The Ruth Bancroft Gardens were so fun to visit. I keep coming back to my photos from the trip. I will miss their sale this weekend but I do have even more pictures to enjoy.

Sculpture ran throughout the Ruth Bancroft Gardens. Some whimsical:

And some seriously playful:

Unfortunately, I did not write down the names of the artists involved but there is a list at the Garden if you go.

Sculpture is a great fit for a succulent garden because of the sculptural quality of the plants, both large:

And small:

Inspired by my visit, I assessed the few succulents that I have.

The spines of my Trichosurus Grandiflorus (I only knew that because it still had the tag) were full of leaves and dead oak flowers so I combed the long spines of my cactus (I kid you not). The spines not only radiated toward you but also horizontally toward each other. The only way to “comb” was to run straight down the middle of each row. The spines did not break at all and the plant looks much cleaner now but is definitely not photogenic. Nor is another unknown with red blossoms on a tall stem.

I made up for not being able to go to the plant sale by buying an aloe Nobilis, an echeveria harmsii, and a barrel cactus (more spines!) at my local Lowe’s.

Amazing how that brief one-hour visit to the Ruth Bancroft Garden has given me hours of fun through photos and gardening! Thank you to Ruth and all the folks who run and manage the garden!

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