100-Year-Old Georgetown Garden Club Preparing May 11 Garden Tour   
• February 14, 2024

Though the weather’s still damp and chilly, there are a few spring buds and green shoots peeking out, here and there, all over Georgetown, and in some spots the bright […]

Georgetown Garden Tour Q&A, Tips from the Hosts, Garden Guide
• May 10, 2023

In honor of the upcoming Georgetown Garden Tour, we spoke with three home owners hosting the tour this year. They shared their gardening inspirations, best advice and favorite gardens around […]

Georgetown Garden Tour an Inspiration, Despite Rain  
• May 9, 2022

Yes it was raining. Yes the blooms were drooping. Yes one had to juggle umbrellas trying not to poke people while negotiating the often narrow garden gates and hidden street […]

Loving Mother Earth at Volta Park
• April 25, 2022

For Earth Day, the Citizens Association of Georgetown began the Orthodox Easter morning with a neighborhood clean-up and scavenger hunt, partnered with Georgetown University, on April 24.  With earth-loving booths […]

Weekend Round Up, April 21 – 24
• April 21, 2022

This weekend is full of lots of things to do, including Saturday’s Georgetown House Tour, FilmFestDC and a celebration of Atlas Performing Arts Center’s anniversary. We also have a special […]

Between Raindrops, Tudor Place Salutes Georgetown Garden Club
• October 3, 2021

Despite an earlier burst of heavy showers, the evening of Sept. 22 provided a dry celebration of the 29th Annual Garden Party for the historic Tudor House Museum and Gardens […]

Tudor Place Garden Party Moves to September
• March 3, 2021

Normally held in May, the Georgetown historic site’s gala has been scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 22, in accordance with health guidelines.

Tennis, Anyone? Soon at Montrose Park
• September 10, 2020

The hope is to have the two brand-new, green-surfaced courts open to the public by the end of September, depending on the weather.  

2020 Garden Tour Is Shelved
• April 22, 2020

They are gorgeous. Intimate. Grand. Colorful. Hidden. And they will remain so until next May. They are the gardens of the Georgetown Garden Tour, an annual springtime event that lets […]

Gardening: Green Balm for Code-Red Times
• April 8, 2020

“No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden.” So sayeth Thomas Jefferson. And though just a […]