Agecroft
Hall
www.AgecroftHall.com
Email: agecroft@aol.com
4305 Sulgrave Road, Richmond, VA 23221
Phone: 804-353-4241 Fax: 804-353-2151
American Boxwood Society
email: info@boxwoodsociety.org
www.boxwoodsociety.org
American Conifer Society
National Office, John Martin
PO Box 3422, Crofton, MD 21114-0422
Phone: 410-721-6611 Fax: 410-721-9636
Email: conifersociety@aol.com
www.conifersociety.org
American Horticultural Society
www.ahs.org
7931 East Boulevard Drive, Alexandria, VA 22308-1300
703-768-5700, 800-777-7931
Rhododendron Web Site Addresses:
American Rhododendron
Society
http://www.rhododendron.org/
MAC Website
http://www.macars.org/ (Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the American
Rhododendron Society)
U VA Science & Engineering Libraries
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/science/guides/s-rhodo.htm
Rhododendron Archives
UVA Special Collections
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small/
Henry Skinner Website
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/collections/projects/rhodo/skinner/
http://www.donaldhyatt.com/ Excellent resource for
Rhododendron info and How-to
Anne Spencer House and Garden
Internationally acclaimed poet who was part of the Harlem Renaissance,
and the only Virginian included in the Norton Anthology of Modern
American and British Poetry. The garden, which served as inspiration
for much of her poetry, was restored in the 1980's and is open
without charge.
1313 Pierce Street, Lynchburg, VA 24504
Phone: 804-846-0517
Belle Air Plantation
11800 John Tyler Memorial Highway
Charles City, VA 23030
Phone: 804-829-2431 804 358-4638
Blue Ridge Chrysanthemum Society (Roanoke,
VA)
Contact: Mr. Al Martin, President 540-362-0139
E-mail: almumman@aol.com
www.mums.org
Bon Air Memorial Rose Garden
One acre park contains 135 different rose varieties and 2,500
plants. Maintained by the Arlington County Dept. of Parks, Recreation
and Community Resources. Cultural advice and guidance for the
rose garden is provided by the Arlington Rose Foundation.
Corner of North Lexington & Wilson Blvd. (Bon Air Park)
Arlington County, VA
Phone: 703-358-4747
Bon Air Park
Horticultural gardens: Azalea/Camellia Garden, Ornamental Tree
Garden, Sun Garden,
Shade Garden, Wildflower Area.
850 North Lexington St, Phone: 703-358-4747
Boxerwood Gardens
www.boxerwood.com
E-mail: webmaster@boxerwood.org
Phone: 540-463-2697
963 Ross Road Lexington, VA 24450
"a tree zoo" Collection of rare & unusual trees
& shrubs
Brandon Plantation
Gardens open annually; house by appt. and during garden week.
23105 Brandon Rd; Spring Grove, VA 23881
757-866-8486
The Butterfly Society of Virginia
Phone: 757-499-6789
5333 Challedon Dr; Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Dedicated to the study, protection & enjoyment of Virginia's
butterflies
Quarterly Virginia Butterfly Bulletin, discount on special events,
specially-planned activities.
Carter's Grove, Colonial Williamsburg
www.history.org
E-mail: cwres@cwf.org
Phone: 800-477-8679 Fax: 757-565-8797
P.O. Box 1776 Williamsburg, VA 23187
Herb & Topiary Gardens; trellis work
18th C. plantation, African-American living history
Danville African Violet Society
www.avsa.org
Phone: 804-685-1373
Contact: John D. Sullivan
Meetings:1st Tuesday each month, 10:30AM, January through December
Dumbarton Oaks
www.doaks.org
E-mail: DumbartonOaks@doaks.org
Phone: 202-339-6410 Fax: 202-339-6419
1703 32nd Street Washington, DC 20007
Gardens designed by Beatrix Farrand
Edith J. Carrier Arboretum
www.jmu.edu/external/arb
E-mail: arboretum@jmu.edu
Phone: 540-568-3194 Fax:
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA
Herbs, Bog, Rock, Perennial, Azalea & Rhododendron, Fern &
Rose Gardens
George Washington's River Farm
www.ahs.org
E-mail: several via website
Phone: 703-768-8882 Fax:
7931 East Boulevard Drive Alexandria, VA 22308
National headquarters of the American Horticultural Society
Specialty Collections of daylilies, azaleas, dahlias & ivies;
Fragrance, Rose, Herb & Water Gardens
Goochland-Powhatan Master Gardener Association
E-mail: mastergardeners@yahoo.com
Phone: 804-598-5261 Fax:
1080 Timber Trace Road Powhatan, VA 23139
Contact for info: Tomiko
Green Spring Gardens Park
www.greenspring.org
Phone: 703-642-5173
4603 Green Spring Road Alexandria, VA 22312
Late 18th C. manor house &demonstration gardens
Henrico Master Gardeners Association
www.co.henrico.va.us/agent
E-mail: kcarter@vt.edu
Henrico Masters Gardeners Association
c/o Karen Carter, Extension Agent
Henrico County Extension Office
8600 Dixon Powers Drive (P.O. Box27032); Richmond, VA 23273
Henricopolis Soil & Water Conservation
District
E-mail: han16@co.henrico.va.us
8600 Dixon Powers Dr; Richmond, VA 23228
Phone: 804-501-5175 Fax: 804-501-5919
The Herb Society of Southwestern Virginia
www.digiserve.com/herbsociety/
E-mail: cathyme@roanoke.infi.net
Phone: 540-380-2978 Fax:
P.O. Box 77 Salem, VA 24153
Serving the Roanoke Area
Monthly meetings and Publications
Hoffler Creek Wildlife Foundation
www.HofflerCreek.org
E-mail: hofflercreek@ddaccess.com
Phone: 757-398-9151 Fax: 757-398-9151
505 Washington St., Suite 404 Portsmouth, VA 23704
Larry Sarosdy, Executive Director
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens NPS
www.nps.gov/nace/keaq/
E-mail: nacekeaq@nps.gov
Phone: 202-426-6905 Fax: 202-426-5991
1900 Anacostia Dr. SE Washington, DC 20020
Rose, Wetlands, Native Plant, & Display Gardens
Lee-Fendall
House
Phone: 703-548-1789 Fax: 703-548-0931
429 N. Washington Street Alexandria, VA 22314
200 year old house surrounded by garden; available for rental
Lewis
Ginter Botanical Garden
www.lewisginter.org
Phone: 804-262-9887 Fax: 804-262-9934
1800 Lakeside Avenue Richmond, VA 23228-4700
Lynnhaven
African Violet Society
www.avsa.org
Phone: 757-587-2029
8019 Baywood Drive Norfolk, VA 23518
Contact: Sandi Flora
Meetings: Third Wednesday each month, 11:30 a.m.
Master
Gardener Association of Central Rappahannock
E-mail: tomgraham@1bigred.com
Phone: 540-372-1430 Fax: 540-368-0564
65 Peacock Station Drive Fredericksburg, VA
Serving Stafford, Spotsylvania, King George & Caroline counties
and Fredericksburg.
Maymont
www.maymont.org
Phone: 804-358-7166 Fax: 804-358-9994
1700 Hampton Street Richmond, VA 23220
New Main Entrance: 2201 Shields Lake Drive
Italian & Japanese Gardens, Grotto & Arboretum; 1893 Maymont
House museum
Mid-Atlantic
Chapter - International Society of Arboriculture
www.mac-isa.org
E-mail: macisa@hughes.net
Phone: (703) 753-0499
P.O. Box 1200 Haymarket, VA 20168
Monticello
www.monticello.org
E-mail: several via website
Phone: 804-984-9800
P.O. Box 316 Charlottesville, VA 22902
National
Arboretum
www.ars-grin.gov/na/
E-mail: naki@ars-grin.gov
Phone: 202-245-2726 Fax: 202-245-4575
3501 New York Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002-1958
Bonsai, Display Gardens, Herb, Native Plant, Orchid, Perennial,
Rose Gardens
Conservatory; Arboretum
National
Chrysanthemum Society
Skyline Chapter (Roanoke, VA)
Contact: Mr. Charles Anderson, President 540-982-8614
www.mums.org
National
Garden Bureau
National Garden Bureau website. We offer ideas plus hands-on information
to decorate your outdoor living space with the beauty of flowers
and vegetables. Old fashioned and homegrown flowers and vegetables
are popular. We offer advice on growing from seed - the old fashioned
way. If you don't have the desire to grow from seed, we offer
advice on purchasing the best flower and vegetable bedding plants
or pre-planted containers.
www.ngb.org
The
Nature Conservancy
Virginia Chapter
1233A Cedars Court
Charlottesville, VA 22903-4800
Norfolk
Botanical Garden
http://sites.communitylink.org/nbg
E-mail: garden@norfolk.infi.net
Phone: 757-441-5830 Fax: 757-853-8294
Azalea Garden Road Norfolk, VA 23518
Guided tours via canal boats & trackless trains
Rose, Herb, English, Renaissance, Camellia, Colonial Herb Gardens
& more
Old
Dominion African Violet Society of Northern Virginia
www.avsa.org
E-mail: cagmo@aol.com
10007 Bent Tree Lane Manassas, VA 20111-4222
Contact: Jack Wilson
Meetings: Second Tuesday, September through June, 7:30 p.m
Old
Dominion Chrysanthemum Society (Alexandria, VA)
Contact: Mrs. Virginia Moore, President 703-768-6853
www.odcsmums.org
Show Date: November 4, 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
November 5, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Merrifield Garden Center, Fair Oaks Location, 12101 Lee Highway,
Fairfax, Virginia
J.C.
Raulston Arboretum
www.arb.ncsu.edu
4301 Beryl Road, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Open 8 AM till dusk, every day of the year.
Cost of Public admission: No charge for admission.
Phone: (919) 515-3132 Fax: (919) 515-7747
Richmond
African Violet
www.avsa.org
E-mail: EEQUAT@aol.com
Phone: 804-358-1879
4024 Cutshaw Avenue Richmond, VA 23230-3930
Contact: Kathryn A. Hedgepeth
Meetings:First Saturday each month, September through June, 10:00
a.m
Richmond
Bonsai Society
www.richmondbonsai.org
E-mail: info@richmondbonsai.org
Phone: 804-359-2041 or 804-741-8363
State
Arboretum of Virginia Home of the American Boxwood Society
www.virginia.edu/~blandy
E-mail: blandy@virginia.edu
Phone: 540-837-1758 Fax: 540-837-1523
Route 2, Box 210 Boyce, VA 22620
Largest collection of boxwood varieties in N. America; Perennial
& Display Gardens
Native Plant Trail; Herbs and Herbarium
Temple Sinai Biblical
Garden
www.ujcvp.org/temple_sinai/
E-mail: sgurdin@gte.net
Phone: 757-596-8352
11620 Warwick Blvd. Newport News, VA 23601
Planted with plants mentioned in the Old & New Testaments
Tidewater
Daylily Society
Phone: 757-464-3972
4043 Sherwood Lane Virginia Beach, VA 23455
5 meetings per year, garden visits
Sales, auctions & exchanges
The Tidewater African Violet Society
www.avsa.org
E-mail: rdudley7@juno.com
1733 Styron Lane Virginia Beach, VA 23464
Contact:Celesta Cirkl 757-479-3681
Tidewater
Rose Society
Phone: 757-488-2171
4917 Manning Court Chesapeake, VA 23321-1311
Contact Marian Millard, Membership Chairman
Tudor Place Historic House & Garden
www.tudorplace.org
E-mail: lcortas@tudorplace.org
Phone: 202-965-0400 Fax: 202-965-0164
1644 31st Street, NW Washington, DC 20007
Built by Martha Custis Peter
Formal Gardens; South lawn in the manner of an 18th C. English
park
Virginia
Dept. of Conservation & Recreation
www.state.va.us/~dcr/
Lists of native plants & invasives
Virginia
Master Gardener Association
www.vmga.net
E-mail: goldmeyer@home.com
1007 Seville Drive Chesapeake, VA 23320
Virginia Native Plant Society
www.vnps.org
E-mail: via website
400 Blandy Farm Lane, Unit 2 Boyce, VA 22620
Supports a variety of programs and chapters throughout the state.
Virginia Tech Horticulture Gardens
www.hort.vt.edu/VTHG
E-mail: shuckes@vt.edu
Phone: 540-231-5970 Fax: 540-231-3083
Washington Street Blacksburg, VA 24061-0327
Annuals, herbaceous perennials, drought-tolerant plants, dwarf
conifers & more
Virginia Urban Forest Council t/a TreesVirginia
www.treesvirginia.org
E-mail: info@treesvirgnia.org
Phone: 866-TREESVA Fax: 434-295-1724
900 Natural Resources Dr Ste 800, Charlottesville VA 22903-2982
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