VISITING OUR UNIQUE GARDEN

PRIVATELY HELD FOR ALL TO ENJOY

Our long-term goal is to open the National Botanic Garden to the public on a permanent basis, but our journey has faced a few twists and turns.  We are privately held with the intent to donate the gardens to a charitable foundation, The National Botanic Garden Foundation, a Virginia not-for-profit, to preserve them in perpetuity, to be enjoyed by all. 

OPENINGS

We are working on obtaining 501c3 status for the Foundation. Meantime we will open once a month for a few days from April through November, "the scheduled openings" and 2 special events as they are set with dates will be posted under the "Visit Menu".  

PLAN YOUR VISIT

Openings are posted under the "Visit Tab", or just click the top banner to access all the details with dates and the ability to purchase tickets. Watch our website for updates, or please subscribe to our "e-mail list" newsletter  and be the first to know about our general openings and special events along with seasonal gardening tips. 

EVOLUTION OF OUR GARDENS AND VISION

The gardens are very much a work in progress and are intended to be a multi-faceted wilderness garden with occasional manicuring, combining art and its master creator, Nature, into a unique visual and physical experience.  A climate resilient garden that is learning to change with climate change. As this area of the country faces unusual growing conditions with climate change adding to the difficulties, we present many unusual and occasionally rare flowers, trees and shrubs which do well here and will continue to do so as weather variability increases.

GEORGE WASHINGTON’S DREAM

The creators fully share George Washington's dream of a National Botanic Garden in Washington, largely unrealized due to development on the Mall, now possible here in the suburbs, with less interference from the cityscape. The gardens provide a large pallet to provide a natural outdoor experience of nature and its beauty.