What's Blooming

This Season in the Garden

The Garden shows its first signs of spring in February. Fruit trees begin to bloom, daffodils have emerged from the earth, and fragrant magnolia fill the sky. Watch the Garden transform as the weather warms up and a new season begins!

Flower Stripes Meadow
Daffodils in the Production Garden were planted as many as 100 years ago and reemerge each winter in shades of white, yellow, orange, and pink.
Paperwhites fill the Garden in containers and have naturalized throughout the property, blooming in the early winter months. Their scent is strong and distinct - do you like it?
Bunches of tiny white and pink blossoms are opening on the Burkwood Viburnum at the entrance to the Dutch Garden. Breathe in their delicious scent!
Sweet-smelling Winter Daphne frames the front door of the House.
In the Dutch Garden, purple Hellebores provide a richly colored background to the cheerful 'February Gold' Daffodils.
One of the most popular deciduous magnolias, the Saucer Magnolia in the House Courtyard will soon unfurl large blooms that are pink at the base and white inside.
The richly colored flowers of the 'Matsubara Red' Flowering Apricot attract bees and other pollinators.
The 'C. M. Wilson' Japanese Camellia in the Walled Garden displays light pink blooms with an anenome form - with larger flat petals on the outside and a buttonlike mass of smaller petals in the center.
The deep pink flowers of Camellia japonica 'Lady Clare' pop next to the main gate into the Walled Garden.
Spring snowflakes dot the beds off the Dining Room Terrace - look closely to see the green spots on their white, bell-like blooms.
The red-pink blossoms of the Flowering Quince hedge will be your reward for walking to the far end of the Cutting Garden.
Striking purple heads of the Napa Cabbage can be seen wintering in the Vegetable Garden.
The Dwarf Sour Orange tree is among a variety of citrus on display in the Garden House to mark Lunar New Year.
The spectacular flowers of the Yulan Magnolia start cup-shaped and gradually open to resemble lilies. Spot them arching over the south Walled Garden gate.
All the rain has the Estate Trail looking lush! Keep an eye out for bright green mosses and colorful fungi.
Exact bloom times fluctuate depending on temperature and weather. Visit often — there is something new every week.
You can also get weekly bloom updates from Associate Director of Horticulture Jim Salyards by calling 650-364-8300 and choose option 5.
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