Gardens and Flowers Galleries

Filoli, 082909 : On a very hot August day we took a trip just over the hill to Filoli, an early 20th century estate sitting on 654 acres. The house and gardens were wonderful, though it was just too hot to spend as much time wandering as the place deserved. A second trip is definitely in order...

Filoli, 082909

On a very hot August day we took a trip just over the hill to Filoli, ...

Updated: Aug 30, 2009 4:25pm PST

Stanford's Arizona Cactus Garden (6/6/09) : I heard about this place last year, but this was my first visit. What a cool place! Lots of strange desert plants, and many of them blooming! Most of these were captured with a Nikkor 105mm macro lens, though you may notice a few wide-angle shots, too.

Stanford's Arizona Cactus Garden (6/6/09)

I heard about this place last year, but this was my first visit. What ...

Updated: Jun 10, 2009 6:34pm PST

Pescadero Marsh Natural Preserve (5/30/2009) : Located along Hwy 1 just across from Pescadero Beach, this preserve had a lot of flowers in bloom. Bill was kind enough to let me use his macro lens for these shots.

Pescadero Marsh Natural Preserve (5/30/2009)

Located along Hwy 1 just across from Pescadero Beach, this preserve ha ...

Updated: Jun 06, 2009 1:13pm PST

Garden Tour '09 : We visited a few houses on the "Bay Friendly" garden tour. The gardens we looked at were in Fremont and Berkeley.

Garden Tour '09

We visited a few houses on the "Bay Friendly" garden tour. The gardens ...

Updated: Apr 26, 2009 5:48pm PST

Buckeye's along Calaveras Rd :

Buckeye's along Calaveras Rd

Updated: Jun 06, 2008 12:31pm PST

Fleming Garden : Located in Berkeley, CA, this garden was begun in 1952! It contains ~200 species of California native plants.

Fleming Garden

Located in Berkeley, CA, this garden was begun in 1952! It contains ~2 ...

Updated: May 18, 2008 7:35pm PST

Garden in Lafayette, CA : This garden is in Lafayette, CA, and is ~98% native California plants. Garden was established in 1981.

Garden in Lafayette, CA

This garden is in Lafayette, CA, and is ~98% native California plants. ...

Updated: May 18, 2008 6:50pm PST