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Two-day combo tickets: $55 pp. Tour Ample free parking at the Princess Wednesday in Virginia Beach and Thurs- day in Norfolk. Available only at www. Anne Country Club. Access free vagardenweek.org. shuttles from this location. Additional park- ing at First Presbyterian Church, 300 36th Tour Headquarters and lunch location: St., and Pacific Ave., and the Sheraton Hotel parking deck across Pacific Ave. at 36th St., The Princess Anne Country Club, across from the Princess Anne Country 3800 Pacific Ave., 23451. $25 pp for Club. Cavalier Hotel parking is reserved buffet lunch served from 11 a.m. to 2:30 for hotel guests. p.m. (757) 428-4141 for reservations. Photography is not allowed in the Facilities: Available at Tour Headquarters, Princess Anne Country Club and Cavalier homes, but images of the arrangements Hotel, 4200 Atlantic Ave. will be posted on Instagram following the tour. Follow us on @vbgardentour and on Directions to tour headquarters: Take 264 Facebook at Historic Garden Week in Vir- Virginia ginia Beach. E until it ends and becomes 21st St. Go 0.5 mi., turn left on Pacific Ave. Go 1.1 mi. to the Princess Anne Country Club, 3800 Pa- Wednesday, May 1, 2019 cific Ave. (tour headquarters), on the left. Ticket includes admission to the The best way to reach featured homes is by following 8 properties, Cavalier 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Hotel Suite and Sunken Garden: Beach Brock Photo courtesy of Tori shuttle from Tour Headquarters. The Garden Market at The Princess Visitors will stroll along the winding brick pathways of Virginia Beach’s newest seaside Anne Country Club (tour headquar- 205 Cavalier Drive ters) features merchandise for home and community enjoying access to private homes situated near the newly renovated Cavalier garden. A percentage of each sale benefits The first house on Cavalier Drive is Hotel. Luminaries such as F. Scott Fitzgerald have graced this “Lady on the Hill,” which local garden club community projects. tucked behind the original serpen- has been a landmark on the Atlantic Shores since its opening in 1927. This walking tour tine wall connected to the hotel’s entry Complimentary refreshments offered in of properties in the Cavalier Residences features estate homes, cottages and bungalows pillars. Back when guests arrived by train, the Sunken Garden of the Cavalier Hotel they were driven from the depot through that reference a bygone era. An example of New Urbanism, a design movement that from 2 to 4 p.m. these pillars up to the hotel. Behind the promotes environmentally friendly walkable neighborhoods, tour homes are clustered in serpentine wall is a secret shade garden. a front porch community built around a seaside resort. The Sunken Garden at the Hotel A newly constructed brick wall encloses a features a “welcoming arms” staircase and verandas overlooking the ocean. sunny brick patio. The exterior color scheme of gray and white continues inside with sophisticated neutrals in bold forms. The hickory hardwood floor of the living room is repeated on the ceiling, warming the cool neutrals with natural materials. A second floor porch off the master bed- room provides a view of the entrance as Hosted by well as the beachfront one block east. The Princess Anne Garden Club Teri Thexton, owner. The Virginia Beach Garden Club Tickets: $40 pp. Available on tour day 225 Cavalier Drive Chairs at Princess Anne Country Club, Flow- ers-Wayne Jones and Willis Furniture. This green two-story cottage holds Katie Hand (703) 863-3769 Tickets not available at homes on tour. No an enviable art collection of paint- [email protected] single-house tickets. Cash or check payable ings by local artists including Charles Sib- to PAGC/HGW, credit cards accepted at ley, Charles Kello, Jim Bickford, Judy Perry Helen Junkin (757) 999-2314 Princess Anne Country Club. [email protected] and Brenda Knight, as well as works by Eu- Advance tickets: $30.pp www.vagarden- THANK YOU TO THE ropean artists. The Mediterranean land- weeek.org Available at the following Vir- scapes and large Russian icon are nods to Co-Chair ginia Beach Locations prior to May 1: Bak- VIRGINIA BEACH GARDEN CLUBS the owner’s Greek heritage. Ecru walls and er’s Fine Jewelry & Gifts, Virginia Beach white trim let the art shine while the dis- Donna Haycox (757) 567-1120 Visitor’s Center, Willis Furniture, Yves tressed hardwood floors set off a collection Delorme, Flowers at Hilltop, The Globe of rugs acquired in the Middle East. A space Wells Company, London Bridge Nursery, on the second floor holds a dance studio Group Tickets Chairman Richard Stravitz Gallery(Laskin Rd. loca- with a mirrored wall where the owner prac- tion), Taste Unlimited (Shore Dr. location), tices ballroom dancing. The master bed- Ann Ambrose (757) 285-377 McDonald Garden Centers. Cash or check room, one of two upstairs, opens to a porch [email protected] payable to PAGC/HGW. overlooking Cavalier Drive. Linda Fore- www.museumsVB.org | 757-385-5100 hand, owner. 186 Virginia Beach Virginia Beach 187
pieces and Asian art objects provide con- Cavalier Hotel Suite trast to a palette of subtle blues. The home features an office and three bedrooms, in- Virginia Beach’s newest seaside community cluding a first-floor master. Kimberly and takes its cue from the re-imagined Cavalier Dwight Sypolt, owners. Hotel. The “Lady on the Hill” has boasted countless illustrious guests, including ten 4125 Bungalow Court U.S. presidents. It remains a beloved land- mark to locals and visitors alike. Visitors This guest house boasts a front porch will experience its history walking the hall- adorned with two navy blue rockers ways and enjoying photographic tributes and matching front door within conversa- to world-class entertainers and guests who tion distance of its neighbors. All of the have stayed there. The decor of the suites white bungalows are clustered along brick reference the same saturated jewel tones walkways for the friendly feel of a diminu- as the lobby. The oversized king beds are tive village. Inside, the simple navy and dressed in luxurious linens, while the mar- crisp white color scheme makes the space ble bathrooms epitomize style and func- feel larger. Framed vintage postcards and a tionality. Suites feature views of the Cava- menu from the early days of the Cavalier lier lawn to the Atlantic Ocean. Hotel provide a glimpse into the hotel’s his- tory. The floor plan of this tiny bungalow Places of Interest: includes a bedroom, bathroom, living area and full kitchen. Betsy Atkinson, owner. The Brock Environmental Center, 3663 Marlin Bay Dr. A community environmen- tal education center, the structure is home 4105 Bungalow Court to both the Hampton Roads office of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Lynn- Floors fashioned from old barn wood haven River NOW, a local environmental
are a standout in this compact pied a group. The Center is supported by both 229 Cavalier Drive terre designed for a professional couple area garden clubs. Tours from 10 a.m. to 4 who are planning on building a larger p.m. www.cbf.org/Brock. 229 Cavalier Drive weekend home on the Eastern Shore. A fire- area beside the house offers a protected place creates a cozy space and the marble The owners purchased a Charles- spot to grill. An exposed brick wall brings mantel adds a sophisticated detail. ton-inspired side porch house while the outside of the house into the living Thoughtful design utilizes every bit of space it was just an architectural drawing to be and dining rooms and adds textural con- in this 740 square foot abode. A loft serves built on a prime lot at the hotel entrance. trast to all the decorative woodwork. The as an office and is accessible with a touch of They became the new neighborhood’s first trim work and cabinetry suggest the own- a button that activates the pull-down stairs. residents. Their home is aligned with the ers’ appreciation of fine craftsmanship. A Kim and Brent Geissinger, owners. hotel’s grand entrance and is separated by a walk-in cherry bar accented with Car- c. 1927 serpentine wall and a new pedestri- pathian burl panels dominates the living 385 Dorsey Lane an brick walkway. The second-story porch room. The casework is showcased in the affords a superb vantage of hotel arrivals second-floor office and the master closet Dashes of raspberry pink appear in and departures. Large windows flood the as well, which resembles an old-style curtains, side chairs and pillows in living room with natural light while planta- men’s haberdashery. The house includes this artist-owned cottage. The eye catching tion shutters obviate the need for window an elevator as an alternative to the many mosaic kitchen backsplash in a jacquard treatments. The room is a fitting showcase stairs. A complete apartment above the vine pattern, is from the Eastern Shore. for art and antiques the owners acquired in two-car garage includes its own south-fac- Family antiques blend with the decor while their separate careers; he as a U.S. naval of- ing balcony. Joanne and John Peterson, the cream finished dining room table pro- ficer and she in the foreign service. A red owners. vides a playful contrast. Gray-stained and navy Kashan carpet, more than 110 French oak floors and wall colors of cream years old, establishes the color scheme of 317 Cavalier Drive and white allow the patterns to shine. A the living room. A carved wooden screen coffered ceiling with panels painted a pale from Pakistan, one of a pair, hides some of A pair of front staircases curve to blue green alludes to blue ceilings of South- the kitchen prep area. The couple designed embrace a loblolly pine near this ern porches. Stacked front porches and an the kitchen so both can easily prepare meals pale yellow shingle home with white trim expansive brick terrace make for near year- together. Mary and Hal Bernsen, owners. and green shutters. Three sets of French round outdoor living. The location on the doors connect the porch and the main liv- western side of the Cavalier property, just ing area, creating easy passage between the off Holly Road, offers an expansive outside 4084 Harlow Drive two spaces. An oversized hanging fixture living area with fireplace and a patch of works with the high ceiling, accentuating grass where dogs can romp. Mary Pat Har- This three-story brick and brown the generous scale of the living area. A ris, owner. shingle home is located on the great baby grand piano anchors one end of the lawn, a popular subject of vintage post- room while matching couches create a cards. Porches on each of three levels pro- cozy seating area near the fireplace on the vide ocean views. A small, outside sitting other. Chinoiserie patterns in upholstered 188 Virginia Beach Virginia Beach 189
First Landing State Park, 2500 Shore Dr. Site of the first landing of the Jamestown colonists in 1607. With 20 miles of trails and 1.5 miles of sandy Chesapeake Bay beach frontage, the park is a place to ex- plore unusual habitats featuring bald cy- press trees, lagoons, rare plants and wild- life and maritime forest ecology. Listed on the National Natural Landmark and on the National Historic Registry. A Garden Club of Virginia Commonwealth Award recipi- M a r t i n J . C a r n e y ent. (757) 412-2300 M . d . , f . a . C . s . The Virginia Aquarium, 717 General Booth C e r t i f i e d b y t h e A m e r i C A n b o A r d o f P l A s t i C s u r g e r y Blvd. More than 260 species of plants na- tive to coastal Virginia are illustrated along this path. Search for bottlenose dolphins, seabirds, and sea turtles on the aquarium V i r g i n i A b e A C h dock. (757) 385-FISH or www.Virgin- iaAquarium.org - n e w P ort n e w s Eastern Shore Chapel, 2020 Laskin Rd. Contains pews, stained glass windows and - a baptismal font from the original chapel C h e s A Pe A k e built in 1754. The builder, John Walke, owned the Upper Wolfsnare Plantation Convenient location & parking where the chapel now resides. He donated 757/481-4455 Weekly wine tastings the communion silver, which is still in use today. www.carneycenter.com Daily lunch & dinner specials
Thorougood House, 1636 Parish Rd. (757) 425-6290 • bellamontevb.com The c.1719 house was built by the 1201 Laskin Road • Virginia Beach XXX great grandson of Adam Thorowgood, co- lonial founder of Virginia Beach. The En- glish cottage style garden was designed by Every Spring Alden Hopkins and donated by the Garden Club of Virginia. It is maintained by Vir- Taylor’s Do It Centers ginia Beach Cooperative Extension Master Gardener volunteers. The new Education Bloom Into Center showcases the early history of the area and offers an exhibit and introductory Taylor’s Gardening film, and reopens in late spring 2018. (757) 385-5100 or www.museumsvb.org Centers!
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