I finally went. I've been meaning to go to the Ruth Bancroft Garden for years, and I am so glad I finally went today. Nice and overcast, not hot out, quiet with few visitors. They're closing soon for most of the winter, so this was a last chance day. I enjoyed the garden, but I was surprised both at how big it is and also how small given the reputation. Getting there is easy, figuring out what to do next was confusing. I passed the whole thing the first time, having missed the entrance....then we drove around the back to park in (apparently) someone's driveway?Anyway - the whole experience was fun, the garden could do with some work, more seating, and a proper gift shop. Today was one of those instances when I badly wish I could win the lottery and make it all better. Even though it is scrappy in many areas, it was also easy to find a flattering angle for pictures - something I attribute to the layout being very relaxed and organic, no edging or excessive ornament, and the plants being a well layered mix of nice big mature specimens with smaller plants. There were lots of plant labels but no labels on plants I wanted to identify / verify.All in all, worth the ten bucks to support a local treasure.....even if it did mix all kinds of weird stuff in with natives with little explanation of what we were looking at and there was only one bench in the whole place. I'd not call it a botanical garden, but I had a really nice half day out.