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, 11 a.m. and noon
Meet in front of the Visitor Center for this FMGG volunteer-led tour. Learn about the gardens, architecture, shrines and history of the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land. Call 202-526-6800 to arrange a separate tour for your group.
Honey Harvesting Workshop
RESCHEDULED TO JUNE 2016
Details will be posted closer to the new date.
Annual Plant & Herb Sale
Saturday, April 23 (9 a.m.-6 p.m.)
Sunday, April 24 (8 a.m.-3 p.m.)
This popular sale is back. Stop by for your herbs, vegetables, roses, annuals, perennials, shrubs, camellias, azaleas and more (including monastery-grown plants). Plus food and craft vendors.
Open House
Saturday, April 30, 10 a.m.-12 noon
Join Franciscan Monastery Garden Guild members for this behind-the-scenes open house. Learn about the greenhouse, vegetable gardens and honeybee apiaries. Ask questions from our experts and find out how to volunteer.