Georgetowner Edith Nalle Schafer Dies at 94
• November 5, 2025

Edith Nalle Schafer, a writer, landscape designer and keen observer of her milieu, died peacefully on October 15, 2025, at Ingleside at Rock Creek in Washington, DC. She was 94 […]

Opinion: Caring for Our Private Spaces
• October 31, 2022

We take care of our public green spaces. Why don’t we care about the private ones? The public green spaces in Georgetown are supported by a patchwork of government and […]

City Wildlife to the Rescue
• June 13, 2022

At a fancy condo building by the C&O Canal in Georgetown, everyone knows their job. Starting in early spring, the people living on the ground floor, who have enclosed courtyards, […]

92nd Georgetown Garden Tour, Saturday, May 7 
• May 4, 2022

Does a flower bloom when there’s no one to see it? Of course, but it’s such a pleasure to see those pale yellows and vibrant reds and dusty pinks at […]

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 […]