A Day at Filoli Gardens

This morning, I hopped on the Redwoods' Bus for a trip to Filoli.

But first. I had to get in the mood by doing a page in my journal.

It makes it so easy to have adventures when some one else does the driving.

My seat mate was Audrey, an ardent gardener and a watercolor journal buddy. 

Fred, our garden co-ordinator, was our leader for the day

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 There are 16 acres of formal gardens on this amazing estate,

 now owned by the National Trust.

 Filoli is located near Crystal Springs reservoir in the Peninsula,

 south of S.F.

I am just sharing a few photos. 

I could fill several pages with all the wonderful vistas.

The views looking through the walled garden gates were breathtaking.

This was a page I did in the patio of the gift shop. 

They sell beautiful plants here.

My little deck is too small for them,

 so I just put a few on my page to remember.

After a few hours of walking through all the gardens,

 I ran out of gas.

I sat and had a caffeine fix, ie diet coke,

 so I could have enough energy to get back on our bus.