Events

The June 18 honey harvesting workshops have been rescheduled to July 30, 2016 (9:30-12 noon or 12 noon-2:30 p.m.). Here’s a note from Joe Bozik about the reason for the change: “Unfortunately, due to the near historic wet spring, honeybees in the entire metropolitan area have not been able to effectively gather the peak nectar flows […]

NOTE: The honey harvesting workshops and the lavender wand-making workshops have been rescheduled to July. See below for the new dates. Weekly Vegetable Gardening Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Meet at the greenhouse/vegetable garden. We always have lots to do! NEW DATE: Honey Extraction Workshops Saturday, July 30,

Extra gardening hours have been added for the spring and summer. Our regular spring/summer vegetable gardening hours at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land (1400 Quincy St. NE, Washington, DC 20017) are: Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesdays, 5 p.m.-8 p.m. (please email gardenguild@gmail.com for access information) Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Meet at the greenhouse/St.

Please join us for our annual Open House this weekend, Saturday, April 30, 10 a.m.-12 noon. Meet at the greenhouse, which is behind the gift shop.* This is your chance to see behind the scenes of the Franciscan Monastery Garden Guild (and literally behind the monastery!). Visit our greenhouse, vegetable and cut flower gardens. Learn

WUSA 9’s meteorologist Melissa Nord stopped by the Franciscan Monastery gardens this morning to talk with Joe Bozik and Fr. Greg Friedman, OFM, about our 18th annual Plant & Herb Sale – and to tell us to expect mostly good weather this weekend! Plants and herbs for sale this weekend at the Franciscan Monastery of the

Join members of the Franciscan Monastery Garden Guild for an Open House on Saturday, April 30, 2016, 10 a.m.-12 noon., Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land 1400 Quincy St. NE, Washington, DC (meet at the greenhouse behind the gift shop) Experienced and new gardeners are welcome. Tour the greenhouse, the vegetable, herb and cut-flower gardens, plus our

Learn more about the annual Franciscan Monastery Plant & Herb Sale here and on our Facebook event page. We will have monastery- and other regionally grown flowers, vegetables, herbs and plants, plus garden tours, and food and craft vendors. Questions? Contact us via Facebook or email.

Spring tulips at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land – April 9, 2016.

Activities are picking up this month for the Franciscan Monastery Garden Guild. Please mark your calendar and join us. Questions? Interested in volunteering for the plant sale or open house? Contact us at gardenguild@gmail.com unless otherwise noted. Also, vegetable gardening is every Wednesday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., in the garden near the greenhouse. Garden Tours Saturdays,

Lou Maroulis has put the 2016 Franciscan Monastery Garden Guild schedule into a Google calendar that is updated regularly. Scroll to the footer on this page to keep up with the latest activities, and follow us on Facebook. Questions? Email us at gardenguild@gmail.com.