Lotusland
695 Ashley Rd
Santa Barbara, CA 93108
Phone: (805) 969-9990
http://www.lotusland.com

In the Montecito area of Santa Barbara is Lotusland, the 37- acre estate/botanical garden. It features 15 distinct areas including a Japanese garden, water garden, rare cycad collection and tropical garden. A unique theater garden features a grassy amphitheater with an audience of small gnomes.

Madame Ganna Walska, a well-known Polish opera singer and socialite, purchased the estate in 1941 and spent the next 43 years creating Lotusland. The spectacular collections of exotic plants throughout the 37-acre property are a very personal expression of Walska’s penchant for the dramatic, the unexpected, and the whimsical. After her death in 1984, Lotusland became a nonprofit botanical garden and opened to the public in 1993.

Lotusland’s outstanding educational programs serve the local community and its innovative horticultural practices are shared with botanic gardens and garden-lovers around the world.

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Simpson House Inn
121 E. Arrellaga St
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone: (805) 963-7067
http://www.simpsonhouseinn.com

The Simpson House, Santa Barbara’s first AAA Five – Diamond destination for fourteen consecutive years, The gardens, the private cottages, the spa services, and the wine. One of the most beautiful cities in the world, this is a retreat to serenity. Simpson House in Santa Barbara, since 1874.

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