Filoli

Filoli is a vibrant landscape of the Bay Area, situated on the unceded ancestral lands of the Ramaytush Ohlone, in Woodside, California. The estate boasts 654 acres of beauty nestled along the slopes of California’s coastal range. 

Originally built as a private residence in 1917, Filoli was opened to the public in 1975 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The property is considered one of the finest remaining country estates of the 20th century, featuring a 54,000+ square-foot Georgian revival-style mansion, and 16 acres of exquisite English Renaissance gardens.

This timelapse tracks one of Filoli's most beautiful garden scenes through the seasons: the Wedding Place, within the Walled Garden. In spring, pink blossoms hang from the weeping cherry trees; in summer, water lilies bloom in the fountain; and in autumn, the terraces are flanked by flaming fall color.

Roughly an acre in size, Filoli's Walled Garden is enclosed within 10-foot-high brick walls. It is subdivided into smaller, ornamental garden rooms, each intended to be enjoyed as a unique experience. The only diagonal axis in the grid-like garden, the Wedding Place stretches upward along a series of yew-lined tiers until it reaches a small, elevated brick patio.

Filoli Garden

The Spring Creek Trail invites visitors to explore the redwood ecosystem as they follow the creek through towering trees and fern-covered rocks. The trail looks very different in the wet season, when the creek is full and powered by storm water, then it does in the dry season. This time lapse will track how the creek evolves throughout time and changes due to storms, tree falls, and more.

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Filoli Spring Creek Trail

Filoli Garden

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