Song titles will inspire the arrangements, table settings, and garden displays on exhibit at Filoli’s through Mother’s Day weekend, May 10 through 13.
Over 70 professional designers, horticultural societies, and exhibitors from all parts of the Bay Area will display their work. Outside, garden vignettes will be provided by A. Silvestri, Tom’s Outdoor Furniture, and others. Some items on display by these vendors will be available for purchase.
Inside, table settings and bouquets created by Bloomingdale’s, Tiffany and Co., Manisse Newell, Draeger’s Home, Anthropolgie, and Whole Foods, will adorn different rooms. “I Could Have Danced All Night” will be the theme for the ballroom. The reception room will illustrate “Songs of the Orient.”
In the butler’s pantry, entries from children, in both the floral bouquet and dried miniature arrangement category, will be exhibited. Roses will monopolize the mansion’s kitchen. Free flower chats, workshops, and educational demonstrations will also take place daily.
An opening night reception on Thursday, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., will include cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and live music from pianists, harpists, and vocalists.
Donna and Chuck Higgins will be recognized for their contributions to Filoli at a ceremony in the courtyard scheduled for 7 p.m. Some of the Filoli board members will model Erin MacGeraghty jewelry throughout the evening. The cost of the reception is $70 for members and $75 for others.
Friday and Saturday, May 11 and 12, the show continues from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with more musical accompaniment. Tea will be served at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The cost is $50 for members and $55 for non-members, $30 for children 17 and under, and free for children under 5.
A Mother’s Day Champagne Brunch is offered on Sunday, May 13, at 10:30 a.m., noon, and 1 p.m. The cost is $70 for members, $75 for non-members, and $35 for children 17 and under.
Box lunches will be available on Saturday and Sunday at $20 for adults (meat or vegetarian), $10 per child (5-17).
Advanced reservations are required for tea, brunch or boxed lunch and the price of the tea and brunch also includes general admission to the flower show.
Call 364-8300, ext. 508, to make reservations or reserve online at www.filoli.org.
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