Tag: Succulents

The Ruth Bancroft Garden

The Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek was the first garden we visited on the third day of the Fling. I found it exciting, surprising, and sometimes entertaining (largely due to the sculptures). I don’t see gardens built around succulents as beautiful, though, and this was not an exception to that rule. I realize there …

The Wave Garden In Richmond Point

The Wave is a private garden overlooking the San Francisco Bay. The homeowners bought the lot between their house and the water and turned it into a garden. A great idea, if you have the cash. We Flingers got there late in the afternoon. We staggered out of the coaches, hot and tired, yet this …

And Now For A Bunch Of Things That Are Completely Different

So the Garden Bloggers’ Fling started in earnest on Friday. I’ve gotta say we have been seeing some jaw-dropping gardens. Not just creative and visually stunning, but also very different from what I normally associate with the word “garden”. Mat Gil’s Sculpture Garden is built up against a rock face below a highway overpass in …