"Meanwhile, Back at Filoli . . . "

Filoli Gardens

Greetings all,

Frankly, it's been a kinda cranky day here at the office - nothing in particular has actually gone wrong - but, it's just been a long string of frustrations for most of the day.

So before escaping to my wonderful little home out by the beach - I've been looking through the amazing pictures that my dear friend Lisa took at Filoli Gardens yesterday morning. Lisa and I had a date to tour through the San Francisco Decorator Showcase (We'll continue our tour here in a day or two) yesterday afternoon - and decided to spend the morning exploring the gardens at Filoli. The Filoli Estate is about 20 miles south of San Francisco - I've blogged about the gardens before - but, yesterday was just magical - everything was SO beautiful after weeks and weeks of heavy rain accented by warm sunny days.

So with Lisa's permission, I'm sharing a few of my favourites from her images . . . . .

The White Wisteria climbing the walls in the forecourt of the house.

And purple wisteria near the entrance to the gift shop.

The entrance to the Walled Garden.

Classic. Symmetrical. Lovely.

The Herb Knot Garden.

A spectacular Double Delight Rose.

So lovely. The collection of rose specimens in the gardens is extensive.

The Peppermint Camilia.

The beautiful "Chinese Fringe" Tree.

Highlighted by masses of Foxglove.

And the classic beauty of the "Sunken Garden."

Whew. Headed home. Remarkably calm.

Cheers,

tartanscot