Green Spring Gardens

CONTACT INFORMATION: Gate locked at 5 p.m.
703-642-5173 TTY 711
4603 Green Spring Road
Alexandria, Virginia
Judy Zatsick
Manager

Green Spring Gardens

Inspiration, Information for Gardeners

Green Spring Gardens is a must-visit park, a year-round gold mine of information and inspiration for the home gardener. It's an outdoor classroom, a museum, and a national historic site. Its mission is to connect the community to natural and cultural resources through horticulture, education, and stewardship.
The park has a wooded stream valley with ponds, a naturalistic native plant garden, more than 20 thematic demonstration gardens, a greenhouse, a plant shop, two gift shops, a historic house, and a horticulture reference library. The gardens and educational programs focus on practical landscaping and gardening techniques that are appropriate for the Washington metro area.
Public gardens are special parks with special rules. Please see the "Public Garden Etiquette and Rules" before your visit.
Park grounds are open dawn to dusk.

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Upcoming Events

Aug
30
Annual Begonia Show and Sale
9:00AM, 30, Feast your eyes on this show sponsored by the Potomac branch of the…
Aug
31
Annual Begonia Show and Sale
12:00PM, 31, Feast your eyes on this show sponsored by the Potomac branch of the…
Sep
07
Family Fun - Monarch Migration
1:00PM, 07, (4-Adult) Learn about the amazing migration of the monarch butterfly as we…
Sep
13
Edible Garden Tour
9:00AM, 13, (16-Adult) Explore the bounty of Green Spring’s Edible Garden with an…
Sep
13
Historic House Walk and Talk
10:00AM, 13, (Adult) Take a brief outdoor stroll around the 1784 Historic House to learn…
Sep
13
Garden Talk - Fall Vegetable Gardening
10:30AM, 13, (16-Adult) Planting a fall vegetable garden extends the gardening season so…

Annual Begonia Show and Sale

  • Saturday, Aug. 30 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Sunday, Aug. 31 from noon to 3:30 p.m.  

Feast your eyes on this show sponsored by the Potomac branch of the American Begonia Society.

Be tempted with splashes of color and shapes for homes, terrariums and greenhouses that last long after frosts have put our outdoor gardens to bed.

The sale offers a wide variety of begonias, including tropical and subtropical species.

Free. 


Pardon our dust

  • Summer: A team from the National Park Service will replace the historic house steps at Green Spring Gardens. There may be brief periods when the sidewalk in front of the historic house will be blocked. 
  • Summer: The Moon Gate Garden is undergoing a paving and planting redesign and is closed to the public until completion.

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Garden Rules and Information

Public Gardens are special parks with special rules that differ from the rules in other parks. Please observe these guidelines to keep everyone safe and to avoid damaging the gardens:

  • No balloons or kites
  • No balls, flying discs, or sporting equipment
  • No bicycles or scooter riding on walkways
  • Stay out of garden beds
  • Leash dogs and clean up dog waste
  • Commercial photography requires an FCPA permit. Call 703-642-5173

Thank you for protecting the gardens and sharing the park safely with other visitors.

 

 

 

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Gardens and Tours

The rose garden, one of the garden tour stops at Green Spring Gardens.

Scouting

Daisy scouts planting seeds

Rental Facilities

Gazebo surrounded by blooming flowers

Historic Green Spring

Families adapted Green Spring's landscape and buildings from the 1700s until the 20th century. Visitors today see art exhibits, enjoy programs or tea with a tour, and shop in the historic house's museum shop. 

 

Green Spring's Historic House

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National Witch Hazel Collection
Beatrix Farrand Landscape
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