Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek

About Ruth Bancroft Garden

Ruth Bancroft Garden is a botanical garden and retail plant nursery in Walnut Creek, California, specializing in climate-adaptive plants suited to the East Bay. Visitors walk self-guided pathways through diverse collections of agaves, aloes, cacti, California native plants, succulents, and yuccas from around the world. The garden provides self-guided tour booklets, and children can use a special activity book and garden bingo during their visit. The Coit Family Visitor and Education Center, opened in 2019, hosts classes, lectures, workshops, and events throughout the year, including monthly sound baths and story time programs. The garden offers field trips for third and fourth graders. Visitors encounter seating scattered throughout, including wooden benches and bistro tables. The on-site nursery sells plants, and well-behaved leashed dogs are welcome. The garden charges admission, with rates published online.