Lover's of Gardening and Nature
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Some hints on local Gardens to Visit: with your camera and a notebook; visit often, all year round! These gardens offer a great learning opportunity if you visit them every month or so, especially during the winter, to see what plants you like, learn when they bloom, see how they look in the Fall and Winter!
* U.S. National Arboretum, 24th & R Streets NE, off Bladensburg Avenue. Call 202-245-4523 for hours and directions. Get on their mailing list to learn about workshops and special events.
* Green Spring Gardens, 4603 Green Spring Rd, Alexandria. Call 703-941-7987 for hours, directions, etc. NOTE: Get on their mailing list. They have a great series of workshops throughout the year.
* Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallen Avenue, Wheaton, MD 20902. Consult Maryland directory for phone number.
* Franciscan Monastery, 1400 Quincy Street NE, in Brookland, daily 9-5. Call 202-554-0781 for more information or to volunteer.
* The Old Stone House, 3051 M Street NW, in Georgetown. Call 426-6851 for hours, cost, reservations for groups, etc.
* Tudor Place, 1644 31st St NW, in Georgetown. Call 20-2965-0400 for information on hours, cost, reservations for groups, etc.
* Dumbarton Oaks, 1703 32nd St (at R St), in Georgetown. The Garden is open 2-5 pm daily. Call 202-339-6400 for information on cost.
* Hillwood, 4155 Linnean Ave NW, in Chevy Chase DC. Open by appointment only. Call 202-686-8500 for information; 686-5807 for reservations.
OTHER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
* Behnke's Nurseries, in Beltsville (301-937-1100, Largo (301-249-2492), Potomac (301-983-9200) -- call to get on their mailing list to receive their newsletter and learn about workshops.
* The Washington Post -- Every Thursday the Post Home section and Weekly section include articles on gardening as well as listings of workshops, exhibits, etc. Every Saturday the Real Estate Section includes an article on landscaping.
* The National Gardening Association youth gardening website --
* At the library -- magazines & books, including Organic Gardening and many others.
* Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship. You may contact Alan Balliett at 540-668-6165 for information on upcoming workshops including: May 1-an afternoon with Howard Shapiro, founding member of Seeds of Change; June 23rd-appalachian plant walk with master herbalist Dr. James Duke; July-introduction to permaculture and 10-day permaculture course, and others.