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Tidewater / Hampton Roads
Gardens

Belle Air Plantation
11800 John Tyler Memorial Highway
Charles City,  Virginia  23030
Phone: (804) 829-2431

One of America's oldest frame dwellings (circa 1670), Belle Air is a unique and important architectural monument. Massive pine timbers still serve as sturdy structure and interior decorative trim. The mansion includes "the finest Jacobean staircase in America" and is furnished with antiques. The five-acre grounds with flowering borders and herb garden overlook farmland. The plantation is on the Virginia Landmarks Register and National Register of Historic Places. The first and second floors and outbuilding are open during Historic Garden Week.

Berkeley Plantation
12602 Harrison Landing Road
Charles City,  Virginia  23030
Phone: (804) 829-6018
Toll-Free: (888) 466-6018

Berkeley is Virginia's most historic plantation. Visit the site of the first official Thanksgiving (1619). See the birthplace of Benjamin Harrison, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and President William Henry Harrison, our nation's ninth president, whose grandson Benjamin became the 23rd president. Envision Lincoln reviewing 140,000 Union troops. Hear "Taps" (composed here in 1862). We invite you to experience Berkeley's famous hospitality, as did the first ten presidents. An architectual gem, the elegant 1726 Georgian mansion is furnished with rare period antiques. Five terraces of restored boxwood and flower gardens overlook farmlands and offer breathtaking vistas of the James River.

Chelsea Plantation
874 Chelsea Plantation Lane
West Point,  Virginia  23181
Phone: (804) 843-2386

Historic Chelsea Plantation is one of the finest examples of early 18th Century Georgian architecture in the U.S. The grounds of Chelsea encompass nearly five acres of lawn with extensive English Boxwood gardens, overlooking the Mattaponi River. During the Revolutionary War, General LaFayette's army was encamped on Chelsea Plantation with the mansion house serving as head quarters. In 1764, Thomas Jefferson attended a wedding in the gardens of Chelsea. Come stroll across the lawns and gardens, and loose yourself in the serenity and history of Chelsea.

Heirloom Botanica Garden Boutique - Historic Building
5664 Shoulders Hill Road
Suffolk,  Virginia  23434
Phone: (757) 638-0705

Historic 1850s farmhouse and kitchen garden located in the Bennetts Creek Village. Fine home and garden furnishings, organic gardening supplies, unique collectables, topiaries, and personalized service.

Norfolk Botanical Garden
Located adjacent to Norfolk Int'l Airport
Norfolk,  Virginia  23518
Phone: (757) 441-5830

Renowned for its exceptional scenery and educational programs, Norfolk Botanical Garden is considered a premier example of horticultural excellence. The Garden dates back to 1938 when the Works Progress Administration sponsored 200 African-American women to clear the dense, native vegetation and plant 4,000 Azaleas. Today, the Garden represents 155-acres of colorful landscapes, unusual flowers, mature forests and seasonal plantings and features one of the largest collections of azaleas, camellias, roses and rhododendrons on the East Coast. Open 365-days a year, the Garden is one of the only botanical gardens offering tours by foot, boat or tram.


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