Green Spring Gardens is a "must visit" park. It's a year-round gold mine of information and inspiration for the home gardener. It's an outdoor classroom for learning about plants and wildlife. It's a museum and a national historic site that offers glimpses into a long, rich history with colonial origins.
The park has a wooded stream valley with ponds, a naturalistic native plant garden, more than 20 thematic demonstration gardens, a greenhouse filled with tropicals, and a well-stocked horticultural reference library. There's a horticulture center, a historic landscape and buildings, the Garden Gate Plant Shop and two gift shops where you'll find gift ideas ranging from books and gardening gloves to china and wind chimes. The gardens are always changing, so come back often for new ideas.
Park grounds are open from dawn to dusk. There is no park entry fee.
For park information, call 703-642-5173.
