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SUMMARY:End-of-Summer Member BBQ
DESCRIPTION:Onsite Members Event \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\nMembers: $50 (BBQ included)Members: $25 (Bring-your-own-picnic\, BBQ not included)   Members’ Children (17 and under): FreeNon-Member Guests: $75 \n\n\n\nPlease note: the catering or picnic option you choose will apply to your entire party. \n\n\n\nParking: One vehicle per membership\, space is limited! \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRESERVE NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnd-of-Summer Member BBQ\n\n\n\nCelebrate the season with an end-of-summer member BBQ at Lotusland! Join us for a relaxed and festive afternoon in the Garden as we honor the incredible support of our Lotusland membership community. \n\n\n\nChoose between a delicious BBQ buffet from local favorite Catering Connection\, or bring your own picnic dinner. Please note: the catering or picnic option you (the member) choose will apply to your entire party. Enjoy games and garden-themed fun for all ages on the Great Lawn as live music from Glendessary Jam fills the air. Let’s celebrate the end of another spectacular summer in the Garden with friends\, family\, and fellow members who make Lotusland thrive! \n\n\n\nWine generously provided by Babcock Winery. Seating will be available\, or please feel free to bring a blanket. Limited umbrellas and shade will also be provided. Alcohol is permitted.
URL:https://www.lotusland.org/event/end-of-summer-member-bbq/
LOCATION:Ganna Walska Lotusland\, Cold Spring Road\, Montecito\, CA\, 93108\, United States
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SUMMARY:Well-being Wednesday - Mindful Garden Meditation with Kind Mind - Sold out
DESCRIPTION:Public Event On-Site \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\nMembers: $50 Non-Members: $85 \n\n\n\nPlease note: After clicking “Reserve Now\,” you will be redirected to our ticketing site. Be sure to select your desired date before completing your reservation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSOLD OUT\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWell-being at Lotusland \n\n\n\nNature restores us and promotes a sense of well-being. Join us for an opportunity to engage with nature and experience the Garden with a fresh perspective. We encourage participants to make an additional reservation for the afternoon tour to extend the Garden experience. \n\n\n\nMindful Meditation with Vivian Valentin of Kind Mind SB \n\n\n\nJoin Vivian Valentin for a nature-based mindfulness practices with a focus on cultivating connections between mind\, body and environment to help deal with emotions around climate change. \n\n\n\nEase eco-anxiety with mindful nature-immersion that engages all the 7 senses and connect with others in a sharing circle. Practices will include mindful communication\, movement\, body-awareness\, seated meditation\, visualization\, and nature-connection.  \n\n\n\n\nVivian Valentin\,  Ph.D.\,   Co-Founder of Kind Mind SB\n\n\n\nKind Mind SB works with communities to implement nature-based mindfulness and compassion practices. Focus is on enhanced learning\, emotion regulation\, relationships\, and wellbeing for youth and adults.  Vivian Valentin\, PhD\, and Harrison Heyl\, MA\, co-founded Kind Mind SB in 2019. They develop lessons through nature\, music\, art\, games\, and neuroscience. Vivian is the executive director and a former cognitive neuroscientist. She has been practicing yoga and mindfulness since 1994 and is certified to teach both. She also leads a project on climate resilience for youth. Harrison is the program manager and an associate Marriage & Family Therapist. He has been meditating daily since 1996\, teaching mindfulness to adults and youth since 2008\, and has co-founded three other organizations for mindfulness education.
URL:https://www.lotusland.org/event/well-being-wednesday-mindful-garden-meditation-with-kind-mind/
LOCATION:Ganna Walska Lotusland\, Cold Spring Road\, Montecito\, CA\, 93108\, United States
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SUMMARY:Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Tour - Members Event
DESCRIPTION:Onsite Members Event \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\nAdmission is Complimentary for Patron Circles$40 for Supporter Members \n\n\n\nPlease note: After clicking “Reserve Now\,” you will be redirected to our ticketing site. Be sure to select your desired date before completing your reservation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRESERVE NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBehind-the-scenes tour: Topiary Garden\n\n\n\nJoin us for an exclusive members-only event at Lotusland: a behind-the-scenes tour of our whimsical Topiary Garden\, led by the horticulturists who bring it to life. This intimate experience offers a rare opportunity to delve into the artistry and sustainable practices that shape one of Lotusland’s most enchanting spaces. \n\n\n\nNestled behind the Main House and adjoining the Parterre\, the Topiary Garden—fondly dubbed Madame Walska’s “horticultural zoo”—features 26 living sculptures\, including a giraffe\, gorilla\, peacock\, and a suite of chess pieces\, all encircling the iconic 25-foot Horticultural Clock.  \n\n\n\nDuring this special tour\, Niloofar Borojerdian\, lead gardener for the Topiary Garden\, will demonstrate the precise trimming techniques essential for maintaining these vibrant sculptures. She will be joined by Tyler Diehl\, Director of Gardens and Grounds\, to discuss how Lotusland integrates sustainable plant care and conservation within a public garden setting. \n\n\n\nIdeal for Members who are already acquainted with the Garden\, this intimate experience will provide a special opportunity to explore a specific garden “in conversation” with the key garden staff who maintain them.  Paths may be uneven so please wear appropriate footwear. \n\n\n\nReservations required and space is limited to 15 participants. For questions\, please call 805.969.9990 or reserve online. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Topiary Garden\n\n\n\nLotusland’s beloved Topiary Garden is located behind the Main House and connects with the Parterre. Madame Walska referred to the topiaries as her “horticultural zoo.” Currently\, there are 26 topiary figures including a giraffe\, a series of chess pieces\, a gorilla\, and the iconic peacock\, all encircling Lotusland’s Horticultural Clock. Originally designed by Ralph Stevens in 1955\, the clock boasts copper zodiac signs crafted by Gunnar Thielst and is adorned with low-growing succulents.  \n\n\n\nNOTABLE SPECIES \n\n\n\nAfrocarpus gracilior – hippocampus\, camel\, lion’s mane; Akebia quinata  – peacock feathers; Loropetalum chinense v. rubrum ‘Monraz’ Razzleberri® – hummingbird; Juniperus chinensis  ‘Mint Julep’ – chess pieces; Ligustrum japonicum – brontosaurus\, horse\, and pig; Buxus microphylla ‘Winter Gem’– maze and fish \n\n\n\nSeveral different Syzygium taxa are represented. Includes: Syzygium paniculatum – surrounding low hedge; and several cultivars: ‘Globulus’ – fish; ‘Monterey Bay’ – parrot body\, cones\, pyramids\, spheres; and ‘Teenie Genie’ – rabbits
URL:https://www.lotusland.org/event/exclusive-behind-the-scenes-tour-members-event-3/
LOCATION:Ganna Walska Lotusland\, Cold Spring Road\, Montecito\, CA\, 93108\, United States
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