Winter 2023
In this Issue
Manager's Message
Judy Zatsick gives us an update on happenings at Green Spring!
FROGS Talk
FROGS President Aimee Martin gives an update on what FROGS has planned for the upcoming year.
Faces of Green Spring
Get to know Caroline Hockenberry, Green Spring's Farmers Market Coordinator.
It’s Peak Season for Witch Hazels
Linda Nordstrom walks us through the Green Spring Witch Hazel Collection, which contains 200+ specimens!
Youth and Family Winter Fun
Bailey Price gives us an update on the fun happenings in Youth and Family programming
International Story Time in the Garden
Gioia Caiola Forman updates us on this exciting program, which began in 2022, and the lessons learned during its first season. More Story Time programs are planned for 2023!
Congratulations Master Gardeners Class of 2022!
A new class of Master Gardeners graduated in December 2022. We welcome them into the Green Spring Gardens community and wish them well as they complete their volunteer hours.
FROGS Book Groups Welcome New Members
The FROGS book groups are open to all FROGS and welcome new members. The themes are broad—horticulture, natural history, science, history, and environmental issues.
Art Shows at Green Spring — Feb 6 through Apr 2, 2023
IN THE HORTICULTURE CENTER:
Vienna Arts Society—Turning a New Leaf, mixed media;
Steve & Grace Kim—Joy of Life, mixed media;
Teresa Brunson—Nature’s Beauty, pastels.
IN THE HISTORIC HOUSE:
Nadya Steare—Gathering, mixed media;
Miriam Cutelis—Grounded, mixed media;
Botanical Art Society of the National Capital Region—Heirloom Apples and Their Companions, mixed media.
Information on these art exhibits is available on the FROGS Art Shows web page.
Gardenline — Winter 2023
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