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Located 30 miles south of San Francisco, Filoli is nestled on a slope of the Santa Cruz Mountains and surrounded by more than 23,000 acres of the protected Peninsula watershed. To the two families who lived here, Filoli represented a desire to create a magnificent and enduring country estate. Today, Filoli’s mission is to connect our rich history with a vibrant future through beauty, nature, and shared stories.

Before Filoli

Before becoming a country estate, Filoli was home to ranchers, settlers, and the Indigenous Ohlone people

The people

Learn more about the people who made Filoli home, from the family to the staff. 

The Garden

Exquisitely beautiful and ever-changing, the Garden at Filoli offer visitors the chance to learn about the estate’s renowned horticulture practices or to simply enjoy the beauty.

The House

Filoli's historic House stands as California’s most triumphant example of the Georgian Revival tradition and is one of the finest remaining country estates of the early 20th century.

The Estate

Filoli spans over 654-acres and 5 distinct ecosystems. The land has been home to many different people, animals and plants that you can learn about here.

Exhibits

Check out the unique exhibits you can see during your visit.
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What's Blooming

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

Known as the "queen of climbers," the clematis vine brings white blooms to the front of the House and over the Garden House doors.
The double layer of petals on these Foxy Foxtrot tulips creates a fuller, ruffled look.
The tree peonies now blooming in the Cutting Garden were donated to Filoli by renowned nursery-owner Toichi Domoto.
Wisteria is beginning to bloom on the House. Many of the plants date from the Bourn era (1917-1935).
The leaves of the evergreen Mexican orange blossom shrub smell citrus-y when crushed.
The yellow-flowered 'Elizabeth' magnolia in the Chartres Garden is always the last magnolia to bloom.
In the Walled Gareden, the weeping cherry trees' long branches are heavy with pink blossoms.
Blooms are starting along the antique iris border, including the tall bearded iris "Purissima."
Don't miss the green and white beauty of the blossoming pear tree allee, at the north end of the Rose Garden.
The Persian lilac shrubs along the edge of the Daffodil Meadow feature fragrant blooms that are smaller than common lilac flowers.
Growing from bulbs, English bluebells create a blue-violet carpet of bell-shaped flowers.
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From Orchard to Grove and Back: Olive Orchard Restoration

April 8, 2021

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.

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Refinishing Filoli’s Oak Floors

March 14, 2021

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…

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Using Television to Expose Racial Injustice

February 28, 2021

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.