Special Activities

32 tours statewide … 178 private homes and gardens open … 8 continuous days of touring … and new for 2013, 78 special activities featuring 20 historic gardens that have been restored by the Garden Club of Virginia in celebration of the 80th anniversary

Saturday April 20

Mount Vernon Old Town Alexandria

Charlottesville - The 7,378-acre estate of Morven, a three-story brick manor house built in the late-Georgian/Federal Style, and home of the late John Kluge, is open. Annette Hoyt Flanders renovated the original gardens in the 1930s. Morven was a charter property open for the rst Historic Garden Week in Virginia in 1929. Tickets may be purchased for $20.00 the day of the tour at the entrance.

Alexandria – George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens waives admission with a ticket to the Old Town tour. With funding from HGW, the Garden Club of Virginia helped to restore the bowling green, one of the first major landscape features of this vast plantation.

At Green Spring, the Garden Club of Virginia’s most recent restoration project and the state’s only Beatrix Farrand garden. Workshops require advance registration and fees. From 9:30–10:30 a.m. stroll through the gardens with curatorial horticulturalist Brenda Skarphol, discover native plants with spring interest for both shady and sunny sites and learn how to care for them. From 10–11:30 a.m., the garden manager, Mary Olien takes the pain out of garden calculations by sharing her garden math secrets. (703) 642-5173 or www.greenspring.org

Ashland – David Pippin will demonstrate flower arranging from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Kenwood United Methodist Church and Mary Claire Coster will demonstrate from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Tufton, 13077 Cedar Lane. No charge for Ashland HGW ticket holders.

Loudoun County – Waterford – At Oatlands near Leesburg, a restoration project of the Garden Club of Virginia, there will be guided garden tours with Head Gardener, Mark Schroeter, or another knowledgeable garden guide. Tours held at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Cost is $12 adults, $8 children under 16.

Smithfield – 1760s Cricket Match and Lawn Party at Bacon’s Castle in Surry - costumed interpreters playing with period-correct sporting equipment. Admission of $8 covers admission to the day’s event. 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. baconscastle@preservationvirginia.org or 757-357-5976

Orchid Sale and Presentations by John Zukowsky, Smithfield orchid expert from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Presentations at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Visit vagardenweek.org/Smithfield for more information.

Local artists from Art Center @ 319 will demonstrate en plein air throughout the day at various locations.

Smithfield Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to noon in the parking lot at 115 Main Street. Fresh locally grown produce, handmade goods and live music.

Historic St. Luke’s Church will have tours and programs all day, including Lisa Ziegler, popular flower gardening expert from Newport News, who lectures on Organic Gardening at 11:00 a.m. Admission is by presentation of the Smithfield HGW Ticket. Seeds and her book available for purchase from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on the grounds of the old church. Also tea and cookies from 3 to 5 p.m. with presentation of the Smithfield HGW ticket.

Enjoy a free walking tour at Fort Huger from 10-11 a.m. Tour will be led by a local historian and cover the history of the Fort and its strategic significance during the Civil War. Located off of Route 10 at 15080 Talcott Terrace, Smithfield.

Visit one of the Cold War’s few surviving Army Air-Defense Posts. A local historian hosts a short presentation and a walking tour of this site at 2 p.m. Located at Nike Park, 13036 Nike Park Rd., Carrollton.

Staunton – Visitors are invited to an exhibition at the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, a restoration project of the Garden Club of Virginia using proceeds from HGW. The newly acquired silver of Eleanor Wilson McAdoo, the president’s youngest daughter, was discovered and purchased in a Portland, Oregon estate. On display for the first time, the collection includes an ornate cake plate, vases, hairbrush, christening bowl and candlesticks, all engraved with Eleanor’s initials. In addition, there is an unveiling of the “Woodrow Wilson” daylily, a cultivar developed by Andre Viette, at 2 p.m. The lily is bright orange color to commemorate Wilson’s years at Princeton University. It is available for sale in the Library’s gift shop

Sunday April 21

Monday April 22

Charlottesville - At Monticello, “A Conversation in the Garden” from 6 to 8 p.m. An elegant garden party on the West Lawn with Virginia wine and hors d’oeuvres. Enjoy informal tours of the house and grounds. The winding walk flower border was restored by the Garden Club of Virginia using proceeds from HGW. Event is ticketed and requires reservations. www.monticello.org/gardenweek

Tuesday April 23

Charlottesville -At Monticello, “Restoring Monticello’s Historic Landscape” at 10 a.m. Meet at the Visitor’s Center. Lecture by Will Rieley, Architect of the Garden Club of Virginia, will be followed by a walking tour of the GCV’s restoration at Monticello by Gabriele Rausse, Director of Garden and Grounds.

“The Restoration of the Flower Gardens at Monticello” at 2 p.m. This illustrated lecture by Peggy Cornett, Curator of Plants, will focus on the restoration of the gardens by the Garden Club of Virginia in 1939-41. Discover the plants that define our horticultural heritage. Meet at the Visitor Center. It is followed by a tour of the gardens and nursery at Tufton Farm. Free, but advance registration is required. www.monticello.org/gardenweek

At the University of Virginia, there will be tours of the Pavilion Gardens. The Garden Club of Virginia restored the gardens and their surrounding serpentine walls beginning with the West Pavilion in 1947. Tours at 10 a.m. and at 1 p.m. Meet at the Rotunda. No charge.

Fairfax County - At Meadowlark Botanical Gardens from 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., Keith Tomlinson, Botanical Garden Manager, is offering special tours for HGW ticket holders. Visitors will enjoy the recently completed Korean Bell Garden, unique in North America, the Historic Log Cabin, now the site of a new Children's Garden, and the internationally recognized Potomac Valley Native Plant Collection at this 95-acre complex. Open until 7:00 pm. www.nvrpa.org/park/meadowlark_botanical_gardens/

Fredericksburg – On display at Kenmore, the Garden Club of Virginia’s first restoration project using funds from HGW are archival materials from the restoration of the gardens and hands on garden activity for children in the Crowninshield building. No charge.

Art Show and Sale by Professional Artists & Artisans Association of Stafford County at Historic Lightner’s Store in Falmouth.

“From Garden to Table” served all day at Whittingham’s. Chef L.B., Ambassador to Thomas Jefferson’s Gardens at Monticello, and Cooking Instructor at Whittingham’s will be offering tasting along with a Spring Vegetable Cooking Demonstration at 2:00 pm.

Lynchburg – The Blue Ridge Plein Aire Painters will be painting on location at various homes on the tour. Weather permitting. www.blueridgepleinairpainters.com.

Downtown Trolley Tour: Tour Downtown Lynchburg’s garden-related sites, lunch and shop in the downtown area from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Stops include: Point of Honor, 303 Madison Street, the Old City Cemetery, Legacy Museum, Anne Spencer House and Garden, Lynchburg Museum, Community Market and the Academy of Fine Arts. Hop on, hop off shuttle on a 30-minute loop. View and Print Trolley Map. Parking available at Point of Honor and Community Market. www.downtownlynchburg.com.

Landscape designer and author Jane Baber White will be available to sign copies of her book “Lessons Learned From a Poet's Garden” at Oakwood Country Club from noon to 2 p.m.

Art gallery exhibit: “The Perspective from a Gardener’s Eye. Celebrating 80 Years of Historic Garden Week in Virginia” at the Academy of Fine Arts. Gallery open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. A special reception for HGW ticket holders from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. featuring wine and artisanal cheeses.

Point of Honor: guided tours, floral arrangements, complimentary tea and refreshments in the Carriage House, hearth cooking demonstrations and period music. (434) 455-6226 or www.pointofhonor.org.

Poplar Forest: Tour the historic home and have access to archaeologists as they excavate the landscape elements in front of the house. Plants propagated from Poplar Forest’s historic plantings will be available for purchase in the museum shop. (434) 525-1806 or www.poplarforest.org. All special activities are free for HGW ticket holders.

Petersburg – A gourmet lunch with a fashion show and boutique, music and a geranium sale for $12 per person at the Historic St. Paul’s Episcopal Church from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Geraniums are $6. To order geraniums or luncheon tickets in advance, email Lindapwynne@gmail.com or call (804) 768-0758. Built in 1856, Historic St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on tour day. The sanctuary contains historically significant stained glass windows. Robert E. Lee and his staff worshiped there during the Siege of Petersburg. It was the location of his son’s wedding in 1867.

Richmond – Tour the Kent-Valentine House, the 19th century antebellum mansion that is the headquarters of the Garden Club of Virginia and Historic Garden Week as well as a restoration site of the GCV using proceeds from past tours. No admission fee. Open 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. www.gcvirginia.org.

Special walking tours by the Valentine Richmond History Center, begin at the Kent-Valentine House at 9 a.m. on Richmond’s tour days and end at 9:45 a.m. “Leading Women of Richmond” - Discover the history of the remarkable women of Richmond, the organizations they created and the historic buildings they preserved. $10 pp. * Also in conjunction with the Valentine History Center, ”Fashionable Richmond, Circa 1930” begins at noon with a private tour of the 1812 Wickham House and includes a presentation of 1930s fashion from the Valentine’s nationally recognized costume and textile collection featuring many of the clothes worn by founders of the Garden Club of Virginia. A Sally Bell box lunch in the courtyard garden is included. Pre-registration is required and is limited to 20 people per day. For more information and to register for both events, visit www.richmondhistorycenter.com or call (804) 649-0711. $35 pp.

Celebrate the 280th anniversary of Tuckahoe Plantation, the boyhood home of Thomas Jefferson and featured property for the 2013 guidebook with tours on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. "Experience Tuckahoe" for an in-depth look into this 18th century working plantation. Tour the house and grounds, enjoy owner-presented talks on the architectural and landscape history of the property, watch on-site garden demonstrations by the horticulture staff and shop the Heirloom Plant Sale featuring plants of historic merit available for purchase. Refreshments available. Separate ticket required; advance purchase recommended on-line via www.vagardenweek.org. $10 per person in advance; day-of tickets available at Tuckahoe Plantation only for $15. Open 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Galleries on West Main: Celebrate with botanically inspired art at galleries along West Main Street. Visit Page Bond Gallery www.pagebondgallery.com, Reynolds Gallery www.reynoldsgallery.com, Red Door www.reddoorgalleryrichmond.com, Glave-Kocen www.glavekocengallery.com and Brazier Studio and Gallery www.braziergallery.com.

Tour Virginia House. Owned and operated by the Virginia Historical Society, this English manor was transported in 1925 from Warwickshire, England, to the Windsor Farms neighborhood where it was reconstructed as a private residence. The expansive gardens overlooking the James River were designed by noted landscape architect Charles F. Gillette. The house museum is open by appointment only. www.vahistorical.org or call (804) 353-4251. Gardens open free of charge 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., April 23-25.

Admission waived to the White House of the Confederacy for HGW ticketholders April 23-25. This stately home served as the Executive Mansion of Confederate States President Jefferson Davis from 1861 to 1865. For more information, visit www.moc.org or call (804) 649-1861, ext. 32.

At Maymont there are two events. This 100-acre estate, Richmond’s Gilded Age treasure, is an urban public park featuring gardens, a museum house, and a Nature and Visitor Center. It is also a restoration site of the Garden Club of Virginia using proceeds from Historic Garden Week. “The Gardens of Maymont” - Join Director of Horticulture Peggy Singlemann for a special garden tour from 5 to 5:45 p.m. Advance registration suggested. Special ticket price is $8 per person/$5 members of Maymont and members of the Garden Club of Virginia. “Coup de Theatre in Arcadian Settings: The ‘Wow’ Factor in Landscape Design” - Maymont welcomes Eleanor Weller Reade from 6 to 7 p.m. for a lecture and reception. Ms. Reade is a founder of American Gardens at the Smithsonian and a co-author of The Golden Age of American Gardens, an award-winning book detailing the landscapes of the Gilded Age. Advance registration recommended; space is limited. To register for both events at Maymont, visit www.maymont.org, call (804) 358-7166, ext 329 or email kalcaine@maymont.org. Admission is $10 per person/$5 members of Maymont and members of the Garden Club of Virginia.

Virginia Beach – Useful, unique and beautiful gifts for the home and garden for sale at the Princess Anne Country Club Garden Market at the Princess Anne Country Club from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m

Williamsburg – Walking Garden Tour of Colonial Williamsburg Gardens. Tours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. starting at the Orlando Jones Gardens in Colonial Williamsburg’s Revolutionary City.

Virginia Symphony Orchestra will perform at Bruton Parish at 8 p.m. The concert will honor the church as a restoration property for the Garden Club of Virginia. This gift from Virginia Company Banks allows the church to offer this event to the community as a free concert. Also at Bruton Parish Church, guided tours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Restorations in 1936, 1955 and 2005 were funded by proceeds from Historic Garden Week. A Biblical herb garden with adjoining benches borders the brick walkway to the Parish House.

Wednesday April 24

Newport News-Hampton – Tour the Holt Native Plant Conservatory at the Virginia Living Museum where the museum is experimenting with propagation methods for rare and endangered native plants, and the new native plant botanical garden. Tours free for HGW ticket holders with purchase of museum admission at 11:00 a.m. Register in advance at (757) 595-1900 or www.thevlm.org.

The Gardener’s Workshop: This private flower farm, owned by Lisa Ziegler, supplies cut flowers through local grocery stores, florists and to customers who buy shares of their annual crop. Newport News HGW ticket holders are invited for a special Open House from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Her books, seeds, and garden supplies will be for sale to benefit the Garden Club of Virginia. www.shoptgw.com for more details.

Northern Neck – Visit Stratford Hall, the boyhood home of Robert E. Lee. Two special tours, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m, focus on the research work of the Cultural Landscape Laboratory, a partnership with the University of Georgia College of Environment and Design, and its potential impact on the landscape surrounding the eighteenth-century Great House. Each tour begins with an introductory talk in the DuPont Library, followed by a one-hour grounds walk, which will include a visit to the East Garden, the second restoration by the Garden Club of Virginia, to learn about the latest archaeological findings there. In addition, the admission is waived to Northern Neck HGW ticket holders on the day of their tour.

Richmond – Tour the Kent-Valentine House, the 19th century antebellum mansion that is the headquarters of the Garden Club of Virginia and Historic Garden Week as well as a restoration site of the GCV using proceeds from past tours. No admission fee. Open 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. www.gcvirginia.org.

Special walking tours by the Valentine Richmond History Center, begin at the Kent-Valentine House at 9 a.m. on Richmond’s tour days and end at 9:45 a.m. “Leading Women of Richmond” - Discover the history of the remarkable women of Richmond, the organizations they created and the historic buildings they preserved. $10 pp. * Also in conjunction with the Valentine History Center, ”Fashionable Richmond, Circa 1930” begins at noon with a private tour of the 1812 Wickham House and includes a presentation of 1930s fashion from the Valentine’s nationally recognized costume and textile collection featuring many of the clothes worn by founders of the Garden Club of Virginia. A Sally Bell box lunch in the courtyard garden is included. Pre-registration is required and is limited to 20 people per day. For more information and to register for both events, visit www.richmondhistorycenter.com or call (804) 649-0711. $35 pp.

Celebrate the 280th anniversary of Tuckahoe Plantation, the boyhood home of Thomas Jefferson and featured property for the 2013 guidebook with tours on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. "Experience Tuckahoe" for an in-depth look into this 18th century working plantation. Tour the house and grounds, enjoy owner-presented talks on the architectural and landscape history of the property, watch on-site garden demonstrations by the horticulture staff and shop the Heirloom Plant Sale featuring plants of historic merit available for purchase. Refreshments available. Separate ticket required; advance purchase recommended on-line via www.vagardenweek.org. $10 per person in advance; day-of tickets available at Tuckahoe Plantation only for $15. Open 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Galleries on West Main: Celebrate with botanically inspired art at galleries along West Main Street. Visit Page Bond Gallery www.pagebondgallery.com, Reynolds Gallery www.reynoldsgallery.com, Red Door www.reddoorgalleryrichmond.com, Glave-Kocen www.glavekocengallery.com and Brazier Studio and Gallery www.braziergallery.com.

Tour Virginia House. Owned and operated by the Virginia Historical Society, this English manor was transported in 1925 from Warwickshire, England, to the Windsor Farms neighborhood where it was reconstructed as a private residence. The expansive gardens overlooking the James River were designed by noted landscape architect Charles F. Gillette. The house museum is open by appointment only. www.vahistorical.org or call (804) 353-4251. Gardens open free of charge 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., April 23-25.

Admission waived to the White House of the Confederacy for HGW ticketholders April 23-25. This stately home served as the Executive Mansion of Confederate States President Jefferson Davis from 1861 to 1865. For more information, visit www.moc.org or call (804) 649-1861, ext. 3

On Wednesday at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens there will be extended hours. After touring in nearby Laburnum Park, relax at the end of the day and enjoy a glass of wine and dinner. Bring your Laburnum Park HGW ticket and receive $1 off admission that evening. From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. enjoy wine-tasting (additional $10 ticket required), dinner and live jazz, informal tours of the Grace Arents Garden and historic Bloemendaal House. The Victorian Grace Arents Garden was restored in 1990 with Historic Garden Week funds.

Warrenton – The Ashland Bassets will be shown at Marriott Ranch on Wednesday and Thursday at 11 a.m., and the Piedmont Driving Club will give a demonstration at 1 p.m. at Leeds Manor Farm both days

Thursday April 25

Danville – Celebrate at the Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History. The picket fence surrounding the museum is a restoration project of the Garden Club of Virginia with funding from past Historic Garden Week tours. Visitors can tour the mansion, partake in an anniversary celebration with light refreshments from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. featuring costumed hosts and are invited to a special exhibit of tablescapes entitled “Entertaining our Heritage.” These tablescapes, created by area garden clubs, will reflect 80 years of local history.

Norfolk – Virginia International Tattoo Hullabaloo – “Stay the Day” and enjoy this post-Garden Day free event that begins at 5:30 p.m. The Virginia International Tattoo invites military and non-military bands, drill teams, bag pipe and drum bands, highland dancers and more from around the globe to create a unified and extraordinary performance. Join the kick-off.

Richmond – Tour the Kent-Valentine House, the 19th century antebellum mansion that is the headquarters of the Garden Club of Virginia and Historic Garden Week as well as a restoration site of the GCV using proceeds from past tours. No admission fee. Open 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. www.gcvirginia.org.

Special walking tours by the Valentine Richmond History Center, begin at the Kent-Valentine House at 9 a.m. on Richmond’s tour days and end at 9:45 a.m. “Leading Women of Richmond” - Discover the history of the remarkable women of Richmond, the organizations they created and the historic buildings they preserved. $10 pp. * Also in conjunction with the Valentine History Center, ”Fashionable Richmond, Circa 1930” begins at noon with a private tour of the 1812 Wickham House and includes a presentation of 1930s fashion from the Valentine’s nationally recognized costume and textile collection featuring many of the clothes worn by founders of the Garden Club of Virginia. A Sally Bell box lunch in the courtyard garden is included. Pre-registration is required and is limited to 20 people per day. For more information and to register for both events, visit www.richmondhistorycenter.com or call (804) 649-0711. $35 pp.

Celebrate the 280th anniversary of Tuckahoe Plantation, the boyhood home of Thomas Jefferson and featured property for the 2013 guidebook with tours on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. "Experience Tuckahoe" for an in-depth look into this 18th century working plantation. Tour the house and grounds, enjoy owner-presented talks on the architectural and landscape history of the property, watch on-site garden demonstrations by the horticulture staff and shop the Heirloom Plant Sale featuring plants of historic merit available for purchase. Refreshments available. Separate ticket required; advance purchase recommended on-line via www.vagardenweek.org. $10 per person in advance; day-of tickets available at Tuckahoe Plantation only for $15. Open 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Galleries on West Main: Celebrate with botanically inspired art at galleries along West Main Street. Visit Page Bond Gallery www.pagebondgallery.com, Reynolds Gallery www.reynoldsgallery.com, Red Door www.reddoorgalleryrichmond.com, Glave-Kocen www.glavekocengallery.com and Brazier Studio and Gallery www.braziergallery.com.

Tour Virginia House. Owned and operated by the Virginia Historical Society, this English manor was transported in 1925 from Warwickshire, England, to the Windsor Farms neighborhood where it was reconstructed as a private residence. The expansive gardens overlooking the James River were designed by noted landscape architect Charles F. Gillette. The house museum is open by appointment only.www.vahistorical.org or call (804) 353-4251. Gardens open free of charge 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., April 23-25.

Admission waived to the White House of the Confederacy for HGW ticketholders April 23-25. This stately home served as the Executive Mansion of Confederate States President Jefferson Davis from 1861 to 1865. For more information, visit www.moc.org or call (804) 649-1861, ext. 32.

Shop the Garden Week Marketplace at Tuckahoe Woman’s Club on Dover Rd. Open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. No admission fee.

celebrate the conclusion of the Richmond tours at an art-infused block party at the Galleries on West Main. Come to the “80th on Main - From Plum to Vine” featuring the Page Bond Gallery www.pagebondgallery.com, Reynolds Gallery www.reynoldsgallery.com, Red Door www.reddoorgalleryrichmond.com, Glave-Kocen www.glavekocengallery.com and Brazier Studio and Gallery www.braziergallery.com open their West Main Street doors to feature botanically inspired art, food and drinks. Immediately following the tour, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. No charge.

Warrenton – The Ashland Bassets will be shown at Marriott Ranch at 11 a.m., and the Piedmont Driving Club will give a demonstration at 1 p.m. at Leeds Manor Farm

Friday April 26

Eastern Shore - Visit Ker Place in Onancock, a magnificently restored Federal Plantation House with gardens restored by the Garden Club of Virginia is the home of the Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society. Extended hours until 7 p.m. in celebration of HGW. Free admission to the gardens. House is ticketed. Friday night’s anniversary celebration will be a Jazz and Swing Concert performed by the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. Cost $20 pp. * Gardens open free from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. House is ticketed. http://www.shorehistory.org or (757) 787-8012.

Middle Peninsula – To celebrate the 80th anniversary of Historic Garden Week, eight period floral arrangements, representing the decades, will be on display throughout the tour. These special period arrangements represent the evolving art form of floral design.

Francis Asbury, known as the “Horseback Bishop of America,” returns to Shackelfords Chapel United Methodist Church where he first held a three-hour meeting in 1797. Born in England, he devoted 45 years of his life to the ministry in America, traveling on horseback or by carriage thousands of miles to deliver sermons. Throughout the day, experience the portrayal of Francis Asbury as he and the historian of the church offer a commentary on the history of the chapel as well as the Bishop’s role.

Saturday April 27

Charlottesville - On Saturday at Monticello, visit Thomas Jefferson’s nursery at Tufton Farm for a Historic Plants Open House. Shop rare heritage and native perennials, trees and shrubs, as well as a selection of heirloom vegetables and seeds. This daylong event features free workshops and guided garden tours. Bring your HGW ticket and receive 10% off all purchases.

Gloucester - The sailing ship Godspeed will be docked at Williams Wharf Landing in Mathews, (804) 725-9685, www.mathewslandconservancy.com, where lunch will also be available for purchase. Godspeed is a recreation of one of the three ships that brought the first English colonists to Virginia in 1607, and comes to the East River by loan from the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation to the Mathews Land Conservancy. Open for tours on Saturday from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. There is an exhibition in the community building highlighting the importance of Williams Wharf.

Rosewell Plantation Ruins waiving admission for Gloucester HGW visitors. Built in 1725 by Mann Page, it was the birthplace of Virginia Governor John Page and an architectural inspiration to Thomas Jefferson, who often visited. Though the house was ravaged by fire in 1916, the ruins stand today as an outstanding example of 18th century craftsmanship. Open Sat 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Lexington – Located on the campus of Washington & Lee University, the Memorial Garden was a restoration project of the Garden Club of Virginia in 1933 using proceeds from Historic Garden Week. View Edward Valentine’s statue of the recumbent Lee, the Lee family crypt and Traveler’s grave site. The chapel and museum are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Groups require a reservation. 540-458-8768

Lexington HGW tour - Performers from Halestone Dance Studio’s resident dance company and the Community Dance Connection Theatre will present excerpts from their spring recital in the gardens of Pennoke, weather permitting, at 10:00 a.m. and at 2:00 p.m.

At Red Oak Hall, students competing in the Shakespeare competition sponsored by the English Speaking Union will offer “Sonnets and Soliloquies” in the garden throughout the day. * At Nara, students of East Asian Studies will offer informative talks on the aesthetics of the Japanese tea ceremony at 1:00 p.m. Throughout the day, Master Gardeners and Valley of Virginia Herb Guild members will answer questions in tour gardens. No charge for Lexington HGW ticket holders.

Roanoke – The Roanoke Council of Garden Clubs will host a plant sale at the South Roanoke United Methodist Church add location and times.

Winchester – There will be two exhibits at Blandy Experimental Farm at the State Arboretum, “The History of Blandy Farm” and “Attracting Butterflies, Birds and Bees”. The exhibit staff will be onsite from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Self-guided tours include the Dogwood Lane, a 2004 restoration by the Garden Club of Virginia and the Winchester-Clarke Garden Club and a native plant trail featuring woodland, meadow and wetland habitats.