Roses and bluebells and deutzias, oh my!
According to weather.com, this Saturday is supposed to be a lovely 71-degree day – the perfect temperature for touring the nine spectacular gardens on the 83rd annual Georgetown Garden Tour, sponsored by the Georgetown Garden Club. Pick up your tickets at Garden Tour headquarters at Christ Church, (31st and O Streets, NW), and start walking. The whole fabulous experience runs from 10AM until 4PM plus you can do a little shopping for beautiful topiaries, fine porcelain vases, and unusual gardening tools at the Garden Boutique (don’t forget Mother’s Day is Sunday)! When you are all tuckered out and want to sit and reflect on the day’s adventures, head over to Keith Hall at Christ Church between 2 PM and 4 PM for tea. It’s billed as a “not-to-be-missed tea”, and since the cookies, tea sandwiches, and sweets are all homemade by members of the Georgetown Garden Club, I believe them.
Get your sunscreen and walking shoes out, people! Come be inspired by the secret gardens of Georgetown!
Tickets are $35 and the tea is included. The experience is priceless!
For more information go to http://www.georgetowngardentour.com/index.html
Celebrate Georgetown’s Trees
By now you must have noticed all the new trees that have been planted this spring in the empty tree boxes along our sidewalks. This fantastic effort has been undertaken by “Trees for Georgetown”, a volunteer committee of the Citizen’s Association of Georgetown, which identifies vacant tree boxes and works to fill them with trees that will ensure our neighborhoods will have green, leafy canopies shading our streets for years to come. They also do yeoman duty in summer by trying to make sure trees are adequately watered. If you are like me and value this effort, you should know that “Trees for Georgetown” is having its’ spring fundraiser on Wednesday, May 11 from 6-8 pm at Jill and Rock Tonkel’s historic home. Herman Hollerith built it at the turn of the 20th century for his three maiden daughters, Lucia, Nan, and Virginia who, with their mother, co- founded the Georgetown Garden Club. For all you history buffs, Mr. Hollerith invented the punch card tabulating machine that was used in the 1890 national census, saving our country $5 million (back when a million bucks was a million bucks).
“There are over 3000 tree boxes in Georgetown”, says Betsy Emes, head of Trees for Georgetown. “The price of everything has gone up from the fences to the trees. Two years ago we had big damage due to snow and many trees have had to be removed, so there are more vacant spaces. We are doing our best to plant as many trees as we have can, so we are raising money to plant more.” Each tree, including installation, tree fence, and mulch costs $900. Be a Patron for $1000, a Sponsor for $500, a Friend for $150, and a Junior, if you are under 35, for $75. There will be a drawing for a free custom protective tree box fence at the party! Pay at the door or send your donation for the fundraiser to Bob Laycock, Trees for Georgetown, 3258 O Street, N.W., Washington 20007. General donations can be sent to CAG, 1365 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 200, Washington DC, 20007. For further information, email Betsy Emes at Betsyemes@aol.com.
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