Fall 2022
In this Issue
Manager's Message
Judy Zatsick tells us how the funds from FROGS' 2021 Annual Appeal—“Making Green Spring Greener” were used at Green Spring Gardens.
FROGS Talk
FROGS President Aimee Martin recaps the Family Fall Festival that took place on September 17th and fill us in on what to we can expect in the coming months.
Faces of Green Spring
Get to know our summer interns and hear what they learned from their summer internship and Green Spring.
Green Spring’s Freedom Seeker
Skyler Foley, Historic Resources Intern researches the story of WILL, alias Fox, an enslaved worker at Green Spring Farm who attempted to seek freedom.
The Edible Garden
Linda Nordstrom introduces us to Green Spring's edible garden— how it started as a demonstration garden and morphed into a production garden, all the while maintaining its educational value.
Thank-you to our Silent Auction Donors!
We gratefully acknowledge our donors who made the Silent Auction a success at our Family Fall Festival. We couldn't have done it without you!
Family Fall Festival
Thank you to the many FROG members, friends, and families who came to Green Spring Gardens on such a beautiful day. We hope you enjoy this video collage of photos showing some of the activities and our volunteers.
See the Video (link opens up in YouTube)
Announcements
Art in the Garden
Featured artists at Green Spring's Art Shows now through DEC 11th are Springfield Art Guild—Garden Dreams, and the F11 Women’s Photo Collective—Designs in Nature— both showing in the Horticulture Center; and in the Historic House, Caroline and Eric Hottenstein—In Praise of Gardens. More information on these and upcoming shows can be found on Art in the Garden.
Gardenline — Fall 2022
Judy Zatsick, Manager, Green Spring Gardens
Co-editors: Sunny Greene, Linda Nordstrom, Ivy Sinaiko, Debbie Waugh
Website layout: Mindy Nash, Kerry Mitchell
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Green Spring Gardens
4603 Green Spring Road
Alexandria, VA 22312