Far Out Flora

Gardening in the Outerlands of San Francisco

Ruth Bancroft Garden Rocks

June 22, 2011 by Megan | 15 Comments

Scopelogena verruculata I love you!

This past Sunday afternoon we decided to get some heat, and headed over to The Ruth Bancroft Garden. It was 92 degrees. A little shocking when an hour earlier it was 60 degrees and foggy at the house. I blame the heat on our laziness about taking pictures of ID tags. I got Scopelogena verruculata only because I really want it.  Apparently it has fragrant yellow flowers in Spring. We went nuts and took tons of pictures. They’re all here on flickr, but these are a few faves from the bunch.

Echinocactus grusonii "Barrel Cactus"

Echinocactus grusonii "Barrel Cactus"

Matti and the giant Agave

Aeonium fun

March 21, 2010
by Megan
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Ruth Bancroft Garden Goodness

We took our Plant ID midterm Saturday morning, then headed to Walnut Creek for Debra Lee Baldwin’s presentation for Ruth Bancroft Garden. Debra had tons of great tips for creating beautiful succulent containers. Her new book Succulent Container Gardens was … Continue reading

February 1, 2010
by Megan
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Succulent Container Gardens, Go Buy It!

Debra Lee Baldwin’s new book Succulent Container Gardens: Design Eye-Catching Displays with 350 Easy-Care Plants arrived a couple days ago and it’s as fabulous as I had hoped it would be.  There are gorgeous pictures of amazing displays with unique … Continue reading