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Visiting The Garden

The Ruth Bancroft Garden is located at 1552 Bancroft Road in Walnut Creek, CA.

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The Ruth Bancroft Garden is open for docent-led and self guided tours and special events. Tour admission is $7/person, free for members and children under 12. Plants sales are held after each tour and during most events. The Garden is handicapped accessible. Please note there are no picnic facilities available. Parking is limited; please carpool when possible.

The Garden is Open

Monday – Friday
10 am – 4 pm

Saturday
10 am – 1 pm

Jan 1 – Mar 29/Open
Apr 12 – Oct 11/Open
Nov 8 – Mar 28, 2009/Open

The Garden is Closed

Mar 30 – April 11 / Preparing for Spring Opening
Oct 12 – Nov 7 / Installing Winter Covering

Tours

Docent-Led Tours
Sat – 10 am/Jan through Mar
Fri & Sat – 10 am/Apr through Oct
Sat – 10 am/Nov through Mar 2009

Reservations are highly recommended. Please Email tours@ruthbancroftgarden.org to RSVP for tours.
Our online Tour Reservation page will be up online shortly.

Self-Guided Tours
Available on weekdays from 10 am – 4 pm. Please check in at the Garden Office (1552 Bancroft Rd). Saturday 10 am – 1 pm; check in at the Self Register/Pay Box located in front of the green gazebo at the North Entrance (1500 Bancroft Rd).

Group and Special Interest Tours
Groups of 10 or more may be scheduled by appointment Wednesday – Saturday. Tours last an hour to an hour and a half and plants are for sale afterward.

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Parking

Parking for mid-week self-guided tours or for meetings with garden staff is located at our Office Entrance at 1552 Bancroft Road.

Parking for docent-led tours, weekend self-guided tours and special events is located at our North Entrance at 1500 Bancroft Road. Parking is available on the gravel area adjacent to Ruth’s Folly (the green gazebo). If that lot is full, please continue up the driveway and park along the left side of the driveway near the red barn. All tours begin at Ruth’s Folly. The garden is bordered by private property; please be respectful of our neighbors and enter only the public garden.

Visiting The Garden

Operating Days / Hours

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Mission Statement

The mission of the Ruth Bancroft Garden, Inc. is to preserve this exceptional example of garden design and to continue to develop its collection of water-conserving plants for the education and enjoyment of the public.

Centennial Celebration

If ever there was a time to celebrate, 2008 is it! This year marks the 100th birthday of The Garden's Founder Ruth Bancroft. If you would like to get involved in this historic endeavor, you can help by contributing to the Centennial Fund or by attending on of our many special events this year.