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Peggy
Harrison
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U.Va.
to be open for Historic Garden Week April 25
Dogwood
blossoms and flower-lined walkways will welcome visitors to the
Grounds April 25, the day U.Va. celebrates Historic
Garden Week.
Pavilion homes and gardens I, III, V and VIIII, and Lawn rooms
three and 37 will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
free of charge. U.Va. President John T. Casteen III's home at
Carr's Hill will also be open during this time, as will Edgar
Alan Poe's room 13 on the West range.
That
same day, U.Va.'s Bayly
Art Museum will host its annual "Flowers Interpret Art"
program. Local volunteers will create and display floral arrangements
inspired by various works in the Bayly collections. The arrangements
will be on view in the museum from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Historic
Garden Week in the Charlottesville area will be celebrated April
24 through 27. Selected private homes and gardens will be open
for tours from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission will be charged. For
details, call 977-1783.
Statewide,
the 67th annual Historic Garden Week in Virginia will be April
22 through 30. The event, sponsored by the Garden Club of Virginia,
is America's oldest and largest house-and-garden tour program.
For more, visit: www.VAGardenweek.org
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