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RSGC MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION: CLICK HERE–>RSGC Membership App
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GARDEN CLUBS AND SOCIAL MEDIA:
Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs, Piedmont District, National Capital Area Garden Clubs and District III and many individual clubs such as ours are utilizing social media to share news and extoll the benefits of garden club membership. Join us on Facebook. Visit or share our websites. Our website includes up to date information on programs, committee activities and all sorts of good information. NCAGC’s website is the place you can find information about NGC School(s) schedules in our region. Piedmont and VFGC websites also offer a tremendous amount of information so there’s little new to scramble to find the information you need. And National Garden Clubs (NGC) website is a wonderful overview of our organization and has their online store. Click links below or copy and paste into your growers:
RSGC’s FB page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/148155358579274/
RSGC website: www.rockspringgardenclub.com
National Capital Area Garden Club’s website: www.ncagardenclubs.org
National Garden Club website: http://www.gardenclub.org
Piedmont District of VFGC: http://www.piedmontdistrictvfgc.org
Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs VFGC website: http://www.virginiagardenclubs.org
NCAGC has a wonderful blog featuring gardener Peg Riccio. Peg has lots to tell us and we’ve got a lot of good going on! Stop by at: http://ncagardenclubs.blogspot.com
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LOCAL GARDENS TO VISIT : This is an extensive list of gardens we RSGC members love:
In Virginia:
Green Spring Gardens
4603 Green Spring Road
Alexandria, VA 22312
703 642-5173 www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
1800 Lakeside Avenue
Richmond, VA 23228
804 262-9887 www.lewisginter.org
Meadowlark Botanical Gardens
9750 Meadowlark Gardens Court
Vienna, VA 22182
703 255-3631 www.novaparks.com/parks/meadowlark-botanical-gardens
Oatlands Historic House and Gardens
20850 Oatlands Plantation Lane
Leesburg, VA 20175
703 777-3174 www.oatlands.org
River Farm
7931 East Boulevard Drive
Alexandria, VA 22308
703 768-5700 www.ahsgardening.org/about-river-farm
State Arboretum of Virginia (Blandy Experimental Farm)
400 Blandy Farm Lane
Boyce, VA 22620
540 837-1758 www.blandy.virginia.edu
Gardens in Washington, D.C.
Dumbarton Oaks Gardens (closed until March 16, 2018)
1703 32nd Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
202 339-6400 www.doaks.org
Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America
1400 Quincy Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20017
202 526-6800 www.myfranciscan.org
Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens
4155 Linnean Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
202 686-5807 www.hillwoodmuseum.org/gardens
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
1550 Anacostia Avenue, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20009
202 692-6080 www.nps.gov/keaq
Meridian Hill Park
16th and Euclid Streets, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
202 895-6070 www.nps.gov/places/meridian-hill-park.htm
National Cathedral’s Bishop’s Garden
3101 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20016
202 537-6200 www.cathedral.org/gardens-and-grounds
Tudor Place Historic House and Garden
1644 31st Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
202 965-0400 www.tudorplace.org
U.S. Botanic Garden Conservatory
100 Maryland Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
202 225-8333 www.usbg.gov
U.S. National Arboretum
3501 New York Avenue N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20002-1958
202 245-2726 www.usna.usda.gov
Gardens in Maryland
Adkins Arboretum
12610 Eveland Road
Ridgely, MD 21660
410 634-2847 www.adkinsarboretum.org
Brookside Gardens
1800 Glenallan Avenue
Wheaton, MD 20902
301 962-1400 www.montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens
Cylburn Arboretum
4975 Greenspring Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21209
410 367-2217 www.cylburn.org
Historic London Town and Gardens
839 Londontown Road
Edgewater, MD 21037
410 222-1919 www.historiclondontown.org
Howard Peter Rawlings Conservatory and Botanic Gardens of Baltimore
3100 Swann Drive
Baltimore, MD 21217
410 396-0008 www.rawlingsconservatory.org
Ladew Topiary Gardens
3535 Jarrettsville Pike
Monkton, MD 21111
410 557-9570 www.ladewgardens.com
Sherwood Gardens (April-May tulip display)
4100 Greenway Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
410 785-0444 www.guilfordassociation.org/sherwood
Garden in Delaware
Winterthur Museum and Garden
5105 Kennett Pike (Route 52)
Winterthur, DE 19735
800 448-3883 www.winterthur.org
Gardens in Pennsylvania
Barnes Arboretum
300 Latch’s Lane
Merion, PA 19066
215 278-7200 www.barnesfoundation.org
Chanticleer Garden
786 Church Road
Wayne, PA 19087
610 687-4163 www.chanticleergarden.org
Longwood Gardens
1001 Longwood Road
Kennett Square, PA 19348
610 388-1000 www.longwoodgardens.org
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THE STATE OF VIRGINIA’S OFFICIAL INSECT
The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio glaucus Linnaeus) was designated as Virginia’s official state insect in 1991. Look what member Susan Scotti found visiting her garden this summer:
photo by Susan Scotti
INVASIVE PLANTS:
We do not encourage or endorse the growth of English Ivy in gardens, as it is considered a ‘moderately invasive plant’ in Virginia. For further information on invasive plants in the state of Virginia, please go to: http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/invspinfo.shtml