Beautiful Day Lilies

Every once in a while you have to stop to smell the roses. In this case I was hiking around Hippocrates circle and saw these beautiful day lilies. There are many blooming on the property now but these caught my eye and I had to take a picture.

More Lights!

Since we all like to spend more time outdoors during the summer,
adding lights to the property has been a priority recently. You've
seen the lights we've put around the pool (which have been completed
now with a pool light!) now here are the pictures of the lights we've
put around the deck. There are 5 new lights on the main house, CFL of
course! And low voltage lights around the perimeter highlighting the
roses. Each of those lights use a mere 11 watts of electricity.
Doesn't it make you want to light a fire, sit on the bench and watch
the stars come out? It's one of my favorite spots on the property and
I know guests will love entertaining out there.

Our Veggie Garden!

Now that the rain and cold has finally passed, it is now time to put in our summer vegetable garden. Putting in a garden takes a little more time and energy but the results are well worth it. Since we do everyting organic and made by hand, we got into action. First we turned the soil and pulled any big weeds. Then we needed to prepare the beds for the seeds. We planted zucchini, squash, 4 types of tomatoes, pole beans, snap beans, corn, watermelon, canteloupe, cucumber, celery, asparagus, strawberries, and basil. Yum! As things begin to come up I will be posting more pictures.

Wild turkeys

So today I was walking down our driveway and I spotted one of the turkeys that live on the property. Can you see her in the pictures? This is just one of the 8 female turkeys that follow the male turkey "Franklin". I haven't seen him yet but I'm keeping an eye out to see him strutting around the property. When you come up you might spot them in the Hunza garden or hunting for bugs under the oak trees. I'll keep you updated with more pics when I see them again!

Improvement Work at Hidden Valley

Hey Everyone!

We are very excited and proud of the improvement work we’ve being doing at the retreat in the past 2 weeks. You probably remember that in February one of our trees fell down bringing down the fence from the Main House along with it. Being a green venue, we not only built a new fence but installed energy efficient lighting and installed electricity all around it with our very own hands! Fiona got into action working hard with the drill! During some clean-up work, we got a taste of nature’s strength; we pulled a weed that had made its way around a garden lamp! Take a look at the pictures below so you can see Fiona in action and the patio all illuminated.

Hidden Valley at Bridal Bazaar

Hi Everyone,

We are very excited and looking forward to another weekend of showcasing Hidden Valley! This time will be at the San Diego’s Bridal Bazaar Show. We will have the opportunity to be talking to brides about what a naturally beautiful venue Hidden Valley is for their wedding. As we all know, a traditional wedding is over in a blink but, it doesn’t have to be that way. You can make your wedding day a wedding weekend at Hidden Valley, and spend more time with your family and friends thus making the experience last longer.

We invite you to the show that will be held Sunday, April 25, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. Come and visit us at booth #813, we will have information on all our Wedding Packages and beautiful pictures of the property. We have discount coupons that we will have available for you to take. Every bride and groom-to-be is invited to the show, there will be great exhibitions, fashion shows and prizes.

We will be waiting for you there!

Visit this link for more information of the show:
http://bridalbazaar.com/

Earthday 2010

We are all very excited at Hidden Valley Retreat and Spa because we will be exhibiting at the annual Earth Fair at Balboa Park! This is a great accomplishment for us because we pride ourselves in being a green venue. It also represents a big opportunity to promote the Hidden Valley to this environmentally aware group of people. The Earth Fair draws around 70,000 visitors that enjoy art galleries, a parade, special themed areas, great food and activities for the kids and so much more.

We invite you to come and join us during this wonderful celebration. The fair will be held this Sunday, April 18, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. We will be waiting for you at booth# 1055 in front of the Art Museum. We will have beautiful pictures of the property and all our staff talking to everyone about what a great venue Hidden Valley is for their next retreat. Bring your whole family and friends and spend a unique day cruising around the exhibition booths, entertainment areas and food courts.

You can visit this link for more information about EarthFair 2010: http://www.earthdayweb.org/EarthFair.html