Despite Ruth Bancroft Garden celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, many still call the two-and-a-half succulent acres one of Walnut Creek's hidden jewels. It will be much easier to find the next ...

The Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek is filled with mature, mysterious and awe-inspiring succulents and cactuses. In the lovely benign weather of spring, when it’s neither too warm nor too chilly ...

WALNUT CREEK — Phenomenally, the Ruth Bancroft Garden & Nursery has retained its mysterious aura as its world-renowned 3.5 acres enter a second half-century in operation. Established 50 years ago as a ...

This week, explore a museum exhibition, watch a popular band with local roots, celebrate New Year’s Eve with kids, and more.

Two popular Bay Area gardens — Filoli Historic House and Gardens in Woodside and Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek — are lifting their quarantines and inviting guests to visit, with restrictions ...

Cacti are weird enough – bulbous, spiny and sprouting flowers and fruits where you’d least expect them. Take a historic cactus-and-succulents garden and add artwork — like a pregnant woman’s torso ...

Speaking of brightly lit holiday attractions, one of our favorites sprouts in Walnut Creek's Ruth Bancroft Garden every year around this time and leaves us speechless with its explosion of colors. The ...

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (BCN) — Despite Ruth Bancroft Garden celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, many still call the two-and-a-half succulent acres one of Walnut Creek’s hidden jewels. It will be ...