Why Retire in the Philippines/Marinduque Vacations: Photos of Our Bancroft Garden and Sculpture Tour- Part 1

Planning to Retire Soon!

If you are planning to retire in the Philippines soon, I suggest you visit several excellent websites on pro's and cons of retiring in the Philippines. However if you want to retire in the provinces, where life is simple, standard of living cheaper, less traffic congestion and pollution, availability of fresh seafood and vegetables compared to the big cities, my island province is the place for you! If this is your first time in my site, welcome. Some of the photos and videos on this site, I do not own. However, I have no intention on the infringement of your copyrights. The photo above is the front yard of Chateau Du Mer- Our Retirement Home in Boac, Marinduque, Philippines

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Photos of Our Bancroft Garden and Sculpture Tour- Part 1

The Sculpture in the Garden Tour is scheduled for June 21 to August 10, 2025

Saturday, July 5 from 10AM to 11AM, Daughter-in-law Ruth Carver Katague treated me for a one hour of invigorating and a much welcome garden and sculpture tour of The Ruth Bancroft Garden here in Walnut Creek, CA ( ruth bancroft garden ). The weather was perfect ( not too hot) and we took our time. There are benches and tables scattered all around the Garden Area that you can use. I took 70 photos and Ruth 5 Photos making it a total of 75. Thus, I am posting only 25 photos in a 3-part series in my blogs. If you love, cacti, succulents and Garden sculptures, these 3 postings is a must read for you. If you follow my blogs, you probably knew I love Cacti, Succulents and Garden Sculptures and Plaques.

https://theintellectualmigrants.blogspot.com/2016/04/solar-lights-and-statuaries-in-my-garden.html

The Ruth Bancroft Garden is a 2.5-acre (1.0 ha) public dry garden established by Ruth Bancroft. It contains more than 2,000 cactus, succulents, trees, and shrubs native to California, Mexico, Chile, South Africa, and Australia. It is located at 1552 Bancroft Road in Walnut Creek, California, USA.

Here's Part 1 ( Out of 3) Series with 25 Photos I took During the Tour.

The sculptures are for Sale. The prices are listed above.

To Be Continued Part 2 and 3

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Fruit Trees in the Gardens of Chateau Du Mer

The Mango Tree-I have three varieties in my Garden-The Indian, Guimaras and Carabao Mangoes My caretaker/gardener informed me last month that due to the El Nino drought in Marinduque, two of my Durian trees died in spite of his vigilant watering. One of the tree was attacked by insects that looks like a big fly but yellowish in color that sucks the sap of the seedling. The roots of the other tree was attacked by ants residing in the soil. However, my other fruit trees, the rambutans( 2), the lanzones(2) and the jack fruits ( 2) trees are doing well. The above eight fruit trees were given to me by Retired General Recaredo Sarmiento of Boac and Lucena., about three years ago. General Sarmiento is the “atid” of my wife. “Atid” is the colloquial term for brother. Evidently, Macrine's father, the late Bernardo Jambalos was the Godfather of General Sarmiento during his baptism and comfirmation. Gen Sarmiento's hobby is orchard planting, reforestation and farming. The other fruit trees in my garden are guayabanos, cashew, avocados, starapples, duhats, ates, guavas, mangoes( 3 varieties) and papayas as well as several varieties of bananas . Of the above fruit trees, my favorite is the guayabanos, also known as soursop tree known for its anti-tumor and anti-cancer properties . The following are photos of the fruit trees. The Durian photo is from the web. Note that it almost look like a jack fruit tree, except that the leaves are bigger and shiny. My desire is to have a passion fruit tree in the near future. You are welcome to visit my orchard and flower gardens any time, if perchance you are in the vicinity of The Chateau Du Mer Beach Resort and Conference Center.

The Rambutan Tree and Fruits

The Lanzone Tree and Fruits

The Jack Fruit Tree

The Durian Fruit Tree