Posts by Noble Studios
InMenlo: Photographer Frances Freyberg makes yet another visit to Filoli
Photo by Frances Freyberg, InMenlo Excerpt: InMenlo contributing photographer Frances Freyberg continues to capture the spring beauty at Filoli. Following her look at what was blooming in late winter and then capturing the tulips, we showcase…
Read MorePalo Alto Online: Who is included in Filoli’s story? New exhibit offers answers
Excerpt: A visit to Filoli Historic House & Garden is usually a time to experience incredible beauty, from the colorful cultivated gardens to the stately home to the rambling nature…
Read MoreFrom Orchard to Grove and Back: Olive Orchard Restoration
Guests who have visited Filoli in the past few weeks have stared in wonder at the renovation to the olive grove in front of the House. Learn more about the olive orchard restoration.
Read MoreBotanical Art Graduate Exhibit
Virtual Exhibit February 15 – March 31, 2021 A marriage of art and science, botanical art immortalizes the plant world. The subject is carefully observed in different stages of growth,…
Read MoreEast Bay Times: Q&A: ‘The Bulb Guy’ Rich Santoro talks about his spring bloom obsession (28,000 bulbs this year!)
Excerpt: SANTORO’S 5 FAVORITE GARDENS TO VISIT: Hakone Gardens, Saratoga: One of the finest Japanese gardens in the Bay Area — if not the finest. Meticulous. Filoli, Woodside: A must-go,…
Read MoreSecret San Francisco: You Have To Visit This Historical Country Estate And Its Breathtaking Gardens
Excerpt: Filoli’s gardens are unique in that they bloom all year round, thanks to seasonal planting and carefully planned maintenance by the estate’s 14 full-time horticulturalists. Over 75,000 spring bulbs are planted…
Read MoreNob Hill Gazette: What To Do This Weekend: March 18-21
Excerpt: Partake in a conversation about women in horticulture Woodside’s Filoli Historic House & Garden wraps up its month-long Women’s Speaker Series with Women of Filoli’s Horticulture Team, featuring Leslie Freitas, Lisa…
Read MoreRefinishing Filoli’s Oak Floors
By Julie Bly DeVere, Director of Museum Collections Over the last few years, we have slowly been refinishing the floors in the main rooms of the House back to their…
Read MoreObject Spotlight: 19th Century Snuff Box
Within Filoli’s Museum Object Collection is a small group of 18th to 19th century snuff boxes and trinketboxes originally meant to contain a day’s worth of snuff; a smokeless tobacco…
Read MoreUsing Television to Expose Racial Injustice
Census records reveal that there were no Black staff at Filoli during its time as a family home. Though the African American population in the Bay Area boomed after the end of World War II, the Peninsula was not a welcoming place for Black families.
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