Historic Garden Week: Old Town Alexandria Tour

Saturday April 21, 2012Old Town AlexandriaSponsored by The Hunting Creek Garden Club and The Garden Club of Alexandria10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Two garden clubs have partnered with six additional properties, matching them with a half a dozen townhomes and gardens dating from the 18^th and 19^th centuries to offer an unprecedented value. This special opportunity is available on Historic Garden day in Old Town Alexandria only. Ticket price includes admission to the following 12 locations:

• The Carpi's house and garden, 117 South Lee Street
• Mrs. Wright's garden, 212 South Fairfax Street - archived by the Smithsonian Institution
• The Boteler's house and garden, 320 South Lee Street
• The Spar's house and garden, 206 Wolfe Street
• Ms. Scarborough's house and garden, 613 South Royal Street
• The Jankowski's house and garden, 215 Jefferson Street
• The Lee-Fendall House Museum and Garden, 614 Oronoco Street at North Washington Street
• Carlyle House Historic Park, 121 North Fairfax Street
• Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway - a restoration site of the Garden Club of Virginia
• American Horticultural Society at River Farm, 7931 East Boulevard Drive
• Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway - a restoration site of the Garden Club of Virginia
• Gunston Hall Plantation, 10709 Gunston Road in Mason Neck

Advance Ticket Sales: For $35, are available at The Alexandria Visitor's Center, in Old Town Alexandria, through April 20. For information about group tours, please contact Kim Davis at (703)549-3741 or kturpindavis@aol.comLight Refreshments: Complimentary and available at the Old Presbyterian Meeting House, 323 South Fairfax Street from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission fee: $40