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Green Spring Gardens

Fairfax County, Virginia

CONTACT INFORMATION: Gate locked at 5 p.m.

703-642-5173
TTY 711

Parkmail@fairfaxcounty.gov

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

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10
Garden Talk - Townhouse Gardening

10:30AM, (Adults) Extension Master Gardener docents share tips for making a big impact…

Jun

12
Yoga for Gardeners

9:30AM, (Adults) This class features a gentle introduction to the Vinyasa method which…

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NOTICE:

Commercial photography at Green Spring Gardens requires an FCPA permit. See our photography guidelines or call 703-642-5173.

All visitors must follow our garden rules.

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Public Garden Etiquette and Rules

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.

 

 

 

Programs and Activities

Plan Your Visit

Classes and Camps

Field Trips

Gardens and Tours

Historic Programs and Teas

Scouts

Farmers Markets

More Programs and Activities

Information for Home Gardeners

Art Exhibits

National Witch Hazel Collection

Extension Master Gardener Program

Garden Talks

Moon Gate Garden Project

What's In Bloom

Facilities and Rentals

Historic Green Spring

Horticulture/Visitor Center

Rental Facilities

Garden Plot Rentals

Plant and Gift Shops

Garden Map

Trails

Connect

Contact Us

Hours and Fees

Friends of Green Spring

Volunteer

Internships

Ask a Historian

Ask a Naturalist

Gardens and Tours

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

Gardens and Tours

Scouting

Daisy scouts planting seeds

Adventures

Rental Facilities

Gazebo surrounded by blooming flowers

Rentals Amid Gardens

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

 

Programs / Activities

Classes and Camps

Events at Green Spring

Field Trips

Gardening Resources

Garden Rules and Etiquette

Gardens and Tours

Getaway Trips

Historic Programs and Teas

Plan Your Visit

Scouts

What's in Bloom

Winter Lecture Series

Facilities / Rentals

Green Spring HOME

Historic Green Spring

Horticulture/Visitor Center

Rental Facilities

Art Exhibits

Farmers Markets

Garden Plot Rentals

Plant and Gift Shops

Horticulture Reference Library

National Witch Hazel Collection

Beatrix Farrand Landscape

Trails

Connect

Contact Us

Hours and Fees

Garden Location

Garden Map

Ask a Historian

Ask a Naturalist

Friends of Green Spring

Internships

Extension Master Gardener Programs

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ResOURces Newsletter

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