Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden:
City block bounded by Santa Barbara, Arrellaga, Garden and Micheltorena Streets, Santa Barbara. A 4.6-acre informal park emphasizing exotic flora. The planting areas are separated according to cultural conditions, ranging from boggy to arid, with a special section on low-water using plants. Plant directory is near center of the park, above the pond. Low-water using demonstration portion is southern half of garden with a interpretative sign, brochure, and plant list in the south, west corner of the garden. Open 8 am to sunset every day. Free

Firescape:
2411 Stanwood Drive/Route 192 (corner of Mission Ridge Road), Santa Barbara. Ph. #: (805) 564-5703. Located across the street from Fire Station #7, this 1.7-acre labeled model garden demonstrates how risks of wildfire can be reduced through appropriate planting of low-water using plants, irrigation, and management. Open 8 am to sunset every day. Free

Goleta Water District:
4699 Hollister Avenue (corner of Puente Street), Goleta.  Ph. #: (805) 964-6761. Features many native California plants and other water wise plants. Open 8 a.m. to sunset every day. Free

Santa Barbara City College:
Lifescape Garden/Chumash Point Ethnobotanic Preserve. 721 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara. Ph. #: (805)965-0581. The Lifescape Garden features a variety of low-water using and edible plants, as well as composting systems and efficient irrigation. Chumash Point emphasizes native plants from the range of the Chumash Indians. These plants have medicinal, nutritional and spiritual importance to the Chumash. Open sunrise to sunset every day. Free

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden:
12212 Mission Canyon Road, Santa Barbara. Ph. #: (805) 682-4726. A 65-acre garden of native plants of California, representing a variety of plant communities and important botanical and horticultural collections. The Home Demonstration Garden at the Botanic Garden is a working model of year-round water efficient landscaping for residential settings. The Garden is open Monday-Friday from 9:00 am - 6:00 pm and on weekends from 9:00 am - 5:00 PM Small admission fee. For more information go to: Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.

Las Aves:
1807 Cabrillo Boulevard (corner of Los Patos Way), Santa Barbara. This complex situated across from the Bird Refuge features unlabeled Mediterranean landscaping and an unusual fountain in the central courtyard. Open 8 am to sunset every day. Free

Santa Barbara Historical Museum:
136 East De La Guerra Street (corner of Santa Barbara Street), Santa Barbara. Ph. #: (805) 966-1601. Small, award-winning, unlabeled cactus and succulent gardens in the courtyard and in front of the museum. Courtyard is open during museum hours, Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 PM, Sunday noon to 5:00 PM Garden viewing only is free.

Montecito Water District:
583 San Ysidro Road (above East Valley Road), Montecito. Ph. #: (805) 969-2271. A labeled low-water using garden featuring a variety of Mediterranean plants. Open 8 am to sunset every day. Free

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