California Gardening: HWY 1 Road Trip Secret Gardens, Hidden Nurseries?, 1 by tabasco

tabasco wrote:
Next stop Cambria and Santa Barbara. Tried to stop at Heart's Ease but couldn't find it, but along the way found lots of other great gardening places. Also stopped at Nit Wit Ridge(?)--an oddly peculiar place with a terraced garden.

Stayed overnight in Santa Barbara--couldn't get into Eagle's Nest so stayed nearby. Couldn't get into Lotusland, either, but wasn't too disappointed because a friend invited me to her Montecito garden in full bloom (and a delicious) lunch instead.

Made a visit to the Santa Barbara Mission, went to Mass and explored the grounds--found the grave of the heroine of the childhood classic "Island of the Blue Dolphins".