Tiffany: Color and Light’s closing is imminent – just 3 weeks away on August 15th! Have you seen the glass master’s exhibit at Richmond’s Virginia Museum of Fine Arts? Better make your plans now. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Garden’
Time is Running Out for Tiffany
Sunday, July 25th, 2010Hydrangeas Herald Summer’s Arrival
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010The hydrangeas in the east garden of our Fan District bed and breakfast are in full bloom
East Garden's Showy Hydrangea Blooms June 2010
celebrating the arrival of June and heralding the fact that summer is right around the corner. The gardens are in their glory, (more…)
Fan Woman’s Club Kitchen and Garden Tour May 2 2010
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010The Fan Woman’s Club presents its annual Kitchen and Garden Tour Sunday May 2, 2010 between 1 PM and 6 PM. Eight fabulous Fan District private homes are opening their doors and their gardens to tour ticket holders. Tickets are available on line as well as at a few local commercial establishments. Ticket info. Advance tickets may be purchased on-line through 6 PM on Saturday, May 1, 2010. A preview of homes including photos by local photographer, Tony Giammarino, are available as well as short descriptions of what to expect at each residence. Take a peek, whet your appetite for a glimpse into family life in the Fan, purchase a ticket or two, and make it a great Sunday afternoon. One of the tour homes is just two blocks away from our B & B.
The Fan Woman’s Club Annual Kitchen and Garden Tour is another one of Richmond Virginia’s best kept secrets. Visit Richmond, stay at our downtown Richmond inn, and we’ll share the best of the best with you from dining options at neighborhood eateries, sights to see, things to do, and we’ll give you insight into living in Richmond’s premier neighborhood. Our bed and breakfast features two classic, elegant guest rooms, each with a private en suite bath, high end bedding and luxurious linens, thick thirsty towels, high speed WiFi, cable equipped flat screen TV’s, a complimentary evening wine hour, and a hearty gourmet breakfast as well as a host of other amenities to make your stay memorable. Don’t forget one of our rooms has a whirlpool tub in addition to a separate tiled shower.
We’re looking forward to your visit!
Enticing Preview of Historic Garden Week in Virginia
Friday, April 16th, 2010West Avenue Garden Week Tour is just three short blocks from the premier Richmond VA bed and breakfast; and one of the homes on the West Avenue tour on Thursday, April 22 is featured in an article by Julie Young of Richmond’s Times-Dispatch. Read the entire article here.
But, don’t forget! Historic Garden Week in Virginia features three tours in the Richmond area next week: Windsor Farms’ Elegant Family Living Tour on Tuesday, April 20; historic homes of the Church Hill Tour on Wednesday, April 21; and, West Avenue Plus Two Walking Tour on Thursday April 22. Tour Information.
Make your reservation at the best Richmond inn (according to our guests’ comments) and be in the middle of it all! Start your day with a hearty gourmet breakfast and after a day of touring sip a glass of wine in our private urban garden with azaleas in full bloom!
Historic Garden Week in Virginia April 17 through 25
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010The Richmond, Virginia area hosts three house and garden tours as part of Historic Garden Week in Virginia on Tuesday April 20, Wednesday April 21, and Thursday April 22. This is the 77th Historic Garden Week organized by The Garden Club of Virginia. and is the oldest and largest program of its kind in the nation. Creating beautiful gardens has been the tradition in Virginia since the 17th century. More than 200 homes throughout Virginia will be open to visitors to benefit historic preservation and restoration of important historic gardens. Previous projects include gardens formerly owned by such notables as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Patrick Henry, to name a few. This worthwhile cause affords visitors the opportunity to enjoy and visit private gardens and homes bursting with the blooms and promise of Virginia’s beautiful spring.
Make your plans now to stay in our Richmond inn and be centrally located to the three Richmond tours: Windsor Farms, Church Hill, and West Avenue in the historic Fan District – just 3 blocks away! Plan a Spring getaway with us, after a hearty gourmet breakfast Tuesday morning spend the day visiting the Windsor Farms neighborhood.
Between 10 AM and 4:30 PM on Tuesday April 20th, 7 homes and gardens reflecting elegant family living from a 1950′s Cape Cod with a seamless integration of old and new spaces, to a stately 1929 Tudor, one of the first houses built in Windsor Farms. Also featured are a 1935 formal brick Georgian, a former ranch remodeled twice and featuring an extensive art collection, and a stone cottage built as a wedding present in the early 1930′s. Art, antiques, family heirlooms, a mix of old and new, and lush gardens invite visitors to enjoy the best of Richmond’s Windsor Farms neighborhood. To rest your weary toes, head back to our bed and breakfast for the evening wine and cheese hour and relish in our private urban garden while you plan your dining experience at one of our neighborhood eateries.
Wednesday, April 21st, from 10 AM to 4:30 PM, it’s off to Church Hill! A rousing reenactment of Patrick Henry’s “Give Me Liberty or GIve Me Death” speech at St. John’s Church is free as a special bonus to Garden Week’s Church Hill ticket holders. Plan to be seated by 12:30 PM, reenactment will last about 40 minutes. The Church Hill neighborhood has been undergoing a careful and painstaking restoration movement of its historic properties for at least the past 50 years. One of Carrington Row’s homes will be featured; as will the Burton Farrar House built between 1818 and 1824. A Greek Revival built in 1861, St John’s Mews (a carefully constructed landscaping project on the site of two demolished buildings), a Federal period “bowfront” residence from about 1810, and an Italianate home built in 1881 are all featured. Spend the day touring Church Hill and then return to our Greek Revival bed and breakfast built in 1869 for another chance to select from neighborhood dining spots and to enjoy our private urban garden.
After Thursday’s breakfast, a short three block stroll takes you to the West Avenue Plus Two Walking Tour. Homes and gardens are open between 10 Am and 4:30 PM along one of the prettiest streets in Richmond’s Historic Fan District. Townhouses open to Historic Garden Week ticket holders are as diverse as their owners: from sophisticated, contemporary, fashionable, eclectic, traditional, to precisely refined. Art ranges from African wildlife to contemporary, from abstract to portraits. Gardens include a petit jardin Francais, a planted patio created by a garden historian and author, as well as a walled Charleston garden. This is city-living at its best and a tour not to be missed!
Each tour requires an individual ticket available at the Garden Week website, along with more detailed information, including a special offer for a statewide ticket. So pick your room now, and take advantage of our central location for all three Richmond tours. You won’t be disappointed.
