Edible Silicon Valley

Spotlight on Filoli’s Victory Garden

• Photo by Yvonne Cornell

  Morning light illuminates Filoli’s showpiece garden overlooked by the Carriage House and Clock Tower. Hundreds of volunteers and expert gardeners tend the blend of edible and ornamental plants to assure visitors a feast for all the senses.

• Photo by Yvonne Cornell

• Photo by Yvonne Cornell

  Lead Horticulturist Stephen Garibaldi and Assistant Horticulturist Gillian Johnson use a defined plot to plant a color-coordinated homage to the Victory Garden.

• Photo by Yvonne Cornell

  “Melissa” Savoy cabbage

• World War II poster 1941-45, from U.S. National Archives

• Photo by Yvonne Cornell

  Gated entry to the walled garden that include Filolis Victory Garden plantings in the Bell Beds.