The beginning of Historic Garden Week dates to 1927, when a flower show organized by the Garden Club of Virginia raised an impressive $7,000 to save trees planted by Thomas Jefferson on the lawn at Monticello.
The Garden Club of Virginia operates as a non-profit organization comprised of 47 member clubs and 3,400 volunteers. Proceeds from Historic Garden Week fund the restoration and preservation of Virginia's historic gardens, and provide graduate level research fellowships for building comprehensive and ongoing records of historic gardens and landscapes in the Commonwealth.
Since the first statewide tour, over $17 million has been contributed to these worthwhile causes.
Media inquiries, general information and logistics:
historicgardenweek@gmail.com or 804-644-7776, Ext. 21
HGW Guidebook and HGW ticket sales:
Tori Brock, Marketing and Programs Coordinator
vagardenweek@gmail.com or 804-644-7776, Ext. 22
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