Ganna Walska Lotusland Foundation

To preserve and enhance the spectacular collections of exotic plants on the Montecito estate of the late Madame Ganna Walska, and through interpretation of these collections, to foster increased knowledge and appreciation of the importance of plants and the need for their conservation.

Lotusland is a 37-acre botanical wonder containing subtropical and tropical plants from around the world all beautifully displayed in many separate gardens on the former private estate of the late Madame Ganna Walska. Several extraordinary collections including rare cycads, aloes, cacti, palms, bromeliads, ferns, begonias are all maintained using sustainable gardening practices. Lotusland fosters environmental stewardship through classes, seminars, workshops and publications and through our fourth-grade Educational Outreach program for local schools.