Spring Field, originally uploaded by mother holda.

Location: Filoli Gardens in Woodside, California
Date: March 21, 2013
Copyright and comment: mother holda

The Daffodil field at Filoli Gardens in Woodside, California is always a spectacular herald of Spring to garden lovers. The fruit trees were planted to bloom in time with the field of flowers and provide a riot of colours one wouldn’t find out of a place in an Impressionistic painting.

More Daffodils, originally uploaded by Christopoulos.

Photographer Christopoulos tells us about this March 7, 2010 image: It was taken (like a few others I noticed you have posted) at Filoli in Woodside, California.

Click here for our Filoli page at daffodilfestivals.com.

Filoli Feb 2010, originally uploaded by pictureted.

Photographer pictureted tells us about this February 26, 2010 image: This shot was taken on the first Friday of Filoli’s Daffodil extravaganza. I’m lucky to live nearby so I could catch “the” hour of sunshine that day. I love the textures, shapes and rhythms, as well as the colors.

Click here for our Daffodil Festivals website page on Filoli.

Daffodil Daydreams 2010, originally uploaded by ksuayan.

Photographer ksuayan has taken a stunning set of photographs at Filoli. Here is what he says about this February 28, 2010 image: “This photoset was taken last week in Redwood City, CA at the Filoli Gardens during the Daffodil Daydreams event: www.filoli.org/newsletter/features-02-10.html“.

Click here for our Daffodil Festivals website page on Filoli.

daffodil meadow 8, originally uploaded by Jennifer.

Photographer Jennifer tells us that the daffodils are just getting started at Filoli Gardens. Early spring at Filoli is described at her blog http://degraafassoc.wordpress.com, which you can see here.

This image was taken on February 12, 2010. You can see other Filoli photos on her flickr photostream here.

We wish we could go to Filoli “right now”. If you are anywhere near this California paradise, learn about the Filoli Gardens Daffodil Daydreams at daffodilfestivals.com.

Mar 2009 Filoli_0763, originally uploaded by thomas alan.

Photographer thomas alan tells us about this sweet March 15, 2009 image and some Filoli lore we’re glad to know: The photo is taken at Filoli Estate and Gardens in Woodside California. Filoli is an abreviation for Fight, Love, and Live. The estate was built by a man who made a fortune in the California Gold Rush. Admission is $12. Almost every day is open from 10AM to 2PM. Daffodil season will end in about a week or two. I saw many tulips that will open after then. The website actually indicates what is currently flowering. The lower hedge in the background is a flowering blue rosemary and the trees in the background are California Live Oaks. My own blue hyacinth are in their peak and my daffodils started last week. It is a real thrill to stand in a field of daffodils. God smiles on a civilization so peaceful that it can plant a field of daffodils.