Ruth Bancroft garden

 This garden is located close to my home. I took a guided tour last Friday. Although the tour was slow, I did learn a lot about the garden. Ruth started the garden when she was in her mid-60s. She used lots of succulents plants that she had been collecting for years. I learned that succulents plants store water in their fleshy leaves  and that cacti store water in their plant bodies. Cacti have spikes that keep the animals away from the body of the plant, where the water is stored. Both kind of plants grow where it is dry. Mrs.Bancroft worked in her garden into her 90s. She is still alive and living in her home behind the garden at 106!!
The garden had many shaded and full sun areas. There was even a beautiful pond with Lily pads in the center. This was my favorite area of the garden. There were nice pathways and many benches where you could sit and reflect on the beautiful garden. While we were there they were showing sculptures from local artists. They were uniquely placed in parts of the garden. They propagate plants there too, and you can buy little plants to plant in your garden. They range in from $5-$100.
Here are a few photos I took.