Neighborhood

Kate Oczypok • July 26, 2017

Female House Dems Defy Sleeve Rule Using a play on words, Democratic congresswomen donned sleeveless dresses and pantsuits in support of what Rep. Jackie Speier (D-California) tweeted as “the right […]

Selma Khenissi • April 19, 2017

Going to St. John’s Episcopal Church service on a Sunday morning at 11:00 a.m. in Georgetown means that there will be the traditional accoutrements of an Episcopal Church service – […]

Georgetowner • November 9, 2016

  For some time now, we’ve been noticing with awe the rising influence of inspirational, high-achieving women throughout the Washington area. They are making their mark not only in traditional […]

The Georgetowner •

With Mayor Muriel Bowser in attendance, the D.C. Chamber of Commerce held its annual Chamber’s Choice Awards and Gala at the Marriott Marquis Nov. 4. The theme was “Innovation, Impact […]

Mary Bird •

GALA, a national center for Latino performing arts in Columbia Heights, opened its 12th Annual Flamenco Festival on Nov. 4 with “Salvador.” Edwin Aparicio, recipient of Spain’s Cross of the […]

Georgetowner •

The 23rd annual Knock Out Abuse Against Women gala was held Nov. 3 at the Ritz-Carlton in the West End — and raised more than half-a-million dollars for the nonprofit […]

Robert Devaney • November 8, 2016

“I’ve got my keys,” is the phrase that celebrates the ultimate achievement for those without a home. Meanwhile, Georgetown Ministry Center, chaired by Megan Gabriel and Nancy Taylor Bubes, maintains […]

Gary Tischler • May 4, 2016

Washington is known to politicians and tourists as the granite and marble center of the world, where history, policy, government, embassies and the Powers That Be comingle among the monuments and statuary.

But for residents of the city’s many neighborhoods, Washington has always been a city of trees — in fact a city of foliage and flowers — where oaks, beeches, sycamores and magnolias preside over homes and yards, front and back, shading green lawns and colorful clusters of roses and tulips. If Rock Creek Park sometimes seems like the most endless, greenest place on earth, the blocks of row houses, duplexes, single-family homes and apartment houses, dappled in light and shadow, give the city its lived-in, at-home-with-nature character.

If Washington is a city of trees, then Georgetown is a village of gardens. In spring and fall especially, but all the year through, among the old streets and splendid homes, you can sometimes see the results out front — hints in the flower boxes of the well-tended patios and gardens within.

Every year, the Georgetown Garden Club sponsors its annual Georgetown Garden Tour, when visitors can see and peruse and stroll in gardens on both the east and west side of the village. As always, the tour will benefit local organizations that work for the preservation of gardens, parks and green spaces.

This year’s tour is Saturday, May 7, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Refreshments made by Garden Club members will be served in Keith Hall at Christ Church, 3116 O St. NW, between 2 and 4 p.m.

Among the nine gardens selected this year is the Pyne garden at the 30th Street house owned by Nancy Gray, the widow of Gordon Gray. A favorite — it was on the tour two years ago — the extensive garden is beautifully planted and maintained. There is an emphasis on boxwoods, especially hardy varieties, and many of the terraces and perennial beds have a formal feel. There are also vegetable gardens designed by Adrian Higgins.

Another highlight is the garden on 34th and O Streets where elegant Georgetown hostess Evangeline Bruce lived with her husband, Ambassador David Bruce. Its garden was designed by Amy Mills. The home, now owned by Kevin Plank of Under Armour, has undergone a complete renovation. A third showpiece is a property that was once adjacent to Tudor Place, featuring a garden with an eye-catching perennial border. The garden was designed to be handicapped accessible.

Tickets for the Garden Tour are $40. Tickets may be purchased online in advance and at Christ Church on the day of the tour. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit
georgetowngardenclubdc.org.
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