I had the entire final day of our November trip to SoCal free to soak up the sun and explore area gardens and nurseries. I had no specific plans other than to drive up the 101 towards Santa Barbara, final destination Terra Sol Garden Center in Goleta. As I neared the exotically named Summerland, something "planty" caught my eye and so I took the exit, wondering exactly what it was. I'll share that planty place in a later post, but today we're checking out The Well, which I passed while backtracking.![]()
The Well was a treasure trove of fabulous planters, expertly planted. I just wandered and snapped photos. Not much editorial to this post, just enjoy the inspiration...
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The feeling I got walking around the displays encapsulated everything I find so enticing about the SoCal lifestyle. That is living outdoors year-round. It was November after all and 90% of their inventory was outside. Color me very jealous. It was a very inspiring place to visit.
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Just down the street from Well, I spotted Porch. I visited the Carpinteria, CA, location of Porch back in 2015, it was fun to follow them here.
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I took this dreamy shot right outside their front door.
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Sadly they don't have a large outdoor space at this location, just an upstairs balcony.
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But this pot and plant combination I spotted there was pretty outstanding.
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And the pot alone, for your viewing pleasure. It's pretty fabulous.
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