Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

As the first botanic garden to focus exclusively on native plants, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden has dedicated nearly a century of work to better understand the relationship between plants and people. The nation’s first botanic garden dedicated solely to native plants has stayed on the cutting edge of horticulture ever since. This video traces the seed of the dream for the Garden from our founding in 1926 to 2014. It ties together the original pillars — illuminated by our trailblazing visionaries — of education, conservation, and research, all in a beautiful and naturalistic garden setting.