Winter at Filoli

Explore the Winter Season

This season Offers In-Person and Virtual Moments of Beauty: Daytime Strolls in Nature, Haiku Contest, Bonsai Show, and Celebrations of Diversity and Resilience. Join us for Winter at Filoli

Bonsai Show

for the first time, Filoli’s collection of bonsai will be displayed in the House, Garden House, and on the Garden terraces. 

Stories of Resilience

We're sharing stories of the individuals and identity groups who overcame injustices or were historically excluded from performing at or working at Filoli. 

Haiku Contest

Submit a haiku inspired by Filoli’s winter garden to our Haiku Poetry Competition for your chance to win a Household Plus Membership and a beautiful Gift Basket of Filoli approved goodies.

Lunar New Year

From the comfort of your home, join us for a virtual Lunar New Year celebration as we learn about the meaning and traditions of this important and festive holiday. 
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What's Blooming

Each season we scout the Garden for amazing blooms and features our favorites here.

Wander through the gate to the Woodland Garden, where Japanese maples create a canopy of red and orange leaves.
The fan-shaped leaves of the gingko trees are slowing turning yellow, bringing gorgeous fall color to the Walled Garden.
Orchids in the Garden House provide a pop of tropical color.
The English holly shrubs in the Walled Garden are getting in the holiday spirit with their bright red berries!
Named for the scent of its foliage when crushed, pineapple sage produces bright red flowers from the end of summer through fall.The edible leaves and flowers can garnish a drink or salad.
Though fall is upon us, Filoli's rose garden is still blooming! The English shrub rose 'Graham Thomas' is currently showing off creamy yellow blooms.
Ipomoea lobata, also known as the "Exotic Love Vine," is a quick-growing annual climber that brings lively scarlet, orange, and yellow color to the sides of a Cutting Garden cage.
The first camellias of the season are popping up, including the pink and white camellia sasanqua 'Yae-Arare' variety in the Walled Garden.
The delicate white blooms of the climbing potato vine cover the wall between the Clock Tower Shop and the Sunken Garden.
Relax on a bench on the Dining Room Terrace and enjoy the view up at the fall color of the red oak tree.
Look along the Dining Room Terrace balustrades for the elegant, drooping fuchsia blossoms that inspired the name of the vivid pink-purple color. Did you know fuchsia plants also produce edible berries?
Despite its name, Rose of Sharon is actually a hibiscus shrub- a perfect addition of color at the end of the season!
The 'Feathertop' ornamental grass variety brings soft texture to the Cutting Garden. Its large, soft flower plumes wave softly with each breeze.
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