"Orchids in Montecito took root at the turn of the century, when... industrialists came to the area... to escape... eastern winters. Many... stayed on... commissioning... horticulturists and landscape architects to design elaborate gardens... with mass plantings of cymbidiums and other unusual species...
The first Santa Barbara Orchid Show, organized by the Santa Barbara Horticultural... took place in 1945 at Montecito Grange Hall. ... One of the oldest, largest... prestigious orchid shows in the [US]... Santa Barbara Orchid Estate, the county's oldest orchid nursery." article URL : http://www.montecitojournal.net/archive/13/11/853/ *********** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
