Historic Garden Week in Virginia

10/07/2026

Historic Garden Week is six months away, April 17-24, and we are excited to announce that the guidebook cover will feature Chancellors Rock Farm in Flint Hill, Virginia. This 700-acre working farm estate, largely protected by a conservation easement, showcases a stunning main house, pool house pavilion, as well as a historic log cabin. The landscape features diverse habitats including meadows, marshlands, extensive woodlands, and lovely walled gardens. Mark your calendar to tour Chancellors Rock Farm on April 18-19. https://gcvirginia.org/historic-garden-week/tours/chancellors-rock-farm/
Chancellors Rock Farm
Photo credit: Donna Moulton

10/05/2026

Mark your calendar and start making plans to attend Historic Garden Week, April 17-24. Go to https://gcvirginia.org/historic-garden-week/tour-schedule/ to view all 28 tours.

10/04/2026

Historic Garden Week 2027 will showcase 28 tours, April 17-24, with over 120 private homes and gardens throughout Virginia. NOW you can go online at https://gcvirginia.org/historic-garden-week/, view info on all tours, and start making your plans. As you plan, note that statewide passes go on sale November 1 and individual tour tickets in February. Get ready to be inspired, awed and have fun during Historic Garden Week 2027!

09/17/2026

Historic Garden Week 2027, April 17-24, begins 7 months from today. This beloved statewide event will include 28 unique tours from the foothills of the Shenandoah Valley all the way to the beaches of Tidewater. Mark your calendar and plan to tour beautiful venues, colorful gardens, and inspiring homes all at the peak of spring.
Pictured: HGW in Albemarle-Charlottesville, April 18, 2027

08/26/2026

Funds from Historic Garden Week fund the restoration of Virginia’s historic gardens. Our next project is the exciting reimagined landscape at our very own headquarters - the Kent-Valentine House in Richmond. Follow along as we share the story, details and updates on our new “botanical meeting ground” over the next few months.

08/23/2026

Historic Garden Week 2027, April 17-24, is now 8 months away and preparations are well underway to prepare properties and gardens for your arrival. All these efforts are headed by HGW Director Karen Ellsworth who, besides being an amazing tour organizer and editor of the HGW Guidebook, is quite a garden expert and writer. In fact, FLOWER Magazine currently features an article written by Karen that highlights her garden expertise. https://flowermag.com/an-english-garden-tour-inspired-by-books/ Flower Magazine
Photo credit: Karen & Dave Ellsworth in England

08/23/2026

Historic Garden Week 2027, April 17-24, is now 8 months away and preparations are well underway to prepare properties and gardens for your arrival. All these efforts are headed by HGW Director Karen Ellsworth who, besides being an amazing tour organizer and editor of the HGW Guidebook, is quite a garden expert and writer. In fact, FLOWER Magazine currently features an article written by Karen that highlights her garden expertise. Flower Magazine - House / Garden / Lifestyle

A garden tour expert reflects on an exploration of storied landscapes across England —and the books that inspired her visit to each.

08/17/2026

Historic Garden Week 2027, begins 8 months from today, April 17-24. Mark your calendar to tour inspired private landscapes, public gardens and historic sites across Virginia, at the peak of spring. Tour details coming soon.
Photo credit: Kip Dawkins. Richmond 4/22/27 tour.

05/23/2026

Just a few of the 3,400 Garden Club of Virginia members who greeted, guided, and created more than 1,000 floral arrangements for the 2026 Historic Garden Week tours. Mark your calendar April 17-24 for Historic Garden Week 2027.