Kier Holmes

The Ruth Bancroft Garden, known as one of the finest dry gardens in the world, is a pioneering example of resilient design with a focus on water conservation. Ruth Bancroft (1908-2017) was a self-taught gardener and designer whose eclectic methods encourage richly textured, bold, and colourful layers of regionally climate-appropriate flowers, shrubs, trees, and succulents. These include her favourite aloes,...