New/Old Garden- Vegetables at Filoli
Sep 30, 2020 12:15 PM
Jim Salyards, Director of Horticulture
New/Old Garden- Vegetables at Filoli

Jim Salyards is the Director of Horticulture at Filoli and is celebrating 25 years at Filoli in 2020.  He first joined the horticulture team in 1995, and has risen up the ranks starting out as Sunken Garden lead and serving as Greenhouse Manager for 13 years. As head of the department, he oversees Filoli’s thirteen horticulturists, garden interns and apprentices, plant collections, and designs a rotation of seasonal displays at the garden, including the famed spring bulb program. Jim holds a B.S. and M.S. degrees from UC Davis in plant science and horticulture, respectively. He is passionate about public gardens and all things related to plants and the natural world.