A San Jose Fruit Spread

Winchester Mystery House Exterior

One of the nation’s most productive agricultural regions, the Valley of Heart’s Delight, or the Santa Clara Valley.

Historic Garden Paths

Black and White Exterior Garden

One of my favorite places in the house isn’t actually in the house… it’s the surrounding gardens. When I visited the Winchester Mystery House for the first time, I envisioned a long, meandering, tree-lined entrance drive leading up to a house barely visible from any road. Imagine my surprise when I pulled up and saw […]

What Do You See in the Gardens of Winchester?

Exterior House

Dating back to when Mrs. Winchester was in residence in the late 1800s and up until her passing in 1922, the gardens of Llanada Villa (now known as Winchester Mystery House) have been admired for their beauty and variety. With over 10,000 box hedges and hundreds of varieties of tree and plant life, the Winchester […]