley, Paul T III 1987. Tillandsia: The Soturdo4,April 15 World's Most Unusual Air Plants. Family Day for Members Saturdoll, October IO Botanical Press, Garden a, California, Lots of activities for you and your Fows Half-Day for Members and Benzing, David H. 1980. The family such as picnics, music, and Cycads Biologyof the Bromeliads. Mad River games for kids; 10 AM to 4 PM (see Enjoy the garden on your own Press, Eureka, California. page 11). 1:30-4:30 PM with refreshments served at the Main House .

Avidairplant afficio11ados 1 ExecwiveDirector of Saturdo4, Mo4 16 Lotus/andDr. Steven Timbrookand his wife Member Class Soturda4, October 17 live at home with their two cats, bur no Brome/iads at 1 :30 PM. Garden Tour for Members Catopsis. Yet. Soturdo4,June IJ Join Curator Virginia Hayes for a lMorrison, S.E. 1977.Admiral of riteOcean FocusHalf-Day for Members second day-long tour of some of Santa Sea. Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Water Gardens Barbara's private gardens. Pennsylvania, pgs. 194-195. .Enjoy the garden on your own Soturda4, November 1-4 1:30-4:30 PM with refreshments Member Class served at the Main House . HolidayCraft Workshopat 1 :30 PM. Saturdtlll,June 27 Garden Tour for Members Soturda4, December 12 FocusHalf-Day for Members Join Curator Virginia Hayes for a day-long tour of some of Santa Holiday Shopping Barbara's private gardens. Enjoy the garden on your own iF 1:30-4:30 PM. Purchase your favorite z Sundo4,Jul4 26 Lotusland items to give as gifts during ~ Lotus/and Celebrates a relaxed afternoon in the gardenwith Toytr ucks and til!andsias for sale in The garden's annual gala fund-raiser. refreshments served at the Main House. Oaxaca,Me xico.