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

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Summer Garden Tour

07/19/2025 9:30 am

(16-Adult) Beat the heat with an early morning tour of the vibrant demonstration gardens, led by a Master Gardener Docent who will dazzle you with stunning plant combinations and tales of Green Spring past and present. Hear about our 18th century origins and our mission today. Find inspiration in our horticulturists’ plant choices and garden bed designs and take their…

Sunset Soirée - Botanical Bath Salts Workshop

09/20/2025 5:30 pm

(Adults) Join us after-hours in the Horticulture Center. View the glasshouse tropicals in the light of the setting sun and peruse the art exhibit while enjoying a refreshing mocktail made with herbs grown at Green Spring Gardens. In this workshop, learn about the calming and restorative properties of plants and how to blend them into a relaxing bath soak. Leave with a…

Sunset Soirée - Mini Herb Garden Workshop

09/20/2025 5:30 pm to 09/20/2025 7:30 pm

(Adults) Join us after-hours in the Horticulture Center. View the glasshouse tropicals in the light of the setting sun and peruse the art exhibit while enjoying a refreshing mocktail made with herbs grown at Green Spring Gardens. In this workshop, plant your own mini kitchen herb garden. Learn the basics of growing herbs at home—whether on a sunny…

Book Talk & Signing: Bad Naturalist by Paula Whyman

10/25/2025 11:00 am

(16-Adult) Hear author Paula Whyman discuss Bad Naturalist. Explore native plant restoration on a Blue Ridge mountaintop. Laugh and learn from real-life mistakes and small wins.

Connect with fellow native plant enthusiasts.

Q&A and book signing included

Praised by Douglas Tallamy as “humorous and thoroughly engaging.

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