A Guide to the Gardens on the 95th Georgetown Garden Tour

May 7, 2025

The 95th Garden Tour is set for this Saturday, May 10, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Enjoy leisurely strolls through area gardens and afternoon refreshments. For a list of […]

The 94th Georgetown Garden Tour  

May 8, 2024

By Lee Child and Alison Schafer   This year, the Georgetown Garden Club celebrates its 100th birthday with a garden tour that nods to the past while saluting the future with […]

Weeding Out Invasive Plants

April 24, 2023

Join fellow garden lovers and the Tudor Place garden team for a morning pulling weeds on the South Lawn. Learn to identify non-native, invasive species of plants and help the […]

Weed Wrangle


The Weed Wrangle® is a one-day, area-wide, volunteer effort to help rescue public parks and green spaces from non-native invasive species through hands-on removal of especially harmful trees, vines and […]

‘Rich Soil’: A Must-See at Hillwood Gardens

December 30, 2021

Looking for a splendid and thought-provoking outdoor sculpture walk in the nation’s capital during these cabin fever times? Through Jan. 9, the Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens’ “Rich Soil” exhibit […]

Meet the Gardener: Getting Ready for Spring

March 11, 2019

Welcoming our Georgetown neighbors to continue the conversation with Josh Meyer, our Director of Buildings, Gardens & Grounds, as we look forward to spring blooms and discuss preventive maintenance.

Beyond the Studio with Smithsonian Gardens

February 25, 2019

Hear from professionals who work in the arts, then sharpen your own creative skills with a hands-on activity related to the speaker’s expertise. Please register online at AmericanArt.si.edu/calendar ($10 materials […]

Boxwood for the Future

June 5, 2018

As part of the Garden Conservancy Open Days Program Digging Deeper series: Andrea Filippone is a boxwood expert who is on a crusade to get people to move beyond the […]

Compost Tea for Healthy Soil & Healthy Gardens


As part of the Garden Conservancy Open Days Program Digging Deeper series: in 2011, Nancy Gray Pyne hired the New Jersey-based firm, F2 Environmental Design. Andrea Filippone is a boxwood […]

Garden Conservancy Open Days Program Tour

June 1, 2018

Explore four private in Georgetown, Chevy Chase, and Silver Spring, MD, open for self-guided tours to benefit the Garden Conservancy. Highlights include a wisteria-clad Zuri deck, unique sculptures, artful screening […]