We took a morning trip to Filoli, an old estate in Burlingame, CA It is an incredible place. It was owned by consecutive wealthy families and patterned after some gardens in Ireland. It has far surpassed them. It is on 654 acres of rolling land with lakes nearby. The house is well preserved and huge. The gardens are amazing. My camera does not do justice to the incredible design and the countless hours of very hard work by a dedicated group of people to make it look this way. The last child of the second family to own the place gave it to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, who remain the caretakers. I recommend a visit to the gardens to anyone who goes to San Francisco. Go to www.filoli.org to get a better idea of the place.
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That's amazing. There are some wonderful preserved estates along the Hudson river and around New England, but it looks as though the California climate raises the stakes.
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