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BROOKSIDE GARDENS 1800 Glenallan Avenue Wheaton MD 20902.
Admission free; onsite parking. Approximately 2.5 hrs. drive from Westchester. Arrive 11:00 AM. A 50-acre garden including many areas (Aquatic , Azalea, Butterfly, Childrens, Rose, Japanese etc.)
Lunch around 1:00 PM at a restaurant TBD in Dupont Circle or Georgetown area.
DUMBARTON OAKS 1703 32nd Street NW (31st and R) Arrive 2:30 – 3:00. Admission $15. 2-hour street parking (A parking garage 0.6 miles away a Wisconsin and S St Parking called Air Garage, (may require reservation). Mildred Bliss began a (sometimes rocky) 30-year collaboration with Beatrix Farrand to develop a 16-acre garden at the highest point in Georgetown. Terraces, borders, garden rooms, pleached avenues.
Dinner – TBD either in DC or Richmond
LINDEN ROW INN Two-hour drive from Dumbarton Oaks. 100 E. Franklin St. Richmond VA 23219. (804) 783-7000. From around $200. Historic row houses and main house restored with modern comfort.
ST. JOHN’S MEWS/CHURCH HILL NEIGHBORHOOD/ CARRINGTON SQUARE Near E. Broad Street. 2 miles from Linden Row Inn. Stop by first thing in morning. Garden Recipient of GCA Founders Fund award. Designed and maintained by the Garden Club of Virginia, in historic district, known for its 18th century ambiance. Framed by St. John’s Church.
LEWIS GINTER BOTANICAL GARDEN. 1800 Lakeside Ave. Richmond VA 23228. 15 minute drive from Linden Row or Church Hill neighborhood. Arrive mid-morning. Admission $20/$15 seniors. Onsite parking. A variety of very fine gardens.
Lunch at the cafe.
NATIONAL ARBORETUM. 3501 New York Ave. NE Washington, DC . About 2 hours from Gitner and 2 hours from Westchester. (halfway on the quickest route between Gitner and home). Arrive around 2:45 or 3:00 p.m. Free admission; onsite parking. Notable bonsai collection: Pinetum beautifully designed with many specimens of “dwarf” conifers that are now sizeable. Camellia hill (many may be