Filoli Gardens



The main house from the "bottom"
of the driveway.

The main entrance

Again, and a little closer

A close-up of some of the flowers
at the main entrance.

The parlor

The main kitchen

I want the stove!!

Stainless steel counters

Cupboards

The Butler's Kitchen

The silver safe in the Butler's kitchen.

The porcelain servers

Interior of the silver safe in the Butler's kitchen

The formal dining room

Hand-stitched needlepoint screen in
the formal dining room.

Antique hutch in the dining room

The sitting/game room

The piano in the sitting room.

Bridge anyone?

Antique game chest?

Porcelain statues in the parlor
(taken from the other side of the main parlor)

The library

And again

And again

More of the library
(Nina, our admin, at the end)

 

The library furniture

This was an antique "hutch" that
was in one of the halls.

Nina coming out of the hidden wet bar room.

The interior of the wet bar room.

More of the main room where the wet bar
room is; probably used as a drawing or
sitting room of some type.

Most of my gang . . . 
Christine on the left, then Judy, Joyce (the director) and Suzie is hiding behind her.

The wine cellar in the room.

Joyce, all tuckered out
(and we'd only just begun the trek!)

Another antique

Portraits in the room.

More portaits and a picture or two.

One of about six grandfather clocks
that I saw in the hosue.

Although a bit fuzzy, this is the
opposite end of the ballroom . . . 

 . . . from here!  (This room is huge!)

Now to the outside and the Gardens!

Hidden away . . . 

Contemplating a dip

This and the next picture is a tulip "cove" that was hidden away-- beautiful pastels!

Up the hill to the end?

Golden Seal rose

"Twisted Rope" bushes

Remember in Dynasty when
Linda Evans & Joan Collins had their "fight"
in the reflecting pool?  This is it!!!

And overlooking the main garden . . .
The End