How to Light Your Home for Warmth and Ambience
Learn how to create ambience through lighting with Montecito Valley’s guide to color temperature, layering, vintage fixtures, and design studios that get it.
Best Drought-Tolerant Fruit Trees for Coastal California: How to Grow Abundance with Less Water
Discover the best drought-tolerant fruit trees for coastal California gardens—figs, olives, pomegranates, citrus, and more. A guide for Zones 10b–11a by Montecito Valley Home.
The Importance of Native Landscape in California (and How to Tastefully Rewild Your Property)
Learn how to rewild your California property with native plants that honor the land, conserve water, and create timeless beauty—guided by Montecito Valley Home.
Santa Barbara Garden Design Principles: Designing for Climate, Beauty, and a Slower Way of Living
Learn how to design a Santa Barbara garden that reflects beauty, sustainability, and slow living—guided by Montecito Valley’s expert coastal design principles.
California Coastal Citrus Almanac
From Montecito’s citrus valleys and lemon-packing days, from where we anchor our identity, to the courtyards and terraces shaded by orange trees, citrus has always symbolized the good life in California.