Saturday, July 7, 2018

Secret Garden

This weekend, we made a trip to the beautiful Filoli Historic House and Garden, located near San Francisco. 



Tucked away in the rolling green hills of the Bay Area is the Filoli Estate. 



The public can tour parts of the mansion, including the ballroom, kitchens, and library. 



My favorite was the library, of course.



The gardens were gorgeous. 



I felt like I was exploring an enchanting, secret garden!



We bought some preserves at the garden gift shop. I'm looking forward to enjoying them with fresh bread and coffee in the morning. 


I love the blend of people and nature, of architecture and landscape.



~Jess
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25 comments:

  1. It's meJuly 8, 2018 at 2:32 AM

    What a Great trip !....What a beautiful place to be.....mmmmm lemoncurd !!......happy sunday fir all of you...love Ria x 💕💕💕

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  2. MerlesworldJuly 8, 2018 at 2:39 AM

    What a wonderful place .
    Merle............

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  3. KarenJuly 8, 2018 at 4:42 AM

    Such a lovely place to visit. I especially love the lily pond. Glad you had a wonderful time.

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  4. DUTAJuly 8, 2018 at 4:43 AM

    It seems Filoli Estate has a lot to offer the visitors in terms of architecture, gardens, library.
    Enjoy the goods brought at the gift shop!

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  5. SandiJuly 8, 2018 at 4:51 AM

    That is so gorgeous! Who owns it now?

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  6. SusieJuly 8, 2018 at 4:56 AM

    Jess, I love the beautiful rooms and the garden. Hard to believe people lived that lifestyle. Enjoy the tasty preserves. Blessings, xoxo,love Susie

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  7. SherryJuly 8, 2018 at 6:46 AM

    filoli is a favorite place of ours ..
    the gardens alone offer such beauty.
    last time we were there we enjoyed
    a delicious lunch in the cafe. ♥
    it's high time we returned. :)

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  8. Chatty CroneJuly 8, 2018 at 8:33 AM

    I wish I could go there. It looks exquisite! Well kept. Really Kelly and modern looking. Beautiful gardens too. sandie

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  9. Louca por porcelanaJuly 8, 2018 at 8:38 AM

    WOW!Wonderful place!

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  10. Lowcarb team memberJuly 8, 2018 at 11:20 AM

    Such a fabulous place, lovely seeing your photographs.

    All the best Jan

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  11. Debby @ My Shasta HomeJuly 8, 2018 at 1:23 PM

    I used to live near the Filoli Mansion. Every season we would go and look at the gardens. It's beautiful during Christmas.

    I also once filmed an ATT commercial on the grounds back in the early 90's. I didn't think anybody even knew about the place except for the locals.

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  12. DewenaJuly 8, 2018 at 1:25 PM

    The library and the "secret" garden would have been my favorites. A beautiful place!

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  13. Debby @ My Shasta HomeJuly 8, 2018 at 1:26 PM

    You forgot to mention the TV series DYNASTY was filed there in part.

    http://carringtondynasty.wikia.com/wiki/The_Mansion

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  14. The Joy of Home with Martha EllenJuly 8, 2018 at 5:04 PM

    What a gorgeous place! The garden is swoon worthy. You had such a lovely day to enjoy the outdoors. I love the opening to the walled garden. So secretive and inviting. The inside is certainly grand. I love peeking at the titles in the library. Thanks for sharing such a beautiful place, Jess. ♥

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  15. TARYTERREJuly 8, 2018 at 10:12 PM

    looks like a wonderful day. everything is lovely.

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  16. JeanieJuly 9, 2018 at 5:55 AM

    A friend of mine volunteered there when she lived in the Bay area and said it was glorious. Your pictures only add to that, Jess.

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  17. ~Lavender Dreamer~July 9, 2018 at 1:08 PM

    My favorite would be the library too! I can just imagine spending time in that room....never wanting to leave! Beautiful lily pond and I love those artsy things floating in it. Lovely!

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  18. Castles Crowns and CottagesJuly 10, 2018 at 3:55 AM

    Hello Jess! These are lovely places and I just wish I had more time and money to fly out to California to see them all!

    Sheri dear, I just saw that you visited my blog! Thank you so much for commenting. I'm blogging once a month now, but I'm still on Instagram if you ever want to join in!

    Love to all!

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  19. Susie SwansonJuly 10, 2018 at 12:19 PM

    Wow, so much beauty. Thanks for sharing with us and have a great week.

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  20. Marilyn MillerJuly 10, 2018 at 4:41 PM

    The gardens are lovely. How wonderful to have the opportunity to go inside part of the mansion. I have never been here, but now I would love visiting. I think I have a general idea of the location, as I once upon a time lived in the Bay area. How I would taking a swim in that pool too.

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  21. AnnJuly 11, 2018 at 5:31 AM

    Based on your pics
    that place is really maazing.
    I love the wonderful chandelier in the ballroom
    made me think of Beauty and The Beast
    and the garden looks really fabulous.
    Wow! those books...

    Ann
    https://roomsofinspiration.blogspot.com/

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  22. Carla from The RiverJuly 12, 2018 at 9:16 AM

    WOW, I love the pond. That really is neat to have the glass decorations in the water.

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  23. SusanJuly 12, 2018 at 6:26 PM

    Oh my, that seems like a splendorous place to visit! Thanks for sharing.Susan

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  24. AnonymousJuly 14, 2018 at 6:26 AM

    It’s a beautiful place. I would’ve loved the library and secret nooks too.
    xo

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  25. NanaDianaJuly 22, 2018 at 7:33 PM

    Not sure how I missed this earlier. What a beautiful place...and love all the 'secret' little spots. xo Diana

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