Wildflowers of the Santa Barbara Foothills

by David Powdrell and Hugh Margerum, 2005. Hardcover, 104 pages.

This attractive hardcover book opens the door to the mysterious world of backyard botany and natural history with its captivating color photographs and fascinating research of the wildflowers of the Santa Barbara area. Southern California’s Mediterranean climate rewards explorers with a vast array of wild flora that is both beautiful and intriguing. For centuries this flora sustained the Chumash people with many useful nutritional and medicinal properties.

About the Authors

David Powdrell is a local CPA, avid outdoorsman, and adventurer who kayaked the entire California coastline. Co-author Hugh Margerum is a local artist and co-founder of the Wine Cask Restaurant.