Lotusland, Montecito
June 9, 2004
Lotusland Meeting Registration
Directions from Santa Barbara & North: Take US 101 Southbound to the Hot Springs/Cabrillo exit (a left lane exit). Turn left at the stop sign at the bottom of the exit ramp. Turn left at the next stop sign onto Hot Springs Road; proceed to next stop sign, Sycamore Canyon Road (it's Sycamore Canyon on the left and Middle on the right); turn left on Sycamore Canyon Road; approximately one mile to Ashley Road; right on Ashley Road; first entrance on left.
Directions from Ventura & South: Take US 101 to Olive Mill Road exit; right on Olive Mill Road to next stop sign, Hot Springs Road; left on Hot Springs Road to next stop sign, Sycamore Canyon Road (it's called Middle on your left); right on Sycamore Canyon Road; approximately one mile to Ashley Road; right on Ashley Road; first entrance on left.
The second Floriculture & Nursery Workgroup meeting of 2004 will be held on
The meeting focuses on two topics: (1) water quality and (2) integrated pest management.
The Water Quality Symposium includes presentations by 11 extension specialists and farm advisors concerning research and educational programs addressing water quality issues.
The IPM session, led by Dr. Michael Parrella (Dept of Entomology, UCD), includes several presentations related to the development of integrated pest management programs and the Gerbera Pest Management Alliance project, with a tour of Westland Floral Nursery in Carpinteria.
This Workgroup meeting includes a tranquil lunch in the beautiful surroundings of Lotusland, with presentations on the history of the botanic garden and garden sustainability. Get set to enjoy a mini-tour of the unique landscape displays, which artistically preserve some of the most unusual and endangered plants in the world.
In addition to formal presentations, there will be an opportunity to display posters concerning any research and extension program related to the floriculture and nursery industry. Please notify Julie Newman (jpnewman@ucdavis.edu) if you would like to bring a poster and the topic of the poster presentation.
Anyone that contributes an abstract of their presentation or poster will have it published in the meeting's Proceedings.