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Learn with Filoli

Activities made with kids and families in mind. Resources made for learning at home and during your visit!

Plan a visit to the historic estate and garden

Family Field Trips

Our popular households staff-led experiences in Filoli’s vast Garden and Nature Preserve are back!

Distance Learning Resources

Learning resources made for parents and teachers that you can use from home.

Scavenger Hunt

Enjoy our seasonally updated Scavenger Hunt! A great way to engage with Filoli's vast Garden and learn some fun facts while you explore.

Family Activity Guide

Explore the grounds of Filoli with this downloadable PDF guide! Includes a 5-senses scavenger hunt and a self-guided kid-friendly tour.
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What's Blooming

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

Heralding the arrival of spring, tulips are opening throughout the Garden!
The Magnolia campbellii ‘Helen Strybing’ in front of the House, is often the first magnolia to bloom.
One of the most popular deciduous magnolias, the saucer magnolia unfurls large blooms that are pink at the base and white inside.
Brightly colored hyacinths bring fragrance to the Dining Room Terrace.
Commonly known as Chilean bellflower, Lapageria rosea is the national flower of Chile. The plant blooms year round.
Sweet-smelling 'daphne odora' frames the front door of the House.
Hellebore is commonly called "Lenten Rose" due to its blooming from Feburary through May, during the Christian season of Lent.
The spicy-fragrant flowers of the 'Matsubara Red' apricot attract hummimgbirds and other pollinators.
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