The Ruth Bancroft Garden presents its 5th annual Garden of D’Lights holiday event for 2023. Each year, they deck out the plants with multicolored lights, lasers, and more, transforming the already spectacular 3.5 acre space into an otherworldly outdoor adventure. Guests can stroll through the beautiful glowing gardens for 1-1.5 hours to discover countless photo ops and exciting displays.
Visit this extravagant dreamland now through Jan. 6, 2024, during time slots from Tuesday through Sunday evenings with select days off.
Tickets are now on sale for the general public. General admission tickets are $25-29 for adults, $12-16 for children ages 5-17, and free for children under 5.
In past years, the Garden of D’Lights was so popular that it was extended through January. The dazzling light display is the Ruth Bancroft Garden’s primary fundraising event of the year, so make sure to get out to Walnut Creek and support this beautiful botanical space.
The event is self-guided and pet-friendly, so it really feels like you’re exploring the grounds on your own terms. This year the display features new sculptures and creations by local artists Paige Tashner and Scott Haycock.
The Ruth Bancroft Garden was born out of an enormous award-winning fruit farm dating back to the 1880s and passed down through the Bancroft family. In the late 1960s, owner Philip Bancroft Jr. ceased farm production and gifted the land to his wife, Ruth Bancroft, who was an avid gardener from Berkeley. Ruth’s enormous collection of succulents grew into a stunning landscape and accompanying nonprofit organization.
Visitors can now stroll through beautifully cultivated aloes, agaves, yuccas, echeverias, and more, almost all of which were chosen and arranged by Ruth herself. There’s also a substantial nursery space so visitors can take a bit of the garden back home with them.
Find the Ruth Bancroft Garden at 1552 Bancroft Road in Walnut Creek.
Images: Photos by Kelley Lotosky of Let’s Spread Beauty and Earl Ruby – The Ruth Bancroft Garden board Member. Via Ruth Bancroft Garden