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GARDEN GARDEN FIRESCAPING CALENDAR PEOPLE IRONWOOD Volume 26, Number 3 | Fall 2018 ISSN 1068-4026 DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE EDITOR Flannery Hill Looking Forward to Fall DESIGNER Paula Schaefer

Ironwood is published quarterly by the Santa Welcome to the fall Ironwood! As we gear up for Barbara Botanic Garden, a private nonprofit institution founded in 1926. The Garden fosters the our Fall Native Plant Sale, it seems like a good time conservation of California native plants through to reflect on the successful summer we had here our gardens, education, and research, and serves as at the Garden. We wrapped up our Summer Sips a role model of sustainable practices. The Garden is a member of the American Public Gardens series with a sold-out event, had local musicians Association, the American Alliance of Museums, perform for Free Senior Day, and at Trails ‘n’ the California Association of Museums, and the Tails we had more than 300 dog visitors! American Horticultural Society. ©2018 Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. All rights reserved. This fall brings more exciting events and news. Mark your calendars for our Fall Native Plant Sale, starting on Saturday, September 29. The sale offers the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden 1212 Mission Canyon Road largest selection of native plants on the Central Coast Santa Barbara, CA 93105 with 400 different varieties and more than 6,000 plants. Tel (805) 682-4726 sbbg.org Part of our mission is to share the benefits of plant- GARDEN HOURS ing native plants in your home gardens, and we hope the fall sale will provide Mar – Oct: Daily 9am – 6pm you with the opportunity to discover these plants and bring them home. Nov – Feb: Daily 9am – 5pm Garden members will have the opportunity to shop early by attending our REGISTRATION Ext. 102 Fall Native Plant Sale Preview Party on Friday, September 28. October will Registrar is available: M – F / 9am – 4pm be filled with plant sale related events, including a Hands-on Drip Irrigation GARDEN SHOP Ext. 112 Workshop, Gardening with the Experts classes, and our Dara Emery Memorial Hours: Mar – Oct, Daily 9am – 6pm Lecture with Randy Baldwin, manager Nov – Feb, Daily 9am – 5pm and co-owner of San Marcos Growers. GARDEN NURSERY Ext. 127 In November, we will celebrate Beatrix Thank you for Selling California native plants to the public with no admission fee. Farrand, a renowned landscape archi- Hours: Mar – Oct, Daily 9am – 6pm tect who designed many of the elements being a member Nov – Feb, Daily 9am – 5pm of our Garden. Farrand was a founding DEVELOPMENT Ext. 133 member – and the only woman – of the of the Garden. EDUCATION Ext. 160 American Society of Landscape Architects. FACILITY RENTAL Ext. 103 We will screen the new documentary film MEMBERSHIP Ext. 110 VOLUNTEER OFFICE Ext. 119 The Life and Gardens of Beatrix Farrand by Karyl Evans. Join us for a tours through the Garden, highlighting historic

BOARD OF TRUSTEES features, several film screenings with the filmmaker, and panel discussion CHAIR Peter Schuyler with area landscape architects and historians on Sunday, November 11. VICE-CHAIR Tom Craveiro Lastly, I’m pleased to introduce Scot Pipkin as the Garden’s new Director SECRETARY John Parke TREASURER Edward Roach of Education & Engagement. Scot most recently served as Director of Samantha Davis Community Education at Audubon New Mexico in Santa Fe, and previ- Lou Greer Frost ously as Public Access Manager at the Tejon Ranch Conservancy. Gil Garcia Elaine Gibson Thank you for being a member of the Garden. To show our Sarah Berkus Gower appreciation, we’re offering new wellness classes this fall - includ- Valerie Hoffman ing Yoga in the Garden - that are free to you, our members! Keep William Murdoch Gerry Rubin a lookout for these wellness classes in the Garden calendar. Kathy Scroggs Jesse Smith See you in the Garden, Susan Spector Susan Van Atta

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Scot Pipkin Director of Education & Engagement The Garden is pleased to welcome Scot Pipkin as its new Director of Education and Engagement. Pipkin brings a background in landscape architecture and ethnobotany to the Garden. Pipkin holds a bachelor’s degree in geography from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and a master’s degree in landscape architecture from the University of Arizona. His passion for conservation and education began while taking a course in California plant ecology and biogeography as an undergraduate at UCLA. He is particularly interested in understanding ways to support biodiverse communities through the use of California native plants. “The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden helps people forge intellectual and emotional connec- tions to native plants,” said Pipkin. “My hope is to build a connection between people of all ages to the native plants of California and enable everyone to participate in their conservation. I hope to encourage a lifelong interest in plant science and ecology by fostering an appreciation and understanding of the natural world.” Prior to joining the Garden, Pipkin served as the Director of Community Education at Audubon New Mexico in Santa Fe, and as a Public Access Manager at the Tejon Ranch Conservancy in Lebec, California. As Director of Education & Engagement, Pipkin will oversee the Garden’s education program. From volunteer-guided tours for school children, gardeners sharing expertise on native plants, opportunities for university students to work side-by-side with Garden research- ers, field trips to the Channel Islands, and citizen science projects, the Garden’s education program provides many opportunities for lifelong learning.

Calvin Davison Kristen Nordstjerne Klitgaard Herbarium Curatorial Assistant Herbarium Curatorial Assistant A recent graduate of A rising third year University of California, student at University Santa Barbara and of California, Santa Sonoma County native, Barbara, majoring in Calvin Davison is Biology in the College assisting Herbarium of Creative Studies, and scientists catalog- recipient of the 2018 ing plant specimens Summer Undergraduate collected in Los Padres Research Fellowship, National Forest areas Kristen joined the recovering from fire. Garden Herbarium to His interests in the support a grant explor- Santa Barbara Botanic ing the botanically Garden revolve around understudied areas of working within an the Los Padres National atmosphere of profes- Forest. sional botanists, “I am Drawn to the really excited to learn Garden after taking a more about botany and class taught by Matt prepare myself for graduate school while working at an amazing Guilliams, Ph.D. and Kristen Lehman, Ph.D. at UCSB called botanic garden!” California Flora and Vegetation, Kristen’s favorite section of the When not in the lab, Calvin spends his time hiking and Garden is the Redwoods. In her words, “when I walk in there my camping, especially around Figueroa Mountain, and is fascinated mind and heartbeat both just slow.” by the Sugar Pine, Pinus Lambertiana, as it “has such a weirdly Outside of the Garden, Kristen works under Ph.D. candidate shaped canopy and its cones are so long. It is super cool!” Kristen Peach at the UCSB Mazer Lab “to understand how ontoge- His favorite area of the Garden is the “streambed full of netic pigment variation in Clarkia unguiculata affects things like redwood trees!” pollinator visitation and pollen viability.” She also loves to hike and generally spend time in nature.

FALL 2018 Ironwood 3 The Deal with Dudleya

By Sonia Fernandez, Contributing Writer

The knowledge gained in Dudleya If you have a California native- or become so popular that they have been the targets of research will unlock a small part of drought-tolerant garden, chances hunters and poachers seeking to bring a bit of native are you have a Dudleya or two (or California into their homes and gardens. the large puzzle that is biodiversity, more) in the mix. Known also “It’s just a beautiful, conspicuous plant,” said Matt which is critical to life on the planet. as “stonecrop,” or “live-forever,” Guilliams, the Garden’s Ken and Shirley Tucker Plant these succulents form rosettes of Systematist and herbarium curator. “Some of them can leaves, from which emerge stalks be bigger around than a dinner platter, and the flowers of flowers in a variety of shapes and colors that range that they send off are really beautiful and interest- from chalky gray and white to bright green with hints ing, so people are naturally drawn to them.” Formerly of blue, to jewel-toned yellows and pinks. Gardeners believed to be closely-related to similar-looking succu- love them for their hardiness to California’s arid lents in the genus Echeveria, dudleyas have since climate and assortment of soils, and they can do as won their own distinction in the plant world. As a well in a pot as they can on the side of the road — or in California-specific plant, they are abundant and partic- some cases, a rocky outcropping. Dudleyas have even ularly diverse from Central California to northwestern

4 Ironwood FALL 2018 Baja California, and even out to the Channel Islands, Photo opposite: This highly specialized plant — also known as which have their own distinct varieties of the fleshy Dudleya verityi “Verity’s liveforever”— suffered near annihilation in perennials. (by J. Merek) 2013 during the Springs Fire, a blaze that burned It’s no surprise, then, given the diverse nature of Photos top left to right: about 24,000 acres of brushland in Ventura County, these plants, that the Garden jumped on the chance blooms of Dudleya thanks to low humidity and high winds. to assist the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the verityi (by S. McCabe), “The fire burned the entire range of the species,” National Parks Service when the agencies put out D. verityi in situ (by T. said Mark Elvin, a plant biologist with the U.S. Fish separate calls for help in identifying and classify- Sagar) and D. verityi and Wildlife Service, who works extensively with ing two particular species of Dudleya using modern in lichen (by T. Sagar) D. verityi. “We lost an estimated 99 percent of the genetic tools? One project aims to protect and preserve individuals.” In response, Elvin and colleagues assem- a unique and special part of California’s native plant bled a team of experts —members from academia and biodiversity; the other seeks to uncover a longstanding research partners including the Garden — to formu- mystery in the Dudleya world. late a plan to bring D. verityi back from the brink. As the conservationists and plant biologists consider Dudleya verityi: RACE TO possible solutions, they also have to consider learn- RESTORATION ing to grow the slow-growing lichen before they can restore the succulent. Unless you live, work or play near Point Mugu in “I believe that’s going to be critical for the Ventura County, it’s possible you have never seen survival and recovery of the species,” Elvin said. Dudleya verityi in its natural habitat. Evolving over “That’s something that’s going to be very difficult.” millennia to grow on volcanic cliffs in the area, the Another, less obvious but no less significant plant, with its waxy, pointed gray green leaves, is found problem is that biologists have begun to suspect that only on the Ventura County edge of the Santa Monica some of the remaining D. verityi has been interact- Mountains, sharing its space with coastal sage scrub plants. This rare plant is listed as “threatened” under ing and hybridizing with another, more common the federal Endangered Species Act. species of Dudleya, known commonly as “lanceleaf “A cool thing about Dudleya verityi is that it is a liveforever.” plant that grows on lichens,” Guilliams said. “It relies “It appears there’s a gradient between D. verityi on another organism to create a suitable place on the and another species, D. lanceolata, and we weren’t cliff for its little dust-like seeds to land and then grow sure exactly where the boundaries of Dudleya verityi a new plant.” Tiny plants such as lichen and moss, he were,” Elvin said. continued, serve like little “nests,” providing shelter The combination of D. verityi’s threatened status and moisture for the minuscule seeds as they establish and its potential hybridization with D. lanceolata and grow in the volcanic soil and rocky outcroppings, raises the question: Is D. verityi genetically distinct where they tend to thrive. enough to merit special measures with regard to

FALL 2018 Ironwood 5 management, protection, and propagation, and if D. cymosa’s ubiquitousness in the Dudleya so, what would these measures be? evolutionary tree also has led to questions in terms of management of the plant, which is widely distributed in California. Dudleya cymosa: THE ZELIG “There are two subspecies that are well-char- OF THE PLANT WORLD acterized and everyone agrees are plants that are worthy of protection, and those are already feder- Study the genus’ evolutionary tree and it won’t ally listed as threatened,” Guilliams said. “And take long before you notice something odd: then there are two populations in the Santa Dudleya cymosa makes several appearances in Monica Mountains and one in the Santa Ana different places. Like that Woody Allen character Mountains in Orange County that are potentially who manages to inexplicably show up in a variety new to science.” The newly discovered taxon may of situations, members of the D. cymosa complex, also be rare and in need of protection, but as with its distinctive yellow-pink and sometimes scattered as D. cymosa’s general classification is, orange flowers, pops up as part of one group or some sorting is needed to create a clearer picture. another, suggesting that recognizing D. cymosa and its many subspecies as distinct taxa might be the way to go. ENTER GENETICS “They might not be each other’s closest For the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, which relatives,” Guilliams said, adding that previous has had a relationship with the dudleyas for all work in classifying the Dudleya family tree in of the 92 years of the Garden’s existence, the general “was fairly unresolved in terms of who is process is probably akin to sorting through old related to whom.” family photos and creating a family tree…a family “People have historically used all kinds with about 40 species and a history that spans of different evidence for making decisions millennia. about how to name and classify living things,” In a process taking many months, Guilliams Guilliams said, of the work that goes into decid- and colleagues have been collecting D. verityi and ing how plants — and organisms in general — are Photos this page left to right: neighboring D. lanceolata, as well as several of the related. Classifications may include as evidence (by K. Vanderhoff) cymosa subspecies in question. The plant tissue Matt Guilliams, Ph.D. with shared morphology, shared geographical distribu- is pressed and dried, and a fresh tissue from the Kristen Lehman, Ph.D. on a tions, shared ecologies, the more aspects that can same plant is immediately placed in desiccant to research trip at Modjeska be lined up, the stronger the argument that they preserve the DNA. Peak in the Santa Ana are related. But D. cymosa’s appearance in various The dried tissue is used for DNA extraction, mountains and Dudleya distinct branches of the family tree has left plant a process that takes place in a laboratory at the cymosa ssp. pumila scientists scratching their heads. Garden’s Pritzlaff Conservation Center, under

6 Ironwood FALL 2018 the care of the Garden’s conservation geneticist sequencing, which will result in a close scan Kristen Lehman, Ph.D. of the plants’ genomes. Lab work for D. verityi “Dudleya’s attractive and arid-adapted succu- is already underway. What is sent out in the lent leaves makes it more difficult to work with form of DNA samples will return in the form in the lab,” said Lehman. “You have to use really of hundreds of thousands of megabytes of data salty washes and special enzymes to get enough per sample, which the scientists will then use to high-quality DNA for our genetic work.” determine the genetic uniqueness of D. verityi Extraction is only the start of the process. We and the various subspecies of D. cymosa. Those then take small fragments of the DNA, and make assessments in turn, will allow the National Parks millions of copies of each of these small pieces of Service and the U.S. Department of Fish and DNA using PCR. “We’re using a technique called restriction Wildlife to tailor management and protection site-associated DNA sequencing,” Guilliams plans for the dudleyas. explained. “We take an enzyme that recognizes According to Fish and Wildlife’s Mark Elvin, certain parts of the genetic code and makes cuts some of the measures under consideration for in the DNA.” D. verityi include securing individuals from the “It’s like using a photocopier to make many remaining survivors and initiating captive propa- copies of random pages of a book so that we can gation, and conducting active management for begin to get an understanding of the story from the individuals in the wild, as well as habitat the entire genome from all of the individuals in a restoration and seed banking. Management for population that we have sampled,” said Lehman. the D. cymosa plants are also under consider- “This is especially important for the D. verityi, ation, depending on the results from genetic where we want to understand how much of the sequencing. genome is being shared between this rare species, For the Garden, the knowledge gained will and the common lanceolate, which is appears to unlock a small part of the large puzzle that is be hybridizing with.” biodiversity, which is critical to life on the planet. The DNA is chopped into multitudes of little “You’ve probably interacted with 30 or 40 sections and then prepared for a process that different species of plants just today,” Guilliams sequences about a hundred base pairs — those repetitive sequences of A-C-G-T in various combi- said, “everything from the clothes that you wear nations — next to every cut site. to the food that you ate — all of those things were “Basically it’s a way of getting a little bit derived from plant products; they’re really the Photos this page left to right: of sequence data from the entire genome,” basis of the food chain. This complex web of life (by K. Vanderhoff) Guilliams said. “It’s an amazing technique.” that supports us and provides us with services blooms of Dudleya cymosa Once complete, the samples will be sent has at their very base plants and microbial life. ssp. ovatifolia, Dudleya off to University of California, Riverside, for And we have to protect all of it.” cymosa ssp. pumila

FALL 2018 Ironwood 7 C. BORNSTEIN What are your favorite drought-tolerant plants and why? My favorite drought-tolerant plants are all native of course. The beautiful blue-flowered Ceanothus are classic natives: Ceanothus ‘Ray Hartman, C. ‘Concha’ and C. ‘Yankee Point’ are all wonder- ful garden plants. The sculptural beauty of the mahogany-barked manzanitas are also favorites: Arctostaphylos ‘Howard McMinn, and A. Dr. Hurd being good selections. Many of the shrubby sages (Salvia) can’t be overlooked: S. ‘Allen Chickering’, S. Winnifred Firescaping with Gilman, and S. ‘Bee’s Bliss’ are strong performers. Large bunch- grasses such as Canyon Prince giant rye (Elymus ‘Canyon Prince’), perennials such as hummingbird sage (Salvia spathacea), red-flow- California Native Plants ered buckwheat (Eriogonum grande ssp. rubescens), and the bright Q&A with Betsy Collins, and cheerful California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) would also be on my list. And I could go on…. Director of Horticulture What are your favorite fire-retardant plants? What are the most important things residents can do to protect There are natives that can function as fire-retardants. These tend to their gardens from fires and help minimize damage? plants that can be kept well-watered, are low and of course beauti- The principles of firescaping are the same with native as with any ful. Seaside daisy (Erigeron glaucus), island pink common yarrow plants. The first is to create a relatively fire resistant landscape as (Achillea ‘Island Pink’) and silver carpet beach aster (Corethrogyne a 30 foot buffer around structures. Residents should minimize ‘Silver Carpet’) all form lovely evergreen carpets. Many think of the planting of large shrubs and trees – especially pines, palms succulents as the best fire resistant plants and there are several and junipers – in this zone. Low groundcovers, drought-tolerant good natives to choose from. The live-forevers (Dudleya brittonii, lawns, patios and widely spaced small shrubs are good choices. Any Dudleya hassei) are good choices as is the more difficult to find vegetation near a structure should be well irrigated. Even natives Shaw’s agave (Agave shawii). and other drought tolerant plants will be more fire resistant if watered. Do you have any tips for drought tolerant and fire-safe A second principle is to maintain space – both horizon- landscaping? tally and vertically – between plants. The idea is to eliminate fuel Keep established drought-tolerant landscapes well-hydrated with ladders: even if one plant catches fire, it will be less likely to catch periodic deep soakings. A drought-stressed plant is both more its neighbor on fire. In high fire zones, the use of non-flammable flammable and more likely to be killed by the heat of a fire. Deep inorganic mulches, such as gravel, will help reduce the spread of watering conserves our precious water resources by encourag- fires. In general placing hardscape such as walkways, patios near ing trees and shrubs to send roots deep into the soil where the the house is beneficial. moisture lasts longer.

SEPT Fall 29 NATIVE PLANT SALE through NOV Largest selection on the central coast! 4 Sale features over 400 species and varieties of plants with experts available to help you Preview Party! choose. Free admission to shop. FRIDAY, SEP 28 4 – 6:30pm 9am – 6pm DAILY Don't miss this special shopping opportunity including music, food, MEMBER DISCOUNT & expert advice.

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8 Ironwood FALL 2018 ADDITIONAL CLASSES MAY BE ADDED Find up-to-date information and register at CALENDAR sbbg.org/classes-events or call (805) 682-4726, ext. 102 THE SANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDEN

Free docent tours: every Saturday/Sunday 11am & 2pm, Mondays 2pm / Discovery stations: Saturdays 10:30am–1:30pm, Sundays 1–3pm Pricing: member / non-member / volunteer

Botanic Expressions: Southern California Artists SEPTEMBER SEPT 15 Painting for the Environment (SCAPE) Exhibition With a mission to help protect open space and to increase Herbal Medicine of Riparian Plants SEPT public awareness of environmental and conservation 1 Learn the medicinal and edible uses of herbs in the issues, SCAPE brings a show and sale to benefit the riparian plant community while on a Garden walk with Garden. In the Courtyard and Library. 9am-6pm. Free herbalist Emily Sanders. 10am-12pm. $25/$35/$15 Morning Bird Walk SEPT Gardening Under the Oaks Expert naturalist Rebecca Coulter leads a morning group SEPT 19 1 The Garden’s head horticulturist and certified arborist in watching and listening for the diverse and beautiful Bruce Reed leads a discussion on the dos and don’ts of birds that make the meadow, woodlands, and creek side gardening alongside the Central Coast’s premier shade their home. 8:30am-10am. $10/$15/$5 tree. 1-5pm. $30/$45/$20 Yoga in the Garden SEPT 19 Join Michelle Rousseau for an empowering all-levels yoga class with an unforgettable view from the patio of M. GEE the Pritzlaff Conservation Center. 5:15-6:15pm Free for members/$10 nonmembers (registration required)

California’s Iconic Flora Book Signing and Lecture SEPT 20 Join Matt Ritter, botany professor and author of the new book California Plants, for a book signing and visual tour and celebration of California’s iconic native flora. A richly illustrated field guide to CA’s spectacular native plants, the book also seeks to raise awareness of the unique beauty that’s at risk. 7-8pm Free SEPT California Naturalist Certification Course 5, 12 The Garden offers this UC extension certificate 19, 26 program, intended to foster a committed corps of volun- OCT teer naturalists and citizen scientists trained and ready to 3, 10 take an active role in local natural resource conservation, 17, 24 education, and restoration. Each class and field trip LAVOIPIERRE F. NOV features local expert instructors. 5 Saturday field trips. 7, 14 $360

Pruning Natives De-Mystified Special SEPT 8 Take some of the mystery out of pruning and maintaining your natives with this informative workshop led by Garden horticulturist, Bruce Reed. 10am-12pm. $5/$35/$15 Designing with Water Wise Natives SEPT California’s native plants offer nearly limitless uses in your Teahouse Open 22 SEPT garden to creating wildlife-attracting, beautiful landscapes Visitors and members are invited to experience our 8 in all garden styles. Award-winning landscape architect ShinKanAn Teahouse and Garden and witness the rich Billy Goodnick shares the steps professional designers use traditions of the Japanese tea ceremony. 11am-1pm. Free for beautiful, useful, and sustainable gardens. 9am-12pm. with Garden admission $30/$45/$20 Meditation with Sound SEPT Specialty Garden Tour: Shaping Santa Barbara Experience soothing meditation with sound in the beauti- SEPT 9 Learn about the forces that created our local Santa ful Pritzlaff Conservation Center Art Gallery through 22 Barbara landscape on this geologic walk through the the vibrations of various instruments such as Tibetan and Garden. 4-5pm. Free with Garden admission (registration Crystal singing bowls, voices, bells and rattles. 5-6:15pm. required) $10/$15

FALL 2018 Ironwood 9 CALENDAR THE SANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDEN

Free docent tours: every Saturday/Sunday 11am & 2pm, Mondays 2pm / Discovery stations: Saturdays 10:30am–1:30pm, Sundays 1–3pm

Fry’s Harbor: Santa Cruz Island Day Trip Natural History of the Channel Islands SEPT OCT 23 Join us for a very special trip to Fry’s Harbor on the north 11 Director of Conservation & Research, Denise Knapp, shore of Santa Cruz Island. Explore the rocky beach that Ph.D. presents an overview of the natural history of was the site of the rock quarry used to build the breakwa- the Channel Islands – the ‘Galapagos of California.’ ter in the Santa Barbara Harbor. 9am-6pm. $110/$140 10am-12pm. $20/$30/$15

Fall Native Plant Sale Preview Party Teahouse Open SEPT OCT 28 Kickoff the fall planting season at this exclusive event. 13 See September 8. 11am-1pm. Free with Garden admission Get the first pick of an extensive array of native plants Specialty Garden Tour: ShinKanAn Teahouse in a relaxed shopping environment complete with expert OCT advice, appetizers, wine/beverages, and music. 4-6:30pm. 13 The Garden’s tea house is a unique Japanese tea garden $40/$50 interpreted with native California plants. Learn about this special building, its remarkable garden, and the Japanese “Way of Tea”, or chado, that is practiced here. 2-2:45pm. Free with Garden admission (registration required)

Dara Emery Memorial Lecture: Randy Baldwin OCT 13 Join us for a talk with one of the premiere nurserymen on the South Coast, Randy Baldwin, manager and co-owner of San Marcos Growers. Randy will speak on his extensive experience growing California native plants. For nearly three decades San Marcos Growers has kept a reliable and diverse selection of natives, a great service to our cause. 3-5pm. $30 R. WRIGHT

SEPT Fall Native Plant Sale 29 Browse the best selection of native plants on the Central T0 Coast. Sale features over 400 species and varieties of É C. PAR NOV plants with experts available to help you choose. Free 4 admission to shop daily 9am-6pm.

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Santa Rosa Island Day Trip OCT 1 Fly out to Santa Rosa on a day trip to discover some of the unique Channel Islands plants, including a number that Hands-On Drip Irrigation Workshop are restricted to the island. 9am-4pm. $450/$500 OCT 14 Water wisely by tuning into your garden’s needs and tuning up your irrigation system! Learn how to start from Volunteer Orientation OCT scratch, make repairs or retrofit your drip irrigation system Become a Garden volunteer and support our conservation 1 in this hands-on workshop. 1-3pm. Free (registration efforts. Come to the Volunteer Cottage to learn about required) the diverse opportunities and the simple steps to get started; includes a behind-the-scenes tour of our facilities. Meditation with Sound 5pm-6:30pm. Free OCT 14 See September 9. 5-6:15pm. $10/$15 Garden Planning with the Experts OCT San Miguel Island Day Trip Join one of the Garden’s native plant experts on a tour of OCT 6 For an adventure that you will not forget, join island the Water Wise Home Garden for inspiration, and then 15 expert Steve Junak for a day trip to San Miguel Island. head to the Garden Grower’s Nursery for guidance on Explore the expanses of our westernmost Channel making the best plant choices for your garden. 10am-12pm. Island and learn about the special plants that grow there. $5/$15/$10 10:30am-4:30pm. $495/$525

10 Ironwood FALL 2018 ADDITIONAL CLASSES MAY BE ADDED Find up-to-date information and register at sbbg.org/classes-events or call (805) 682-4726, ext. 102

Pricing: member / non-member / volunteer

Yoga in the Garden OCT NOVEMBER 17 See description for September 19. 5:15-6:15pm. Free for members/$10 nonmembers (registration required) Pollinator Friendly Gardening NOV Morning Bird Walk Held at Unity Santa Barbara, the Beekeepers Guild of OCT 2 17 See September 19. 8:30am-10am. $10/$15/$5 Santa Barbara offers this free public event. Learn how to support our pollinators from the ground up to create Free Senior Day OCT useful landscapes as well as beautiful sanctuaries for all 17 Welch-Ryce Haider invites visitors 60 and better to visit of our pollinators. Visit beeguildsb.org for information. the Garden as their guests. Seniors pay no admission 7-8pm. Free today and can enjoy photographic portraits. For groups of 10 and larger, please make a reservation by calling (805) 682-4726, ext. 161. J. FOSTER OCT Identify Plants Using the Jepson Manual 19, 26 Join botanist Mary Carroll for this hands-on introduction NOV to the basic terminology used in plant identification and 2, 9, how to use these terms to demystify the Jepson Manual, 16 a technical guide that includes all the native plants in California. 1-3pm. $85/$100/$70

Herbal Medicine of Native Trees NOV Join local herbalist Emily Sanders and learn about medici- R. WRIGHT 3 nal uses of native trees. 10am-12pm. $25/$35

Fall Family Day NOV 3 A special day for kids and their families to encourage everyone to spend more time outdoors. Lots of fun activities for the whole family. Sponsored by Montecito Bank & Trust. 10am-3pm. Free admission for kids age 12 and under.

Volunteer Orientation NOV 5 See October 1. 5pm-6:30pm. Free Good Fungi, Happy Roots, Healthy Natives OCT Morning Bird Walk Join author, Robert Kourik, as he discusses the beneficial NOV 20 See September 19. 8:30am-10am. $10/$15/$5 fungi that promote the healthiest roots of native and 7 ornamental plants. Discover the relationships between Teahouse Open beneficial fungi and plants, how to promote it, how it NOV See September 8. 11am-1pm. Free with Garden admission increases yields and whether or not purchased inoculates 10 are needed. 2-3:30pm. $30/$45 Dinner: The Life and Gardens of Beatrix Farrand NOV Enjoy dinner with the film's director, Karyl Evans. Visit Willows Anchorage Day Trip 10 OCT sbbg.org for more information. 27 The Garden invites you to join us on a special day trip to Willows Anchorage on the south side of Santa Cruz Film Screening: The Life and Gardens of Beatrix Farrand Island. Participants will explore one of the largest canyons NOV Landscape architect Beatrix Farrand (1872—1959) designed on the island along with a secluded beach and pristine 11 over 200 landscape commissions over 50 years. This 40 coastal slopes with island expert Steve Junak. 8am-5:30pm. minute documentary film features her most celebrated $135/$160. This trip has a waitlist. works. Two film screenings: 10am followed by a Garden walk and 1pm followed by a panel discussion with local OCT Garden Planning with the Experts landscape architects. Free (registration required) 27 See October 6. 10am-12pm. $5/$15/$10

FALL 2018 Ironwood 11 ADDITIONAL CLASSES MAY BE ADDED CALENDAR Find up-to-date information and register at THE SANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDEN sbbg.org/classes-events or call (805) 682-4726, ext. 102

Free docent tours: every Saturday/Sunday 11am & 2pm, Mondays 2pm / Discovery stations: Saturdays 10:30am–1:30pm, Sundays 1–3pm Pricing: member / non-member / volunteer

Graywater 101 NOV experiences with the passing seasons as her daughter, 13 Join us for an overview of the concepts, design, and best Persephone descends to Hades in the fall and returns in practices for laundry to landscape and shower to flower the spring. 9am-5pm. Free with Garden admission graywater systems. Taught by Sweetwater Collaborative Reason for the Season: Opening Reception and sponsored in part by WaterWise City of Santa DEC Barbara. 6-7:30pm. $10 per person/$15 per couple 6 Meet the artist and enjoy light refreshments. 2-4pm. Free (registration required) Bringing the Wild Inside NOV Learn the basics of flower arrangement and try out Grow Your Own: Seeds to Soil 16 DEC different native foliage to create your own floral arrange- 7 Get your hands dirty in the Nursery with Plant Propa- ments to take home just in time for Thanksgiving. 1-4pm. gation Manager, Heather Wehnau, as she provides a $5/$40/$25 hands-on workshop on growing native plants from seed. 1-4pm. $5/$45/$30 Parma Park: Geology after the Fire NOV 17 Explore several miles of the Park’s trail system, while enjoy- ing the contrasting ocean vistas and the stark mountains, recently burned bare by the devastating Thomas Fire. See how the land has responded to the fire, from the rocks R. WRIGHT and soils, to the fire-following plants that have appeared. 9am-12pm. $40/$60

Yoga in the Garden NOV 17 See September 19 for description. 3:30-4:30pm Free for members/$10 nonmembers (registration required) Teahouse Open DEC See September 8. 11am-1pm. Free with Garden admission Secret Life of Flowers Exhibition NOV 8 Don’t miss the last day of Cynthia James’ exhibition in the 26 Free Senior Day Pritzlaff Conservation Center Gallery. 9am-5pm. Free with DEC Welch-Ryce Haider invites visitors 60 and better to visit the Garden admission 19 Garden as their guests. Seniors pay no admission today and can enjoy a holiday wreath making class. For groups of 10 and larger, please make a reservation by calling (805) DECEMBER 682-4726, ext. 161.

Garden Closed Volunteer Orientation DEC DEC Happy Holidays! See October 1. 5pm-6:30pm. Free 24 3 AND 25

D. DEWIRE SAVE THE DATE Grow Your Own: Native Plants from Cuttings JAN 18 Learn how to grow California native plants from cuttings in this hands-on workshop with guidelines for California natives. 1-4pm. $5/$45/$30 Morning Bird Walk DEC 5 See September 19. 8:30am-10am. $10/$15/$5 To register for classes and for up-to-date information visit DEC Gallery Exhibition: The Reason for the Seasons sbbg.org/classes-events or call (805) 682-4726, ext. 102. 6 The striking watercolor paintings and collages by local THRU artist Lenore Tolegian Hughes express the cycles of Sign up for Garden Gazette, the Garden’s biweekly MAR jubilation and mourning that, according to ancient Greek e-newsletter, at sbbg.org and be the first to know about 31 mythology, Demeter, goddess of agriculture and harvest, additional classes, trips, and events.

12 Ironwood FALL 2018 BEATRIX FARRAND Garden plans a weekend celebration featuring the renowned landscape architect and other landscape architects of the Garden

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Ticketed dinner with film director Karyl Evans. Her 40 minute documentary film, The Life and Gardens of Beatrix Farrand, features Beatrix Farrand began practic- Farrand's most celebrated works. ing landscape architecture in 1895 in New York City. Within Dinner time & price to be determined three years she was so promi- nent in her field that she was SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 chosen the only woman among the founders of the American • 10am film screening followed by a Garden walk Society of Landscape Architects. • 1pm film screening followed by a panel She was deeply involved in the discussion with local landscape architects Santa Barbara Botanic Garden's design from 1938 – 1950. The Film screening events are free — registration Garden greatly benefited from required at sbbg.org. her talents. COURTESY SBBGPHOTOS.ORG COURTESY

CALL FOR ENTRIES GARDEN CASITAS EXHIBITION On display at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden July 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019

In 2019, the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden will host Garden Casitas, its first juried exhibition of tiny playhouses. Over 30,000 visitors including families from throughout the tri-counties area are expected to enjoy the exhibition. Promote your company, have some fun, compete for honors and support Santa Barbara’s “92-years young” iconic botanic garden. Architects, contractors, design-build teams, hobbyists, artists, and students are all encouraged to submit playhouse designs.

LEARN MORE AND ENTER AT

sbbg.org/gardencasitas

FALL 2018 Ironwood 13 GARDEN People

14 Ironwood FALL 2018 PHOTOS OPPOSITE CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT Students in Kristen Lehman, Ph.D. and Matt Guilliams, Ph.D.’s California Flora and Vegetation class at University of Califor- nia, Santa Barbara (UCSB) at the Garden. Photo by K. Klitgaard

Heather Schneider riding Willy the mule on a recent research trip in the Los Padres National Forest. Photo by H. Schneider

Steve Windhager, Ph.D. shares herbarium specimens with Garden members during Member Appreciation Month. Photo by F. Hill

Garden Members take a relaxing yoga class on the patio at the Pritzlaff Conser- vation Center during Member Apprecia- tion Month. Photo by F. Hill

UCSB California Flora and Vegetation class students learning in Mission Creek. Photo by K. Klitgaard Biologist Adam Searcy presses plants in the Los Padres National Forest. Photo: H. Schneider

PHOTOS THIS PAGE CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT Kathy Castaneda, Manager of Volunteer Programs, Flannery Hill, Marketing & Membership Manager, and Sammy Davis, Garden Trustee on the Pritzlaff Conserva- tion Center patio for Tequila Sunset. Photo: S. Bloodworth

Trails ‘n’ Tails Doggie Look-alike Contest winners, Garden member Susan Clark and Simone. Photo: R. Wright

Hayden Gower, Garden Trustee Sarah Berkus Gower, Marisa Parker, and Chris Parker at Tequila Sunset. Photo by S. Bloodworth

Heather Schneider, Ph.D., Josuá Campos, and Jorge Simancas in Baja, California. Photo by S. Termondt

FALL 2018 Ironwood 15 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARTISTS PAINTING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT Botanic Impressions Benefitting the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Saturday, September 15, 2018

Botanic Garden Meadow - Mirella Z. Olsen 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Featuring fine art of the beautiful California native plants of the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden from more than 150 SCAPE artists. Juried by John Iwerks, Oak Group Artist. Blue Bells - Carol Talley Spring - Carrie Givens 40% of the proceeds benefit the Garden. For more information visit www.s-c-a-p-e.org

Saving the Environment Peter in his Garden - Cezanne Totton One Painting at a Time www.sbbg.org

DEC The Reason for the Seasons 6 THRU Lenore Tolegian Hughes Exhibition MAR 31 Pritzlaff Conservation Center Gallery, 9am – 5pm

The watercolor paintings and collages by local artist Lenore Tolegian Hughes express the cycles of jubilation and mourning that, according to ancient Greek mythology, Demeter, goddess of agriculture and harvest, experiences with the passing seasons as her daughter, Persephone descends to Hades in the fall and returns in the spring. Free with Garden admission.

Opening Reception Thursday, December 6, 2 – 4pm Pritzlaff Conservation Center Free, registration required at sbbg.org

16 Ironwood FALL 2018 M. MOUSE Trying on the By Bruce Reed, Sorcerer’s Hat Horticulturist Garden Staff Attends American Public Gardens Association Conference

Irresistibly close, the annual conference of the American Public Gardens Association (APGA) was held in Los Angeles for the first time in many years. The Garden did not resist and, thanks to a generous gift from the Santa Barbara Foundation, sent a large delegation in early June. While many large gardens in Southern California hosted day events for the conference, the main host was Disneyland and the gathering of over 900 people was held at Daisy Duck, Barbara Backlund, Kathy Castaneda, Betsy Collins, their impressive convention center. Disney’s guest-service ethic Bruce Reed, and Donald Duck take a break during the conference and jaw-dropping displays (both built and green) were therefore a focus. Early morning tours (5am!) were offered of both of Disney’s parks giving a rare glimpse of them empty of visitors. Staff, such in horticulture; and small group discussions on inclusion and as their arborists or those in charge of décor (garlands, umbrel- diversity in both public garden staffing and program offerings. las, store fronts, oh my!), went along, answering questions no one Luncheon speakers were by turns thought provoking and fiery. even thought to ask. Their attention to detail was awesome and Ursula Heise (literature professor at UCLA) referenced several harkened back to the Hollywood studio practices of the 1940s. traditional and modern works which advance plants as charac- Several of the Garden staff presented talks or workshops, ters in their own right and shift the usual human-centric point of including Barbara Backlund’s panel on gardens preparing for view. Ron Finley, a community leader advocating urban gardens disasters and Betsy Collins’s panel on water saving strategies in public spaces, gave a salty but seasoned exhortation to greater for large gardens. Other sessions of note included the benefits representation of race and class in public gardens generally. of having a retail center, led by staff of the Filoli Gardens and Other eye-opening day trips included the Getty Museum, the Antoniadis Consulting, (who helped us with our Garden Shop Mildred Matthias Botanical Garden, and retail oriented trips to Roger’s renovation a decade ago); inspiring the next generation to careers Gardens in Corona del Mar and Sherman Library and Gardens.

Volunteer Corner

R. WRIGHT Megan Mansefield Emley Keefe

they’d received more atten- to achieve. I saw it expressed at the Garden tion, more care. If not just this Easter and it drew out an inner during first growth and bloom, smile so big I had to become part of it. perhaps within a vision that One of my favorite plants is found in was years in the making. the Arroyo section of the Garden. The I’m originally from Equisetum talmateia, Giant Horsetail, makes Watauga County, North me smile every time I see it. At first it was a Carolina. In my younger years, childlike attraction to its abundant slender I learned how to navigate the branches. Once I started photographing This Easter, my mother and I decided to wild and appreciate its beauty it more closely I noticed the architectural visit the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden without disturbing the land or losing my details of the joints and was immediately after Dennis Allen suggested we look at footing. Every time I’m at the Garden, I the photovoltaic solar roof installed at feel more deeply connected to conserva- entranced. I wanted to walk underneath the Pritzlaff Conservation Center. As we tion and preservation. I see a collective these structural patterns. Such a beautiful walked through the front gates wildflow- vision that uplifts everyone who contrib- display of delicate overlayed support, exten- ers, fully in bloom, captivated my attention. utes to it, a dedication to a sustainable way sion, and balance. The Eriogonum grande Speckling the meadow, flourishing much of life that extends beyond the Garden rubescens, or Red Buckwheat, a native of the way they do up the pass to Santa Ynez. itself. I know wilderness and maintaining the Channel Islands also always stops me I felt an excitement knowing something the delicate selection and visual appeal of in my tracks. I’ve never seen nature express was different. The flowers felt as though wildness in a concentrated area isn’t easy such a potent delicate color palette before.

FALL 2018 Ironwood 17 Garden Wish List BLAKSLEY BLISS Small investments directly support our SOCIETY efforts in conservation, horticulture, education and research. If you would You can ensure a vibrant like to fund a wish list item, please future for the Garden by including us in your contact Heidi Whitman, Director of estate plans. Individuals Development & Communications at who provide for the [email protected] or Garden in their estate (805) 682-4726, ext. 133. plans, either through a bequest, life income gift, life insur- THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! ance policy, or other plan, are invited to join our Blaksley Bliss Society. Gardening tools and $50 and up

For more information about how to equipment include the Garden in your estate plans, 12 Boat trips to the $90-150 please call Heidi Whitman, Director of Development & Communications at Channel Islands for plant each (805) 682-4726, ext. 133. conservation work

Spotting scope for K-12 $150 classes

4 pairs of Snake Gators $180

Bench vise for creating $200 SUPPORT THE plant labels

GARDEN! Binoculars (8) for the $240 DONATE YOUR Education program UNWANTED CAR Precision paper cutter $300

The process is easy! Our Bottle filling water $800 partner, CARS, handles the pick-up and sale of your vehicle, plus all the station associated paperwork. You receive a 4 Flights to San Miguel $1200 each tax deduction for your donation, and the Garden receives a check for 80% Island of the net sale proceeds. 3 Microsoft Surface Pro $1200 each Get more information and schedule laptop computers a pick-up that's convenient for you at (855) 500-RIDE (7433) or sbbg.org/car. Electric work carts for $4500 each horticulture staff

18 Ironwood FALL 2018 K HEHNKE K HEHNKE Picture your free next event SENIOR at the Garden DAYS Holiday Parties • Weddings Corporate meetings • Conferences for seniors 60 years Lectures • Special events old and better! CONTACT Natalie Wiezel, Events Coordinator OCTOBER 17 [email protected] Portrait Photography (805) 682-4726, ext. 103 DECEMBER 19 Make Holiday Wreaths and Swags

sbbg.org/seniors fall BLACK FRIDAY pm am –3 SPECIAL FAMILYSATURDAY, NOV DAY3 10 November 23 KIDS GO FREE Arts & crafts Family Adventures 40% OFF one full-priced item Story Time in the Garden Shop Fall Native Plant Sale