Ruth Bancroft
Ruth Bancroft was born on September 2, 1908. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Ruth Bancroft
Ruth Bancroft (née Petersson; September 2, 1908 – November 26, 2017) was the creator of the Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek, California. A resident of the Bay Area from childhood, Bancroft began the xeric garden in the 1950s on land originally purchased by Hubert Howe Bancroft, the grandfather of Ruth's husband, Philip Bancroft. The garden became the first in the United States to be preserved by The Garden Conservancy and has been open to the public since 1992.