Daffodils, bluebells, and yellow daisies are a few of the flowers you might find in bloom at Green Spring Gardens, depending on the season. This Alexandria park houses more than 20 themed gardens, not to mention a greenhouse where tropical plants thrive. So any time of the year, there are plants to ogle over for the nature enthusiast or avid gardener.
The gardens are all gathered around the brick farmhouse built in 1784, where John Moss and his family lived as they reclaimed former tobacco fields with new crops of corn, wheat, oats, and rye. Modern-day gardeners can learn more about their craft not only by exploring the gardens that replace the crops today, but also by attending gardening classes regularly held at Green Spring. It even has a Master Gardener volunteer program that includes 50 hours of training and 50 of interning, resulting in gardeners with well-honed instincts. They can make use of the horticultural library to learn more, too, as can the general public.
Green Spring Gardens
4603 Green Spring Road
Alexandria, VA 22312
(703) 642-5173
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring/
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