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 Featured Events

Jun
28
Summer Garden Tour
9:30AM, (16-Adult) Beat the heat with an early morning tour of the vibrant…
Jul
06
What a Coincidence!
1:00PM, (Adult) Mark Twain was born on the day Halley’s Comet visited in 1835 and died…
Jul
27
Green Spring Past and Present
1:00PM, (Adult) Learn about Green Spring’s 18th-century origins, its early owners and…
Aug
10
Gluten-Free Tea and Tattle  
1:00PM, (Adult) Rumor, hearsay, scuttlebutt, scandal. Gossip is widely condemned yet…
Aug
31
The Origin of Manners
1:00PM, Concepts of courtesy and good manners have defined cultures through the ages…
Sep
20
Sunset Soirée - Mini Herb Garden Workshop
5:30PM, (Adults) Join us after-hours in the Horticulture Center. View the glasshouse…

 

Pardon our dust

  • April 21-July 10: 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. 
  • June 5-July 11:  The Moon Gate Garden is undergoing a paving and planting redesign and is closed to the public until completion.

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Pride Picnic in the Garden

Saturday, June 14 | 10 a.m. – Noon

Celebrate Pride Month with a free, all-ages community picnic! Bring your own food and seating to enjoy the gardens with friends, family and allies.

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Juneteenth Smudge Stick Floral Workshop

Thursday, June 19 | Two sessions: 11:15 a.m.–1:15 p.m. & 1:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m.

Join BLK FLWR MRKT, a local Black woman-owned business, for a hands-on workshop exploring the cultural significance of smudge sticks. Create your own floral bundle and connect through affirmations, sensory play, and self-reflection.

$60 per person

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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

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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
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