The Context
Discover Southern California TO SAN FRANSISCO
VENTURA TO LAS VEGAS 258 MILES -FREEWAY 15
LEGEND
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FREEWAY
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15
SAN LOUIS OBISPO COUNTY
AMTRACK COUNTY LINE MAJOR AIRPORT
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY FROM SANTA BARBARA AIRPORT
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
VENTURA COUNTY SANTA BARBARA VENTURA
101
CHANNEL ISLANDS
TO PALM SPRING
10
1
FROM LOS ANGELES AIRPORT
15
405
ORANGE COUNTY LONG BEACH
PACIFIC OCEAN VENTURA COUNTY POPULATION: 797,740. AREA: 1,845 SM
NEWPORT BEACH CATALINA ISLANDS SAN DIEGO COUNTY SAN DIEGO FROM SAN DIEGO AIRPORT
CHANNEL ISLANDS
33
SAN BUENAVENTURA 12 6
101
OXNARD PORT HUENEME
CIVIC CENTER ART PLAZA
OJAI
MOORPARK COLLEGE
LAKE CASITAS
CALIFORNIA OIL MUSEUM MURPHY AUTO MUSEUM CSU CHANNEL ISLANDS
PACIFIC OCEAN
SAN BUENAVENTURA MISSION VENTURA COUNTY MARITIME MUSEUM
101 FILLMORE
SANTA PAULA
MOORPARK
CAMARILLO
SIMI VALLEY
THOUSAND OAKS
SAN DIEGO ZOO & GARDENS
SAN DIEGO BOTANIC GARDEN
RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANICAL GARDEN
MOCA LOS ANGELES THE HUNTINGTON LIBRARY & GARDENS
DISNEY CONCERT HALL
THE LOS ANGELES RIVER LA COUNTY ARBORETUM & BOTANICAL GARDEN
DESCANSO GARDEN
101 Freeway
GRIFFITH PARK
THE GREEK THEATER
THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL
THE FORD AMPHITHEATER
GETTY VILLA
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST
SEPULVEDA DAM RECREATION AREA
SANTA BARBARA ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS
SANTA BARBARA BOWL SANTA BARBARA BOTANICAL GARDEN
SAN LOUIS OBISPO BOTANICAL GARDEN UC SANTA BARBARA
The story of the
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SAN BUENAVENTURA
MOORPARK
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PACIFIC OCEAN
CHANNEL ISLANDS
SIMI VALLEY THOUSAND OAKS
The Context
Ventura City
MOUNTAINS ENT 33 URA RIVE R
AGRICULTURE FIELDS
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PARKS AND OPEN SPACES ARROYO VERDE PARK GRANT PARK HISTORIC DOWNTOWN
VENTURA
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COLLEGE
AMTRAK LINE AMTRAK STATION
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101
MARINA PARK
LES 0 MI
VENTURA COMMUNITY PARK
HARBOR
2
OLIVAS PARK & GOLF COURSE
SAN BUENAVENTURA GOLF COURSE
1 mile
SANTA CLARA RIVER
0
CHANNEL ISLANDS
MAJOR CITY ATTRACTION AREA 126
SAN BUENAVENTURA STATE BEACH
PACIFIC OCEAN
SCHOOLS
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The Context
Grant Park
MOUNTAINS AGRICULTURE FIELDS NUE RA AVE
5 MINUTES WALKING
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PARKS AND OPEN SPACES
109 acres
MAJOR CITY ATTRACTION AREA
VENTURA FREEWAY
KALORAMA STREET
PLAZA PARK
MAIN STREET SANTA CLARA STREET THOMPSON BOULEVARD
PROMENADE PARK
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15 MINUTES WALKING
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AMTRAK LINE
POLI STREET
CHESNUT STREET
CALIFORNIA STREET
FIGUEROA STREET
VENTURA CITY HALL
VENTURA AMTRACK
SCHOOLS
A
AMTRAK STATION
Community Workshops
The Process
Workshop #1 March 13, 2010 Workshop #2 April 10th, 2010
31%
No
69% Yes Are you an avid Gardener? What Botanical Garden Have you visited the most frequently in the last 3 years?
1
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
Los Angeles Arboretum Lotusland Arcadia 78.2 miles from Santa Barbara Ventura
27.7 miles from Ventura
27.7 miles from Ventura
Huntington Museum & Gardens San Marino
76.4 miles from Ventura
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
2
Huntington Museum & Gardens
3
Descanso Botanical Gardens
Gardens of the World Thousand Oaks
Santa Barbara
2
1
3
25.8 miles from Ventura
Descanso Botanical Gardens La Canada- Flintridge 71.3miles from Ventura
Survey Results
The Process
Who would you visit Ventura Botanical Garden with?
Who? 76% 69% 31% 14% 7% Friends Family Visitors
Alone
Getting there 28% 34%
How would you get to Ventura Botanical Gardens? 18% 12% 6%
Drive
Walk
Bike
Public Transportation
Combination
Class
3% Dog
Survey Results
The Process
Activities
Having a Picnic
Nature Watching To do What?
Hiking
76%
69%
76% 33%
52% Bird Watching
Bike Riding
24% Sketching
Survey Results
The Process Children’s Playground
Facilities Cafe
Amphitheater
62%
57% Wedding Place
33%
59%
19%
50%
Gallery / Museum
Gift Store
Survey Results
Programs
The Process Gardening
Art
Environment
67% 69% 60% Children Senior Citizen
31% 33% Exercise
33%
What we heard:
The Process
gardens & collections ethnobotany gardens, herbal, redwood grove, bee boxes, sculpture gardens, bamboo, solar/wind powered elements, water collection, self-sustaining, sister city plants, butterfly, green houses, lots of palm trees, organic/native, channel islands, roses – old fashioned heritage, healthy living, edible, conservation, endangered species,local heritage, agriculture, erosion control/firescaping, wilderness, wildflowers, connectivity for protection of habitat, local wildlife corridors, climate appropriate, mediterranean,s. african, “convergent evolution garden”, sustainable, composting gardens,demonstration gardens, unique childrens gardens, riparian, period gardens, grottos, succulent gardens, beer gardens, citrus groves, variety in all gardens, discovery gardens, prehistoric gardens vineyards, and ceanothus gardens.
What we heard:
programs & social
The Process
amphitheatre, accessibility, teaching sites – places for students to learn “hands on”, gathering place for gardeners, grow shows, demonstrations, indoor/outdoor, nursery center, café/gift shop, kitchen – organic/canning, cooking classes, meditation/yoga, quiet intimate space, island history, culture, astronomy clubs, walking/biking/hiking trails, book store, gifts, plants/nursery, propagation, adult/ children’s classrooms, docent led tours – history, event space areas (revenue), demonstration - composting, tie in with art, cultural community groups, utilizing partnerships, economic potential for collaboration, guided walks with podcast, iphone app, butterfly house, classrooms, multi-purpose rooms for community, researchers – higher education scientists, seed bank, botanical staff, beneficial insects, tie in E.P. Foster site, involvement with other areas in community in restoration, funicular/tram to move from river/beach to park/ alternate transportation, water-shed management, reclamation, education re: water-wise usage, docent outreach to schools, outreach to entire community, not just city, regional, library research possibilities, observatory, telescopes and tree houses.
Community
Beauty Nature
A Botanical Garden for Ventura 1
A Botanical Garden for Tomorrow
2
The Unique Character of the Garden
3 Celebrating the Mediterranean Biomes
1
A Botanical Garden for Tomorrow
Early Botanical Gardens:
Horticultural and classification
RARE
• Medicinal plants • Tropical Plants
Botanical Gardens of the 20th century:
Plants
Conservation
• Endangered and rare Species • Native Plants
GREENHOUSE TROPICAL
YESTERDAY
........... TOMORROW
1
A Botanical Garden for Tomorrow
ART
The new Paradigm for the 21st Century:
• Living
laboratory
• Spectacular and
responsible plantings
RECREATION
• Striking high-tech structures to create
rich
experiences
COLLECTION
of the
natural world. • Feature
local ecology to build a sustainable future
• Engage visitors in the search for new ideas and
new technologies and nature to coexist in a mutually beneficial way.
YESTERDAY...........
that enable people
TOMORROW
EDUCATION
TECHNOLOGIES
2
The Unique Character of the Garden at Grant Park
Vistas
Mountains City
Mountains
Agriculture
City
Ridge
Valley
Urban
Ocean
City
2
New
The Unique Character of the Garden at Grant Park
enlightening, calming, unique, invigorating, tranquil, quiet, innovative, relaxing, beauty, content, connective, inspiring, artistic, lively, peaceful, romantic, delightful, restrospective, celebratory, joyous, playful, informative, poetic, creative, memorable, interesting, engaging, spiritual, stimulating, powerful, captivating, blissful, educational, breathtaking. , authentic,
Experiences
3 Celebrating the Mediterranean Biomes
Mediterranean Basin California
North Hemisphere South Hemisphere
Australia Chile Cape
Regions of Mediterranean-type climate occur roughly between 30° and 40°latitude on the west coasts of continents, where offshore there are cold ocean currents. Each region in which the Mediterranean shrublands and woodlands occur is island-like in character and thus there is frequently a high degree of endemism. Comparative studies of the several regional expressions of this biome reveal interesting examples of convergent evolution in plant families and birds on the different continents.
3 Celebrating the Mediterranean Biomes Pattern
california mediterranean chile cape australia
Density
Color
Layers
The Concept The Ramble
ramble
The Ramble
DEMONSTRATION GARDENS COLLECTIONS SPECIALTY GARDENS PRESERVATION GARDENS INTERPRETIVE PEDESTRIAN
discovery heritage
OUTDOOR CLASSROOM SPECIALTY GARDENS SCULPTURE WALK EDUCATION FAMILY INTERACTION
LEBRATION OF CHUMASH CULTURE CELEBRATION OF MISSION HISTORY WATERSHED APPRECIATION AGRICULTURE APPRECIATION EDUCATION
The Thread thread
COLLECTIONS GARDENS RESTORATION
urban
WELCOME CENTER MEETING ROOMS PARKING FOR 30 CONNECTION TO DOWNTOWN DEMONSTRATION GARDENS heritage SOLAR FACILITY CHUMASH CULTURE AMPHITHEATRE AGRICULTURE RIPARIAN
discovery
CHILDRENS GARDEN EDUCATION SCULPTURE WALK OUTDOOR CLASSROOM
urban
CAFE SMALL EVENT SPACE MEETING ROOM OUTDOOR LIBRARY
ETHNOBOTANY OUTDOOR CLASSROOM
heritage
heritage
AGRICULTURE BOTANICAL NURSERY GROW CENTER
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350’
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MISSION CULTURE ETHNOBOTANY OUTDOOR THEATER
urban urban
WELCOME CENTER DEMONSTRATION GARDENS SOLAR FACILITY GIFT SHOP/BOOK STORE OUTDOOR THEATER
FARMERS MARKET CONNECTION TO DOWNTOWN MAJOR PARKING AREA SHUTTLE PICK UP OUTDOOR THEATER
The Concept Promontories
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The Vision
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VEHICULAR CIRCULATION (VISITOR TRAFFIC)
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TO SERRA CROSS
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS VIA BRAKEY RD.
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350’
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POLI STREET
CITY HALL POLI STREET
The Vision
W. WAR N
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Promontories & Collections
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HERITAGE PROMONTORY URBAN PROMONTORY
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MEDITERRANEAN COLLECTION
N. VEN T
AUSTRALIA COLLECTION CAPE COLLECTION
N. KALORAMA ROAD
CHILE COLLECTION
CITY HALL
N
200
POLI STREET
350’
0
POLI STREET
DEMONSTRATION COLLECTIONS
