Green Spring Gardens | Park Authority

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.

Department Resources

Upcoming Featured Events

Feb

Winter Lecture - A History of Hedges

1:30PM, (Adults) Hedges – high and low – have been in our gardens for over 2,000 years…

Feb

Garden Terrarium Workshop

1:00PM, (16-Adult) Enjoy the outdoors inside by creating a beautiful terrarium. Begonia…

Feb

Winter Lecture - History of American Gardening

1:30PM, (Adults) Join celebrated landscape designer and winner of the 2021 Philadelphia…

Feb

Starting from Scratch with Seeds

10:30AM, (16-Adult) Grow flowers, vegetables and herbs from seed and expand your garden…

Feb

Family Fun - Glasshouse Exploration

1:00PM, (5-Adult) Escape the cold winter weather and transport yourself to the tropics…

Feb

Winter Lecture - Stress-less Gardening

1:30PM, (Adults) Join landscape architect Preston Montague for a virtual discussion on…

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.

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.

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

Inspiration, Information for Gardeners

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Upcoming Featured Events

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Public Garden Etiquette and Rules

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Inspiration, Information for Gardeners

Department Resources

Upcoming Featured Events

Job Openings

Public Garden Etiquette and Rules

Historic Green Spring

Click to view in Google Maps

Green Spring Gardens Location

Programs / Activities

Facilities / Rentals

Connect

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Main Address

Site Tools

Support

Additional Resources

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Awards
Site Feedback