Gardening under Mediterranean Skies VII was an outstanding success. Held the last weekend of September and repeated the next weekend, Pacific Horticulture with the co-sponsorship of the MGS and the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, organized a weekend of exciting speakers and tours of beautiful gardens all under the theme of Lessons in Sustainable Gardening. Next year’s event, Gardening Under Mediterranean Skies VIII, is already being planned with the theme of Style and Whimsy in the Sustainable Garden, September 24-26 in the Pasadena area.