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SUMMARY:Lessons from Lotusland: Earth Matters!
DESCRIPTION:Location\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\nFree with Registration \n\n\n\n\n\n\nReserve Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for Lessons from Lotusland\, our ongoing series of virtual lectures.  Get an inside glimpse into the Garden\, the collections\, its operations and its creators.  Be sure to have your conversation questions ready for the Q&A. \n\n\n\nLessons from LotuslandEarth Matters!: Home CompostingWednesday\, October 85:30 – 6:30PM PST \n\n\n\nEarth Matters!  Join Dr David White to explore the relationship between plants and soils.  In this online presentation we’ll learn about the complex array of microorganisms that inhabit healthy soils and how to connect and support their presence in the landscapes that you tend.   \n\n\n\nWith insights into composting techniques\, you’ll receive guidance on the core biological practices thatLotusland uses to sustain its thriving and resilient ecosystems. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. David White\n\n\n\nBorn and raised in Scotland\, David studied Biological Sciences at Edinburgh University and graduated with a Ph.D. in Cell Biology.  After conducting research at Cornell Medical school and the University of Idaho\, he moved to Ojai to work in nature based education and organic land management. He currently consults on soil health and regenerative techniques.  David co-founded the Center for Regenerative Agriculture in 2002 and worked as its Executive Director for twenty years. Since 2010\, David has directed the Once upon a Watershed education program which currently serves 23 public schools in Ventura County. 
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SUMMARY:Exceptional Plants
DESCRIPTION:Onsite Event \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\nMembers: $125 Non-Members: $175Patrons: $300 \n\n\n\nSponsorship Opportunities Sold Out \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSOLD OUT\n\n\n\n\n\n\nExceptional Plants Auction\n\n\n\nJoin us on October 11 from 1 – 4 pm at Lotusland for the ultimate plant party! \n\n\n\nENJOY signature cocktails and light bites while hobnobbing with more than 300 of the region’s top plant experts\, collectors and aficionados. You’ll have the opportunity to bid on numerous rare and specimen plants and vie for the chance to take home exceptional botanical treasures. Featuring impressive contributions propagated in Lotusland’s nursery as well as donations from botanic gardens\, universities\, private collectors\, landscape designers\, horticulture specialists\, and Southern California’s most esteemed nurseries\, this is a must-attend event for anyone passionate about plants\, and an opportunity to support the preservation and care of Lotusland’s extraordinary plant collections. \n\n\n\n\nSilent and live auction with more than 250 lots\n\n\n\nRare\, drought-tolerant\, and climate-resilient plants\n\n\n\nBook sale featuring previously loved plant & garden publications\n\n\n\nBook signing of Santa Barbara: At Home in Paradise (Rizzoli) by Douglas Woods with photography by Matt Walla\n\n\n\nSignature cocktails\, wine\, and light bites\n\n\n\nGreat company in a spectacular setting\n\n\n\n\n\nPREVIEW AUCTION ITEMS\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTHANKS TO OUR SPONSORSArroyo Seco ConstructionBousa FamilyConnie Flowers Pearcy and John PearcyDan Bifano and Allan BrostromElizabeth and Tom PattersonJeanne and Robert AndersonJulie and Peter MorleyLynn Cunningham Brown and Chris BrownMari and Hank MitchelMark and Ann VuchinichMontecito Bank & TrustNorthern TrustRachael DouglasSea Crest Nursery – Don Lee FarmsSusanne and Gary TobeyTayloe PiggottThe Wood-Claeyssens Foundation \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTHE ULTIMATE PLANT PARTY!
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LOCATION:Ganna Walska Lotusland\, Cold Spring Road\, Montecito\, CA\, 93108\, United States
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SUMMARY:Well-being Wednesday - Qigong with Linda Peng
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\nReservE NOW\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\nQigong wth Linda Peng \n\n\n\nJoin Linda as she leads an introuction to Qigong.Qigong is based on the philosophy of “harmony between man and nature”\, and is an energy practice that combines physical exercise\, breathing exercise and mental exercise into one\, improving and maintaining physical and mental health\, spirit and overall well-being. Qigong reduces stress\, generates energy\, calms the mind and improves balance\, mobility and flexibility. \n\n\n\n\nLinda Peng\n\n\n\nLinda has been practicing Chinese Qigong for nearly twenty years. She has a strong interest in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and continues to study and learn from it.In her daily practice\, she prefers to combine Qigong practicing with Meridian opening. She loves the feeling of building up more Qi to store in the Dantian\, which will nourish her in the future.Practicing Qigong allows her to connect with nature with both her heart and her breath. Through persistently practice of Qigong\, she is grateful to have found inner peace and balance\, comfort and harmony in this busy world.
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SUMMARY:Eco-Printing Atelier
DESCRIPTION:Public Event On-Site \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\nMembers: $175Non-Members: $250Space is limited and reservations are required. Special Event Tickets are non-refundable. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRESERVE NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLEARN HOW TO CAPTURE BOTANICAL PRINTS on fabric with Santa Barbara fiber artist Linda Kollofski and Lotusland’s Associate Curator Anna Bower. Together they will lead an interactive workshop using plant material gathered at Lotusland. Participants will receive instruction on the basics behind eco printing including: fabric selection and preparation\, appropriate plants\, and bundling tips. All materials are included in the workshop fee and participants will go home with one silk scarf and one silk table runner of their own design\, each prepared using a different dye technique. New this year: the table runner project will feature an additional tannin source to impart a colored background to the cloth. The workshop will culminate with a discussion of the results from the day and a showcase of other eco printed works from the instructors.
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LOCATION:Ganna Walska Lotusland\, Cold Spring Road\, Montecito\, CA\, 93108\, United States
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SUMMARY:Eco-Printing Atelier
DESCRIPTION:Public Event On-Site \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\nMembers: $175Non-Members: $250Space is limited and reservations are required. Special Event Tickets are non-refundable. \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\n\n\n\n\nLEARN HOW TO CAPTURE BOTANICAL PRINTS on fabric with Santa Barbara fiber artist Linda Kollofski and Lotusland’s Assistant Curator Anna Bower. Together they will lead an interactive workshop using plant material gathered at Lotusland. Participants will receive instruction on the basics behind eco printing including: fabric selection and preparation\, appropriate plants\, and bundling tips. All materials are included in the workshop fee and participants will go home with one silk scarf and one silk table runner of their own design\, each prepared using a different dye technique. New this year: the table runner project will feature an additional tannin source to impart a colored background to the cloth. The workshop will culminate with a discussion of the results from the day and a showcase of other eco printed works from the instructors.
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LOCATION:Ganna Walska Lotusland\, Cold Spring Road\, Montecito\, CA\, 93108\, United States
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