Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is a 78-acre botanical garden (32 ha), containing over 1,000 species of rare and indigenous plants. It is located in Mission Canyon, Santa Barbara, California, United States.
The central meadow region of the Botanic Garden, looking north
Mission Canyon, California
Mission Canyon is a census-designated place and an unincorporated suburb of Santa Barbara, California, in Santa Barbara County, United States. The population was 2,381 at the 2010 census, down from 2,610 at the 2000 census.
View of the Santa Ynez Mountains from a southernmost point of Mission Canyon (at the intersection of Mountain Dr. & Mission Ridge Rd.)
The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is in Mission Canyon; this view looks north up the canyon towards the headwaters near Cathedral Peak.