{"id":39621,"date":"2022-02-08T20:59:50","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T04:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=39621"},"modified":"2022-02-15T21:49:26","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T05:49:26","slug":"a-succulent-oasis-at-ruth-bancroft-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/08\/a-succulent-oasis-at-ruth-bancroft-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"A Succulent Oasis at Ruth Bancroft Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Agave<\/a>\"Banksia<\/a>\"Spiral<\/a><\/p>\n

In Walnut Creek, California, Ruth Bancroft Garden<\/a> is a succulent oasis. We recently enjoyed a visit, and were awed by the astounding array of cacti, succulents, and trees suited for arid climates. Many of the blooms are colorful architectural masterpieces. On top of that, the incredible geometry of the plants themselves is some of Mother Nature’s best work.<\/p>\n

\"Aloe<\/a>\"Group<\/a>\"Chilean<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Cactus,<\/a>\"Boophone<\/a>\"Grevillea<\/a><\/p>\n

These plants are certainly well-equipped to handle California’s long drought. They make the most of every drop of water, with leaves and stems evolved to reduce moisture loss and withstand the sun. Sharp spines deter thirsty herbivores. Some are disguised as stones, until they loudly announce their presence with brilliant flowers. With shapes which seem to stretch the definition of what a plant can be, succulents are endlessly fascinating.<\/p>\n

\"Succulent<\/a>\"Cactus<\/a>\"Prickly<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Agaves<\/a>\"Succulent<\/a>\"Unusual<\/a><\/p>\n

The garden includes a nursery with a wide selection of plants for sale. We came home with seeds for native California Poppies in purple and cream colors, to add to our own little garden oasis.<\/p>\n

Learn more about Ruth Bancroft Garden in this post about our previous visit.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In Walnut Creek, California, Ruth Bancroft Garden is a succulent oasis. We recently enjoyed a visit, and were awed by the astounding array of cacti, succulents, and trees suited for arid climates. Many of the blooms are colorful architectural masterpieces. On top of that, the incredible geometry of the plants themselves is some of Mother […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-gardening","category-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39621"}],"version-history":[{"count":44,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39760,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39621\/revisions\/39760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}