Ruth Bancroft Garden

The Ruth Bancroft Garden is a 3.5-acre public dry garden established by Ruth Bancroft. It contains more than 2,000 cactus, succulents, trees, and shrubs native to California, Mexico, Chile, South Africa, and Australia.

Photo: Pimpinellus, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opening hours:
Sunday and Tuesday—Thursday: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
Friday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Type: Garden
Description: botanical garden
Address: 1552 Bancroft Road, 94598

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Heather Farm Park and Carondelet High School.

Heather Farm Park

Park

Heather Farm Park is a 102-acre community park in Walnut Creek, California. It contains the Gardens at Heather Farm, a swimming pool, inclusive playground, sports fields, equestrian center, dog park, fishing pond, nature area, lake, and other amenities.

Carondelet High School

School

Carondelet High School is an all-girls private Catholic high school in Concord, California, United States. Carondelet High School was founded in 1965 by the Sisters of Saint Joseph. Carondelet High School is situated 3,400 feet north of Ruth Bancroft Garden.

Ygnacio Valley High School

School

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Ygnacio Valley High School is a public secondary school located in Concord, California, United States. It draws students from Concord as well as from the neighboring communities of Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill. Ygnacio Valley High School is situated 1 mile northeast of Ruth Bancroft Garden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Contra Costa Centre and Walnut Creek.

Contra Costa Centre

Village

Photo: ShakataGaNai, CC BY 3.0.

Contra Costa Centre is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California. Contra Costa Centre sits at an elevation of 92 feet.

Walnut Creek

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Walnut Creek is a typical, medium-sized suburban city on the western edge of Mount Diablo, about 17 miles east of Oakland in Contra Costa County. After being part of a Spanish land grant comprising several ranchos, the first Midwestern settlers of European descent in this area planted walnut trees.