Spring Color at the Ruth Bancroft Garden

Aloe x virens in flower at left; variegated form of Agave salmiana at right. BK

Don't Forget to Look UP when at the Garden!

Early 1970's view of the Garden property looking west

Wow!

Not much traffic on Bancroft Road in those days!

Yucca carnerosana in Bed 7 coming into bloom 4/13/2012

Aloe striata from The Ruth Bancroft Garden Front Entrance Garden

Nice Hummingbird Perch

We enjoy these stately inflorescenses, in this case an Agave
tequilana, and tend to leave them up as long as they don't threaten to
fall over. Not only do they look cool, they make a great resting spot
for our hummingbirds. This species of agave produces hundreds of
plantlets on its stalk that will eventually drop to the ground and
start the process anew. CB