Landscape Restorations

Since the first restoration in 1929 at Kenmore in Fredericksburg, the Garden Club of Virginia has used proceeds from its signature event, Historic Garden Week, to restore and preserve a vital segment of Virginia’s landscape, with nearly 50 projects completed to date. Knowledgeable gardeners at each restored location are responsible for ongoing maintenance, in close contact with the Garden Club of Virginia and the GCV Landscape Architect. All properties listed below are currently under contract with the Garden Club of Virginia. Each garden is open to the public.

Historic Garden Restorations

• Bacon's Castle
• Belle Grove
• Belmont
• Bruton Parish Church
• Burwell-Morgan Mill
• Centre Hill Mansion
• Christ Church - Lancaster County
• Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History
• Executive Mansion Capitol Square
• Fincastle Presbyterian Church
• Grace Arents Garden
• Green Spring
• Historic Henry County Courthouse
• Historic Portsmouth Courthouse
• Hollins University
• John Handley High School
• Kenmore
• Kent-Valentine House
• Ker Place
• Lee Hall
• Mary Washington House
• Mary Washington Monument
• Maymont
• Monticello
• Montpelier
• Moses Myers House
• Mount Vernon
• Oatlands
• Poe Museum
• Point-of-Honor
• Poplar Forest
• Smith's Fort Plantation
• St. John's Mews
• State Arboretum of Virginia, Blandy Experimental Farm
• Stratford Hall
• Sweet Briar College
• University of Virginia
• Washington and Lee University
• William & Mary
• Wilton
• Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library

Videos

• Mary Petres, Manchester Gardening, Capital Trees “A Sustainable Approach to Maintaining Healthy Public Gardens”
• Dr. Glynn Percival, Bartlett Tree Research and Diagnostic Laboratory “Practical Strategies for Nature-Based Solutions: Boosting Tree Immune Systems to Protect Against Pests and Diseases”
• Joe Lehnen, Virginia Department of Forestry “Urban Wood Utilization”
• Tyler Holtzman, Science Museum of Virginia, "Selecting, Planting, and Maintaining Groundcovers”
• Slide Show: Garden Club of Virginia Restorations
• New Boxwood Varieties and Blight Treatments, Bennett Saunders, Saunders Brothers Nursery (44 mins)
• Below Ground Care of Historic Landscapes, Dr. Kelby Fite, Bartlett Tree Experts (52 mins)
• Maintenance and Care of the Grace Arents Garden, Elizabeth Fogel, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden (46 mins)

Brochure and Map

• Restorations Brochure and Map (PDF)

Links

• Restoration Principles and Policies (PDF)
• Application for Historic Landscape Restoration (PDF)
• Virginia Historical Society GCV Restoration Property Archives

Garden Maintenance Manual

Historic Garden Newsletters