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Planned Giving

The Ruth Bancroft Garden has established a Planned Giving program to help sustain the garden into the future. Planning a gift in your estate or will is a wonderful way to support the garden.

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Education in The Garden

Learn something new at The Garden or refresh and develop your skills! The Ruth Bancroft Garden holds a variety of educational activities year-round. See something interesting? Click here for more information about the workshops offered below.

Saturday, August 14: Drought Tolerant Gardening 101

Saturday, September 18: Lawn Removal

Saturday, September 25: iPhone Photography

Saturday, October 9: Succulent Troubleshooting

2010 Annual Dinner

Join us at the Clubhouse at Boundary Oaks for our annual dinner on September 11, 2010. A major fundraiser for The Garden, this evening will feature cocktails, a gourmet dinner, live music and dancing, live and silent auctions, and a reception honoring long-time Garden friends and donors Richard and Sally Ingraham.

The Clubhouse at Boundary Oaks is located at 3800 Valley Vista Road in Walnut Creek.

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Annual Dinner

Enroll in Docent Training!

Docent Training

Do you have a passion for drought tolerant gardening? Are you interested in learning more about the Ruth Bancroft Garden's plant collection and history? Want to share your love of nature with others?

Sign up for our Docent Training Program and become a member of our fun, intelligent and respected docent team! The program will start in October.

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Plant Highlight: Brahea armata

One of the bluest of all palm species is Brahea armata, appropriately known as the Mexican Blue Palm. This attractive but slow-growing fan palm has leaves similar to those of the familiar Washingtonia, but with a striking chalky-blue color. The lower part of the leaf stalk has sharp curved teeth. It comes from Baja California in very arid surroundings, but always in spots where there is some sub-surface water available to its roots. Thus, although it is drought-tolerant, it does like occasional watering during the summer months.

Image of B. armata

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Mission Statement

The mission of the Ruth Bancroft Garden, Inc. is to preserve this exceptional example of garden design and to continue to develop its collection of water-conserving plants for the education and enjoyment of the public.

Grant Funders

The Ruth Bancroft Garden would like to recognize the following grant funders:

The Quest Foundation for funding our Education Coordinator’s position

The City of Walnut Creek Civic Pride Grant for funding the restoration of our folly