The Ruth Bancroft Garden & Nursery

Climate-Adaptive Succulent Specialty Nursery. Top products: Agaves, Cacti, California native plants, Proteaceae, Succulents. The Ruth Bancroft Garden & Nursery is a renowned non-profit botanical garden and retail nursery located in Walnut Creek, California. Established as a preservation project for Ruth Bancroft’s world-class collection of water-conserving plants, the business operates both as a public educational garden and a highly specialized retail nursery. They focus exclusively on climate-adaptive, waterwise, and drought-tolerant species sourced from around the world and native to California. Their retail nursery offerings include an extensive range of succulents, agaves, aloes, yuccas, and cacti, alongside the largest selection of Proteaceae (including Protea, Leucadendron, and Grevillea) in Northern California. The nursery serves home gardeners and plant enthusiasts, offering plants in sizes ranging from 2-inch containers to 15-gallon specimens. Beyond retail, the organization provides professional landscape design services focused on Mediterranean-climate gardening, hosts educational workshops, and maintains a vast, living botanical collection.