VAUGHN CHANDLER, Arborist and Bartlett Champion Me? Obsessed with trees? Yes. Yes, I am. Vaughn Chandler champions the trees, landscapes and property investments of the customers in his care. And he’s one of the many reasons we’ve become the premier scientific tree and shrub care company in the world. Contact us today 877-BARTLETT | bartlett.com House & Garden Tours Offered Statewide April 21 – 28, 2018 EVERY TREE NEEDS A CHAMPION. www.vagardenweek.org We thank Bartlett Tree Experts, our generous statewide sponsor. You might have a day, a weekend Please visit www.vagardenweek.org or the luxury of the entire week. for a complete listing of tours Use the enclosed map and itineraries to and to purchase tickets. plan your trip to Virginia this spring. Historic Garden Week tours are the perfect way to enjoy Virginia’s unique regions. For eight days every spring, visitors are welcomed to nearly 200 of the most picturesque private homes and gardens showcased in 28 communities across the commonwealth. Tour proceeds fund the restoration and preservation of Virginia’s historic public gardens, a fellowship program and a centennial project with Virginia State Parks, which the Garden Club of Virginia helped establish. During the 85th anniversary of the nation’s only statewide house and garden tour, our suggested itineraries include stops at several nearby state parks. Northern Virginia HGW18 Suggested Tour Itineraries _______________ 1 Sat. 4/21 Old Town Alexandria or 2 Winchester-Clarke County 3 Sun. 4/22 & Mon. 4/23 Middleburg Chesapeake Bay 4 Tues. 4/24 Great Falls, McLean and Vienna ______________ 5 or Fredericksburg 1 Sat. 4/21 Suffolk Nearby state parks: Sky Meadows State Park in or 2 Gloucester Fauquier County and Mason Neck State Park in Lorton 2 15 3 Sun. 4/22, Mon. 4/23 & Tues. 4/24 3 4 James River Plantations tour Shenandoah Valley/Central Virginia 81 50 4 Tues. 4/24 Williamsburg ____________________ 66 1 5 Wed. 4/25 Northern Neck 1 Sat. 4/21 Orange County 2 Staunton - Augusta County, 95 6 Thurs. 4/26 Norfolk or 3 Morven in Albemarle County 7 Fri. 4/27 Middle Peninsula 1 17 4 Sun. 4/23 7 29 Nearby state parks: Middle Peninsula Albemarle-Charlottesville 33 15 5 State Park in Gloucester and Belle Isle 5 Mon. 4/24 UVA Pavilion Homes State Park in Lancaster and Gardens 2 6 Tues. 4/25 Lynchburg 81 4 5 64 17 7 Wed. 4/25 Harrisonburg 3 95 64 33 5 Nearby state parks: High Bridge 29 360 Trail in Farmville and the Natural Bridge State Park 4 5 1 6 81 64 15 2 3 7 6 Southern Virginia 6 360 1 2 ____________ 460 7 3 4 1 Wed. 4/25 Martinsville 460 3 2 17 2 1 3 2 Fri. 4/27 Smith Mountain81 Lake 85 460 3 221 220 29 3 Sat. 4/28 Roanoke 95 15 6 5 Nearby state parks: Fairy Stone State 4 58 Park in Stuart, the Smith Mountain 58 1 State Park and the Staunton77 River 1 7 58 State Park in Scottsburg 58 Capital Region Coastal Virginia __________________ _______________ _________________ 1 Sat. 4/21 Ashland - 5 Thurs. 4/26 Richmond: Mooreland Farms 1 Sun. 4/23, Mon. 4/24 & Tues. 4/25 New Kent County 6 Fri. 4/27 Richmond: Westmoreland Place, James River Plantations tour 2 Sun. 4/22, Mon. 4/23 & Tues. 4/24 the Executive Mansion and the 2 Tues. 4/24 Williamsburg James River Plantations tour Kent-Valentine House 3 Wed. 4/25 Hampton Newport News 3 or 4 Virginia Beach Tues. 4/24 Petersburg - 7 Sat. 4/28 Clarksville Dinwiddie County Nearby state parks: Pocahontas State Park 5 Thurs. 4/26 Norfolk 4 Wed. 4/25 Richmond: Seminary in Chesterfield County 6 Fri. 4/27 Middle Peninsula Avenue Area 7 Sat. 4/28 Eastern Shore: Cape Charles Nearby state parks: First Landing State Park in Virginia Cover Photo: The Gardens at Auburn in North, Virginia. Beach and Kiptopeke State Park on the Eastern Shore Courtesy of Ben Greenberg..