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TICKET PRICE INCLUDES ADMISSION TO THE FOLLOWING 6 SITES: Benjamin Powell Garden tavern, lodging house, store and gunsmith’s 109 North Waller Street shop. The simple but quaint garden plan consists of curved geometric beds over- The small pleasure garden between the flowing with a variety of plants that change house and the office has a brick path that color with the seasons. An ornamental crisscrosses four parterres planted with summerhouse features a basket-weave ferns and small bulbs. The vertical scale brick pattern. The property is surrounded of the garden is attained with flowering by a yaupon hedge. dogwoods and ancient crepe myrtles. Large, shoulder-high oakleaf hydrangeas encircle Palmer House and Garden the gardens. A kitchen garden is posi- 420 East Duke of Gloucester Street tioned behind the pleasure garden and features period vegetables and herbs in an One of Colonial Williamsburg’s 88 origi- early version of “companion planting.” nal 18th century buildings, this two-story brick home was built by John Palmer, a Christiana Campbell’s Tavern lawyer and bursar at William & Mary, after a smaller home on the property burned Photos courtesy of Laura Viancour and Colonial Williamsburg Garden, 101 South Waller Street down in 1754. The house was substantially Mrs. Campbell acquired the property in enlarged during the Civil War and was oc- 1774, and it has provided welcoming ac- cupied as headquarters by both General commodations for dining as well as lodg- Joseph Johnston of the Confederate Army ing for two and a half centuries. A garden and later by General McClellan of the of geometric design features parterres Union Army. The Colonial Williamsburg WilliamsburgTUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2021 planted with groundcover, dogwoods and Foundation purchased the property in MORNING TOUR: 10 A.M. TO 1 P.M. AFTERNOON TOUR: 1 TO 4 P.M. Eastern red cedars which enclose the 1927 and restored it to its late Colonial ap- Visitors will be inspired by this self-guided tour of geometric gardens, trimmed topiaries, space with green walls. An outdoor dining pearance in 1951-1952. During the con- pristine flower beds and mature shade trees. Learn how to incorporate 18th-century area with planters and trellises recreates struction, the “putlog” holes in the mason- landscape details and heirloom plants into your own outdoor spaces. Walking tour includes the 18th century ambiance. ry walls were discovered to have been left six Colonial Williamsburg gardens rarely open to the public and two historic properties empty. The holes supported scaffolding with pleasure gardens, plus access to the Custis Square Archaeology Project. Get ideas David Morton Garden used in erecting the walls of the house. for decorating your own outside venues from Williamsburg Garden Club members who Corner of Waller and York Streets will enliven these historic exteriors with fabulous floral arrangements. Throughout the This small jewel of a garden was owned Custis Square Archaeology Project tour, social distancing and one-way paths will be observed. by David Morton, a tailor, who purchased 301 South Nassau Street the property on this corner lot in 1777. See first-hand and learn about the multi-year The design was adapted from a 19th-cen- archaeological exploration of the four-acre tury garden in Charleston, South Carolina TOUR CHAIR & CO-CHAIR home and early 18th-century gardens of • Melinda Morgan and Michele DeWitt 136 Francis Street East, at the and features a well and a pump house as John Custis IV (1678-1746). There were [email protected] Market House Bus Stop the central focal point. A grape arbor few early Williamsburg residents as color- • @historicgardenweekwilliamsburg • $22 each by prepaid reservations serves as the terminal focal point. The ful as John Custis IV, Martha Washington’s • Historic Garden Week in Williamsburg • Pick up 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. muscadine vine arbor is part of Colonial first father-in-law. Visitors will have the • Dietary restrictions accommodated upon Williamsburg’s Arboretum collection. opportunity to learn what has been re- TOUR HEADQUARTERS advance request. vealed about this wealthy planter and states- • Outside, in front of Christiana Campbell’s • Cash bar available featuring a special George Jackson House and man, as well as see the techniques archae- Tavern 101 South Waller Street “Historic Garden Week” cocktail. Garden, 135 York Street ologists use to understand historic gardens. • Pre-order by April 15: Cathy Adams, By uncovering the remains of a long-hid- TICKETS [email protected] or (757) 220-2486 The original owner was a patriotic mer- • $50 pp chant who risked his life as well as his for- den landscape and ornamental grounds, • Sold online and in advance only at SPECIAL ACTIVITIES tune during the Revolutionary War. He this site has added significantly to our un- VAGardenWeek.org. • “Signs and Symbols Restoration” on chartered a ship, sailed it to Bermuda and derstanding of early American gardening. • No on-site ticket sales the Palmer House Porch returned with a supply of much needed • Learn how 18th-century signs are FACILITIES gunpowder for the American forces. The replicated using a blend of traditional window and door arrangements for the • Located near The Blue Bell Tavern and modern methods • Merchant’s Square and Market House east wing are typical of shops in the 18th- Colonial Williamsburg bus stops century. This property now serves as hotel accommodations for Williamsburg guests. PARKING BUS TRANSPORTATION The evergreen garden on the west side is • Complimentary at the Colonial Colonial Williamsburg Bus Transportation complimentary to HGW visitors. Board from planted with both native and imported Williamsburg Regional Visitors Center, plants that can tolerate the shade of the 101 Visitors Center Drive. the lower level of the Regional Visitors Center. To begin tour exit at Capitol Stop. towering trees, while seasonal bulbs and • Limited parking behind Christina annuals add color near the patio. Campbell’s Tavern, 101 South Waller Street. If visitors prefer to walk the tour, the total Access off Lafayette Street only. distance is 2 miles. The Blue Bell Tavern Garden LUNCH NEW TO HISTORIC GARDEN WEEK! 102 North Waller Street • Williamsburg Inn’s Social Terrace in First time a property has been featured At various times this dwelling served as a Colonial Williamsburg, HOSTED BY THE WILLIAMSBURG GARDEN CLUB Williamsburg 95

PLACES OF INTEREST Mattey’s Garden, 301 Scotland St. Located at Matthew Whaley Elementary Adams Garden School adjacent to the brick walls surrounding North Boundary St. & Richmond Rd. Corner the Governor’s Palace in Colonial Williamsburg, Dedicated in 1986 in memory of Gregory S. this children’s garden was a gift from the Adams, a member of the William & Mary Williamsburg Garden Club to the City of Class of 1981. In celebration of the 75th Williamsburg in honor of its 300th anniversary. anniversary of Historic Garden Week, the Williamsburg Garden Club donated restoration Reveley Garden at funds and continues its support of the William & Mary, Ewell Hall Circle garden, which is maintained by William & Mary. Named in honor of the university’s 27th president, Taylor Reveley, and his wife, Helen, Bruton Parish Church this new project of the Garden Club of Virginia and Grounds is a partial restoration of a 1926 Charles Gillette 201 West Duke of Gloucester St. garden. It was designed as part of the Formed in 1674, Bruton Parish is an active Beaux-Arts campus plan, but never built. The congregation in the Episcopal Diocese of new garden refects Gillette’s original intentions Southern Virginia. The third and present while addressing its current conditions and building was completed in 1715. Historic allowing room for students to move freely Garden Week proceeds assisted with through the space. The site is an elegant place churchyard restorations in 1936, 1955 for rest, study or socializing. New trees expand and 2003. Closes at 4 p.m. The Baldwin Memorial Collection of Woody Species and were selected in consultation with Jamestown-Yorktown the Conservator of Botanical Collections and Foundation’s two museums: the Associate Director of Gardens and Grounds. Jamestown Settlement, a living history Visitors to W & M campus are required to wear museum where 17th century Virginia comes masks at all times in the garden. to life. See re-creations of the three ships that sailed from England to Virginia in 1607, and Williamsburg Botanical Garden visit the new American Revolution Museum 5537 Centerville Rd. at Yorktown. View the “Siege of Yorktown” with Established in 2005 as a demonstration a 180-degree surround screen. historyisfun.org garden sustainable in our Virginia Coastal Plain region, it is a haven for both fora and fauna in a protected, yet natural setting.

Bruton Parish Church Your tour ticket helps support this site and other Garden Club of Virginia restoration gardens. Photos courtesy of Roger Foley