Green Spring Gardens Park

Stroll more than 20 demonstration gardens, a greenhouse and woodland ponds, then tour an 18th-century house turned into a small museum.

4603 Green Spring Road, Alexandria, VA 22312 · Alexandria, VA

About Green Spring Gardens Park

Green Spring Gardens is a 31-acre Fairfax County public garden on an old plantation, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It has more than 20 themed demonstration gardens, a native plant garden, a greenhouse, a wooded stream valley with ponds and a horticulture library. The historic house from about the 1770s has art exhibits, tours and teas, and its grounds were shaped by landscape architect Beatrix Farrand in the 1940s. In February and March, about 223 witch hazels bloom. There is no entry fee for individuals or families.

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