I see a lot of familiar old plant friends, but this garden, more than any other in my usual circuit, varies most dramatically from visit to visit. It always feels different.
I didn't notice the cactus apple underfoot before I stepped on it. For whatever reason, I did not realize how pigmented they were inside. Heck yeah, I stuck my finger in there and tasted it. Sweet, tangy, and it stained my fingertip a bit.
It will look different if you're coming for Garden Blogger Spring Fling 2013. I hope this whetted your appetite.
For those of you who live nearby, I have a tip. The Ruth Bancroft Garden has the cheapest annual membership of all Bay Area's major public gardens. Your membership card will get you in to those other gardens, and more gardens nationwide, under a reciprocal agreement they all share.
ADDED: It's kind of a shame that right across the street from this deep resource of a garden, the conservative suburbs retreat into boring convention with regionally inappropriate, water-dependent landscaping like this:
3 comments:
Beautiful photos! They do a great job of telling the story of the Garden without much text.
What's this Garden Blogger Spring Fling all about? How many gardens are included?
The Ruth Bancroft garden makes the desert garden on Kauai look like a patch of aloe. I hope I can make it.
RBG here's a link to the Fling's blog. It will give you an idea of what a garden blogger's fling is.
http://gardenbloggersfling.blogspot.com/
Man, I'd love to go to spring fling in San Fran! Hmmm...
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