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Flowers are one of the most pronounced markers of the progression of time in a garden. The Director of Horticulture, Jim Salyards, scouts the Garden frequently to help you plan your visit!

Here’s our #flashbackfriday from the oaks just n

Here’s our #flashbackfriday from the oaks just north of the House c.1970. Spot the Kristine Mays sculptures sitting under them today! ⁠⠀
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The @sfbotanicalgarden is hosting a special Zoom t

The @sfbotanicalgarden is hosting a special Zoom talk “The Earth in Her Hands with author Jennifer Jewell & Guests” on June 9th. It will be a virtual talk on her recent book, “The Earth in Her Hands: 75 Extraordinary Women Working in the World of Plants.”⁠
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Jewell (@cultivating_place) will be joined by special guests, Leslie Bennett of @PineHouseEdibleGardens, and by our very own Kara Newport, Executive Director of Filoli, for a conversation about horticulture, heart, and the future they see for women (and the world) in horticulture!⁠
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Celestial Prayer Meeting by Kristine Mays⁠ (@kri

Celestial Prayer Meeting by Kristine Mays⁠ (@kristinemays) ⁠ “The aunties. Storytellers. Sage Spirits. They wipe away tears and place bandages on wounds. Your secrets are safe here.” #blackartmatters⁠

Filoli's meaning has never been more important tha

Filoli's meaning has never been more important than right now...⁠
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Fight for a just cause⁠
Love your fellow man⁠
Live a good life.⁠
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This is a just cause, we all need to fight to show our love so that everyone, no matter the color of their skin, can live a good life. #blacklivesmatter⁠

We adore the Kristine Mays pieces in the Walled Ga

We adore the Kristine Mays pieces in the Walled Garden! This is one of seven displays part of the exhibit ‘Rich Soil’ throughout the Garden. ⁠⠀
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Kristine creates life-size wire sculptures that reveal the human form. Sculpted from thousands of pieces of wire hooked and looped together, each garment embodies a fleeting gesture or expression. #filoli

Your #MuseumMomentofZen from the Sunken Garden! #f

Your #MuseumMomentofZen from the Sunken Garden! #filoli⁠

Looking for a intimate wedding option when the she

Looking for a intimate wedding option when the shelter-in-place order role relaxed?⁠
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Micro Weddings at Filoli offer a romantic option for couples wanting a more intimate ceremony and wedding celebration. This package focuses on your ceremony, taking photos, and keeping things simple. The High Place is the perfect venue location for creating an everlasting romantic memory. ⁠
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Learn more via the link in the bio. Photo by Sarahi Hadden #filoligardens

Your #MuseumMomentofZen comes from the Walled Gard

Your #MuseumMomentofZen comes from the Walled Garden today! Mrs. Bourn chose the quote on the sundial “Time Began in a Garden” #filoli

The Perennial Border is comes into its own in the

The Perennial Border is comes into its own in the summertime #filoli 🌱🌿🌼

The 2020 Filoli Haiku Competition received entries

The 2020 Filoli Haiku Competition received entries from over three-hundred poets, who captured the beauty of Filoli’s garden in words. The winner, Garry Gay composed thist haiku to evoke the historic formal gardens of Filoli in Northern California and is feautured in Asahi Shimbun. Read the article in the link in the bio.⁠
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The winning poem:⁠
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“daffodil garden⁠
a path into the sunshine⁠
with a bumblebee”⁠

Our next installment of #FilmedatFiloli is What Dr

Our next installment of #FilmedatFiloli is What Dreams May Come (1998)! Starring Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Annabella Sciorra the film tells the story of a husband who goes to hell and back to find his wife. #filoli

Check out our latest #FlashbackFriday The Filoli G

Check out our latest #FlashbackFriday The Filoli Gate leading to the Walled Garden was a little overgrown c.1965! #filoli

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