Garden: Get ready for Spring in Goleta, CA

Don't let it's beach-town disguise fool you. Grab your shovel and rake and get ready for spring gardening in Goleta. Browse Fairview Gardens for fresh fruit, veggies, and flowers. Take as many as you like--it's on the honor system. Go on a guilt-free buying binge at Knapp Nursery and get all the information you could ever want at Island Seed & Feed.

And after a hard day of gardening, kick back and relax on Goleta Beach.

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