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Join us! We meet on the 1st Wednesday of the Month at 7:00 pm. At each meeting, there's a talk, a di

05/27/2026

🍹 Cocktails & the Summer Garden with George Yatchisin!

Join the Santa Barbara County Horticultural Society next week for a delicious presentation on turning your gardening space into a source of creative cocktail-ery!

Award-winning journalist, cocktail aficionado, and Santa Barbara’s Poet Laureate George Yatchisin will show you how to use garden-fresh components to build incredible flavors. From vibrant citrus varieties to prolific herbs like borage and mint, you’ll get insider tips on how to become everyone’s favorite home bartender using ingredients right from your yard or window box! 🍸✨

📅 When: Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM

📍 Where: Trinity Lutheran Church (909 N. La Cumbre Rd., Santa Barbara)

💸 Admission: FREE and open to the public!

👉 About the Speaker:

George Yatchisin penned Edible Santa Barbara’s “Drinkable Landscape” column for 13 years, focusing on sustainable, hyper-local ingredients. He is a celebrated local author, journalist (Santa Barbara Independent, KCET Food Blog), and the former Director of Communications for UCSB’s Gevirtz School.

🌸 Support the SBCHS:

Our monthly meetings are always free, but your support keeps us growing! Consider becoming a member to unlock exclusive tours of private local gardens.

Individual/Family: $30

Students: $15

Sustaining: $100

📌 Note: There will be no meeting in July, so don’t miss this one! We will see you back on August 5.

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05/06/2026

if you love plants. come to a SB Horticultural Society Meeting! 🌱

increase your plant knowledge, learn from local experts, and meet other plant people.

Meetings are free and open to the public, and are on the first Wednesday of every month except January and July.

Member benefits include exclusive tours of local, private gardens.🌻

See you there! ✨🐝

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04/29/2026

🌵✨ Join us for our next meeting!

Succulents: Versatile Companions in the Garden🌱A designer’s notebook of ideas for weaving these fun, adaptable plants through your landscape

📅 Wednesday, May 6, 2026 | 7:00 PM
📍 Trinity Lutheran Church
909 N. La Cumbre Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93110

Local landscape designer Joan S. Bolton takes us on a stunning photographic journey through the many ways succulents can transform your garden from tiny jewels in a pot to sweeping ground covers and dramatic focal points. 🪴

Joan brings 30+ years of designing water-conserving Santa Barbara gardens and will share her expert tips on choosing succulents for texture, form, color, sun, and shade. Don’t miss this inspiring evening! 🌿

All are welcome - we hope to see you there! 🌸

03/31/2026

Join us this Wednesday, April 1st , 7 pm for our monthly meeting. Open to everyone - you don’t have to be a member to attend. 💚

Learn how to grow food in small spaces with Christy Wilhelmi from Gardenerd. 🥕🥕

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03/28/2026

Join us for our April meeting! 🌸🥦🥕

Growing Food in Small Spaces on Wednesday, April 1, at 7pm at Trinity Lutheran Church, 909 N. La Cumbre Rd., Santa Barbara.

Make the most of the garden plot you’ve got. Christy Wilhelmi from Gardenerd will share her tried and true methods for growing vegetables and herbs in small spaces. Learn about biointensive methods, planning
strategies, and planting techniques.

Christy specializes in small-space, organic vegetable garden design, and empowers people to grow their own food, to be more self-reliant, and to reduce pollution and waste, one garden at a time. She grows 50% to 70% of her family’ s produce in her southern California garden of less than 300 square feet!!

See you there! 🦋

Photos courtesy of Christy Wilhelmi.

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02/27/2026

Bring the beauty of the garden indoors! 🌸 Learn how to grow stunning, sustainable cut flowers in Santa Barbara.

Join the Santa Barbara County Horticultural Society for an evening with local farmer, artist, and naturalist Ariana Palmisano Rose.

Ariana manages over 200 species on less than one acre using hand tended, biological gardening techniques. At our March meeting, she’ll be sharing her secrets for maximum blooms with minimum effort.

🗓️ Event Details:

Topic: Cut Flowers: From Garden to Vase

When: Wednesday, March 4, 2026 @ 7:00 PM

Where: Trinity Lutheran Church (909 N. La Cumbre Rd., Santa Barbara)

Cost: FREE and open to the public!

What You’ll Learn:

Sustainable Growing: Ecologically minded tips for healthy soil and vibrant plants.

Seed to Bouquet: Expert advice on selecting, sowing, harvesting, and arranging.

Low Effort, High Reward: Gardening smarter, not harder.

Support Local Horticulture: Love what we do? Consider becoming an SBCHS member! Memberships start at just $15 for students and $30 for individuals/families, including exclusive tours of private local gardens.

Learn more at SBCHS.org 🌿

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02/04/2026

🌳 Backyard Orchard Culture 🍑
Tomorrow, Feb 4 | 7 PM
Trinity Lutheran Church, Santa Barbara

Want small, productive fruit trees that are easy to harvest? 🍏 Join Brandi Rohr, fruit tree expert & Certified Arborist, for tips on pruning, training, variety selection, and year-round care. Perfect for beginners and seasoned gardeners alike! 🌿

💚 Free & open to the public!
✨ SBCHS members enjoy garden tours & more.

📍 Join or renew your 2026 membership: $30 Individual/Family | $15 Students | $100 Sustaining
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01/30/2026

🍎 Backyard Orchard Culture 🍎

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 | 7:00 PM
Trinity Lutheran Church, 909 N. La Cumbre Rd., Santa Barbara

Learn how to keep your fruit trees small, productive, and easy to harvest! 🌿

Fruit tree expert Brandi Rohr will share simple pruning and training techniques, smart variety selection, planting for tight spaces, year-round care, and tips for staggering ripening times so you can enjoy fresh fruit for months.

Brandi’s 30+ years of horticulture experience and expertise as a Certified Arborist will help you grow with confidence.

💚 Meetings are free & open to the public.

11/25/2025

Join us next week to transform your garden into a vibrant ecosystem! 🌿

Learn how to create a beautiful, healthy habitat using California native plants with Scot Pipkin, Director of Education at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.

Topic: Habitat Gardening with California Native Plants

When: Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at 7 PM

Where: Trinity Lutheran Church (909 N. La Cumbre Rd., SB)

Cost: FREE and open to the public!

Scot will show you how to design a gorgeous garden that’s also a perfect home for birds, bees, and butterflies!

Support local horticulture! You can also join or renew your SBCHS membership for 2026 to enjoy exclusive tours and support our monthly programs. Visit SBCHS.org for details.

09/04/2024

Please join us tomorrow, September 4th, at 7:00 pm for our annual Plant Forum! Our meetings are open to the public.

Address

909 N La Cumbre Rd
Santa Barbara, CA
93110

Opening Hours

9am - 9pm

Website

https://www.sbchs.org/

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