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A Thomas Church Garden: Fay Park

Fay Park Latticework © Alice Joyce

To find Fay Park — formerly a residential garden which was designed by Thomas Church in 1957 — walk down toward North Beach, just beyond the city’s ‘crooked’ landmark street, where Lombard twists & turns to the delight of photo-snapping tourists. Fay Park is tucked away at Leavenworth and Chestnut Streets, adjacent to the spacious Edwardian home on the corner: The house and garden bequeathed by Mary Fay Berrigan to the City of San Francisco. Fay Park is the only residential garden designed by Church, a renowned American landscape architect, that is now open to the public: 10AM to 4PM Daily.

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San Francisco Gardens

SanFrancisco Tiled Steps Photo © Alice Joyce

When the Garden Bloggers came to town,

they visited a trove of the Bay Area’s great gardens, all lined up in a stellar itinerary that included Filoli to the iconic landscape of the Ruth Bancroft Garden and The Wave Garden,

Wave Garden Vista View © Alice Joyce

A few more special settings have been highlighted here on Alice’s Garden Travel Buzz. You

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Botanical Gardens

Ruth Bancroft Garden

Bancroft Garden - Photo: Brian Kemble

Displaying an originality that outshines traditional garden settings, The Ruth Bancroft Garden, located in Walnut Creek, California, reveals an eccentric cast of characters, along with an enthusiasm for succulent plants that traces back to the 1950s, when Mrs. Bancroft began collecting potted specimens. Ruth Bancroft’s design artistry and gardening prowess as creator of an iconic landscape inspired the founding of The Garden Conservancy in 1989. Having set its sights on preserving our country’s horticultural legacy, the Conservancy championed the 3-acre Ruth Bancroft Garden, selecting it as the first to be listed on the organization’s register.

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