Historic Garden Week in Gloucester to feature four beautiful homes

HISTORIC GARDEN WEEK IN GLOUCESTER
Saturday, April 18, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Presented by the Garden Club of Virginia, Historic Garden Week is the only statewide house and garden tour in the nation. The event is set for 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, April 18, in Gloucester County. It offers visitors a chance to tour inspired homes and private landscapes, public gardens, and historic sites across Virginia. In addition, more than 1,000 world-class floral arrangements adorn the house interiors.

The Gloucester tour, by the Garden Club of Gloucester and Mathews, features four beautiful and unique waterfront homes and gardens:

Warner Hall
Warner Hall Entryway

Warner Hall, a large historic 17th century plantation on the Severn River originally built by George Washington’s great-great-grandfather.

Colraine
Colraine flowers

Colraine, a beautiful 19th century home on Wilson Creek built over five years by Pennsylvania Dutch carpenters.

Covenant and Oyster Point, two lovely 20th century homes fronting the Piankatank River.

For tickets, visit vagardenweek.org. Email questions to gloucester@vagardenweek.org.

Rivah Visitor's Guide Staff
Rivah Visitor's Guide Staffhttps://www.rivahguide.com
The Rivah Visitor’s Guide provides information about places to go and things to do throughout the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula of Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay region, from the York River to the Potomac River.

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