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Wish you could start your day in a garden? Join Willa Brock as she wanders through Filoli’s ever-changing landscape, sharing seasonal highlights and chatting with horticultural staff about their plant passions and expert tips. Special “Garden Hopping” episodes take listeners outside Filoli’s gates to explore other stunning gardens across California and beyond.
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- 4 days ago25 min
Dressed in Flowers
Go behind the scenes of a flower show like no other! During a bustling morning of preparations, Fleurs de Villes co-founders Karen Marshall and Tina Barkley share the stories behind the exhibition’s elaborate floral mannequins. Florists Maryam Issa and Chrissy Condie reveal the ingenious techniques they use to bring characters from the screen to life using entirely botanical materials. Do you have feedback about the Morning in the Garden podcast? Fill out our survey! We would love to hear from you: http://s.alchemer.com/s3/Podcast-Listener-Survey-2026
- 2 weeks ago30 min
Plant Origin Stories
Step inside the greenhouses with guest host Katie Kenna, and realize the delicate choreography hidden in how life in the Garden begins. Production Garden Manager Jackie Salas traces the step-by-step journey of formal blooms to the rich soil of our compost windrows. Out in the open terrain, Natural Lands Apprentice Amelia Mauer embraces a wilder wisdom, letting experimental wildflower plots adapt to untamed elements, native grazers, and historic land management.
- Aug 19, 202623 min
Art in the Open Air
Slow down, and the Garden reveals a world of beauty hidden in the details. Plein air artist and watercolor instructor Ali Walker finds simple shapes in complex blooms, from the geometry of a dahlia to the ombré petals of a rose. Rowan Smith and Bobby Gamba uncover the Bourn family’s historic artworks in the Garden, including one inscribed with Festina Lente – “make haste slowly” – a century-old invitation to pause and look more closely.
- Aug 4, 202632 min
Peak Abundance
Follow the wave of color spilling through the garden this week. Haley O'Connor greets Willa with a handful of cherry plums and a theory of punctuation for every garden room – the Perennial Border reads like a run-on sentence, the Walled Garden like a form letter. Aimee Saunders leads the way into a secret garden of giant blue hydrangeas.
- Jul 22, 202637 min
A Taste of the Garden
Filoli is looking good enough to eat! Jammaker Pablo Lugones transforms the morning's harvest of rose, marigold, and dahlia petals into a jelly the color of a glowing sunset. Horticulturists Ellen Harsha and Joseph Sulpizio walk the Vegetable Garden, savoring the sunwarmed berries and the thrill of a kiwi vine fruiting for the very first time.
- Jul 8, 202618 min
Midsummer Minisode: Garden Party Edition
The summer fog peeks over the ridge right on cue as a thousand public garden professionals arrive at Filoli for a golden hour party. Guests from across the country share the winding paths that led them into horticulture – like a DIY wedding bouquet that turned into a full-time job – and make the case for why we all should visit the gardens they call home.
- Jun 24, 202630 min
Garden Archives: Summer Color
From the Garden Archives: We are bringing back this perennial favorite episode, originally published on August 7, 2024. Whether you missed it the first time or want a refresher, enjoy these timeless tips on summer color! Late summer delivers a rainbow burst of blooms. Jia Nocon invites her non-Horticulture coworkers to make their own bouquets from the Cutting Garden. Jackie Salas showcases the vibrant hues of Filoli's new Dahlia Garden, and Gillian Johnson talks color-changing hydrangeas.
- Jun 10, 202636 min
Creating Home
Summer kicks off with a new exhibit about the people, plants, and animals that call Filoli home. Artist Jayson Fann shares how his childhood gathering wood on the riverbanks shapes the sculptural nests he has installed along the trails. Curator Rowan Smith highlights the immigration stories of Filoli’s historic staff through the years.
About Morning in the Garden
Wish you could start your day in a garden? Join Willa Brock as she wanders through Filoli’s ever-changing landscape, sharing seasonal highlights and chatting with horticultural staff about their plant passions and expert tips. Special “Garden Hopping” episodes take listeners outside Filoli’s gates to explore other stunning gardens across California and beyond.
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