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Our Home & Garden Special Issue 2022

Here’s our annual issue dedicated to ideas and design, both indoor and out, featuring Lotusland, sustainable gardening, electrified houses, and more.

Our Home & Garden Special Issue 2022
Credit: ©Lotusland by Rizzoli, New York, 2022. Image ©Lisa Romerein

Our Home & Garden Special Issue 2022

Our Annual Edition Dedicated to Ideas and Design, Both Indoor and Out

By Leslie Dinaberg | May 19, 2022

Welcome to our annual Home & Garden special issue, the edition run each spring where we explore ideas and designs for indoors and out.

In this year’s collection, we feature a new book all about that most iconic of Montecito gardens, Lotusland, and explain how you can create your own sustainable garden in the backyard. Then we turn to a new Home & Design Collective in the downtown Arts District, head to the library to find free decor resources, and take a look at what it takes, and why, to electrify your house.

Happy designing!


The Lowdown on Lotusland

Montecito’s Eccentric Garden Paradise Comes to Life in New Book


Credit: ©Lotusland by Rizzoli, New York, 2022. Image ©Lisa Romerein

Gardening for the Greater Good

Sustainable Gardening and Agricultural Best Practices from Santa Barbara’s CEC and Lotusland


Credit: Neslihan Gunaydin / Unsplash

Electrifying Your Home in Santa Barbara

How to Flip the Switch Away from Natural Gas


Credit: Courtesy

Home Design Inspiration for All

Free Resources Galore from the Santa Barbara and Montecito Libraries


Credit: Courtesy

Destination Downtown for Design

The New Santa Barbara Arts District Home & Design Collective Brings Biz to State Street


Credit: Irene Ramirez;orangeladybird.com

Divine Design at Lonetree in Victoria Court

Michelle Beamer’s Retail Showroom Is a Beautiful New Space for Inspiration


Credit: Leslie Dinaberg

Vintage Vogue at Indian Pink on State Street

Longtime Santa Barbara Wholesaler Takes a Voyage into Retail


Credit: Leslie Dinaberg