Succulents and More™

If you’ve followed Succulents and More for a little while, you probably know that the Ruth Bancroft Garden (RBG) in Walnut Creek, California is my favorite public garden ( click here to see my previous posts). Started by Ruth Bancroft when she was in her 60s, this dry garden is a wonderland of succulents and other plants adapted to survive with little water. Ruth lived to the venerable age of 109 (!) and saw her garden become a world-renowned showcase for xerophytic landscaping. There was no specific reason for me to go to the RBG on Black Friday, other than I didn’t have any commitments that day. As I was heading out, I realized that I hadn’t been there since February and that I hadn’t written about the RBG since my Garden of D’Lights post last December. High time to remedy that! Speaking of Garden of D’Lights: The RBG’s annual holiday light display opened on November 22 and will run until January 11 ( tickets here ). The hardware (power cords, lights, lasers, etc.) was visible, bu...