Filoli Gardens

A must see...fabulous, mature gardens in Woodside, CA, at the base of the mountains just south of San Francisco. Visit San Francisco...go to the Filoli gardens. You won't be disappointed. Don't let web pictures discourage you; they do not do justice.

I tried to upload a picture to show the spirit of the gardens. I chose the giant yews. They are everything, but there is also a beaufiful sunken garden, magnificent perennial borders, an unbelievable rose standards collection and rose shrub collection, know gardens, meadows, fields, olive groves, and more. The most impressive thing to me (living in a relatively new city, Birmingham, AL) is the maturity of the gardens.

So happy you've discovered Filoli (Fidelity, Love, Life)

I was born and raised and lived very near there for 48 years. Truly the center of the universe! My mom was a docent. The organization and volunteers do a wonderful job, just wonderful. Someone posted an entire thread of personal pics of her visit about a year ago. Kell? Can't remember who it was .

Mighta been Calif_Sue who posted the tour of Filoli. I'll keep thinking and if I find it will repost here.

This message was edited May 19, 2007 10:12 PM

I always have a smattering of images tossed around here and there but it was a Kell thread.

http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/596824/

Here's another thread http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/627397/

minor correction, Filoli was meant to translate as follows.
Fight for a just cause
Love your fellow man
Live a good life.

It was pounded into me when I worked there as a gardener.
: ~ )

Ah HA! I remember now! Thanks D_D. My granny would be turning in her grave since I first heard those emblematic words from her when she told me about Filoli. She's my idol! You lucky doggy! To have worked there! The best assignment on the planet! ...or close.

In spring, I live at Filoli. I just love it that much!

I literally have thousands of pictures of Filoli.

This is my favorite location in early spring!

As wisteria season gets going, I go everyday.

There are such changes in just days.

13 days later

Every picture you take turns out perfectly.

Beautiful photos !
Really captures the beauty of this garden and old memories of primping, pruning, shearing, digging, planting, replanting , transplanting , mowing, blowing, edging, putting up and taking down scaffolding around those 220 Taxus baccatas. ..... 40 hours a week gardening gardening gardening.

oy! to be that young again.

Wonderful pics, Kell. Wonderful place.