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Leesburg Celebrates Spring with Flower & Garden Festival April 26-27
Thirty-five years ago, Leesburg’s Department of Parks and Recreation launched a new event to showcase the offering of local landscaping and garden suppliers. Today, the town’s Flower & Garden Festival is Loudoun County’s largest annual event typically attracting 30,000 visitors and locals.
The free festival, which also serves as Loudoun County’s celebration of spring’s arrival, will be held April 26-27.
More than 125 vendors will fill the streets with seasonal blooms, herbs, gardening supplies, outdoor furniture, and more. In addition to those exhibits, festival goers may enjoy music, entertainment and activities for the kids, a rooftop beer garden, and festival food.
The event runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, rain or shine. Pets are discouraged.
Portions of King, Market, and Cornwall Streets will be closed for the event, however parking will be available in the Town Hall parking garage using the Loudoun Street entrance. Additional parking will be available throughout downtown and a free shuttle service, from Ida Lee Park, will run continuously throughout the day.
This year’s presenting sponsor is Loudoun Medical Group. Other
sponsors are Loudoun Credit Union, John C. Flood of VA, Charles Schwab, Integrated Wealth Advisors, Power Home Remodeling, Renewal by Andersen, Mountcastle Medical Spa and Laser Center, Kitchen Saver Custom Cabinet Renewal, Brain Treatment Center, Catoctin Veterinary Clinic, Loudoun Now, Wegmans Food Market, Amy Aesthetics and Wellness, Jun Lee Taekwondo, and Washington Gardener. n
FREE TREES
at this year’s
Flower & Garden Festival
On April 26 and 27, the Town of Leesburg Tree Commission invites you to help us replant our community! Located at booth #313 on East Market Street (near the post office), the Tree Commission will be giving away FREE Eastern Redbud and American Sycamore saplings to all attendees, as well as information on on how to properly plant and care for your trees. Be sure to stay close — twice a day, at 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., we will be hosting a FREE special raffle where attendees can win one of four mature, potted trees courtesy of Northern Virginia Tree Experts !
Receive a FREE Eastern Redbud sapling!
Receive a FREE American Sycamore sapling!
Scan to learn how to care for your trees: leesburgva.gov/departments/public-works/urban-forestry
Leesburg’s Tree Commission
Established in 1995 , the Leesburg Tree Commission comprises seven members appointed by the Town Council for their interest and knowledge in urban forestry. This commission’s vision is to provide leadership to enhance, expand, and preserve the tree canopy for the benefit of the community.
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Arbor Day Celebration
The Town of Leesburg will also be celebrating Arbor Day, as Mayor Kelly Burk receives Leesburg’s 36th Tree City USA Award. The award will be presented by the Virginia Department of Forestry on behalf of the Arbor Day Foundation, beginning at 1:30 p.m. at the Loudoun County Courthouse stage.
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On Stage at the Festival
There is more than bulbs and blooms to see during your visit to downtown Leesburg. The festival features live shows from some of the Loudoun music scene’s most popular performers on two stages.
MAIN STAGE — COURTHOUSE LAWN
Saturday, April 26
10 a.m. Hilary Veltri
Noon David Thong
1:30 p.m. Tree City USA Presentation
2 p.m. Joey Harner
4 p.m. Tejas Singh
Sunday, April 27
10 a.m. Zach Jones
11:45 a.m. Gary Smallwood
1 p.m. Landscape Showcase Award Announcement
1:30 p.m. Meisha Herron
3:15 p.m. Lenny Burridge w/Tim Rumfelt
ROOFTOP BEER GARDEN — TOWN HALL PARKING GARAGE
Saturday, April 26
Noon to 4 p.m. Eric Campbell
Sunday, April 27
Noon to 4 p.m. Rob Hoey
Loudoun Now File Photo
Hilary Veltri returns to open the festival as the first performer on the main stage starting at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Lightfoot Lot
Washington Gardener ............... 1
Gold Star Nursery 2
I See Spain 3
Legacy Farms 4
Nica-Art 5
DAY THREE BATH & BODY 6
Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy 7
Snickers Run Garlic Farm 8
Sleepy Hollow Lights 9
J.Potts Design 10
SavATree 11
Eden Earth 12
Audia’s Farm & Nursery 21
Ripasso Barrel Co 22
Mam Jam’s Candle Company 23
Prudence Hill Homestead 24
Farmgirl Garage 25
Out of the Woodwork 26
The Garden Patch 27
Battle Worn Flags 28
West Market Street
Deckscapes of Virginia 100
The Painted Garden 101
Radical Roots Organic Farm 102 CRAFT 103
Loudoun Credit Union........... 104
Riverbend Landscapes & Tree Service 105
Glorious Goblets 106
Loudoun Lighting 107
Blossoming Roots Farm and Supply 108
Loudoun Medical Group 109
Ornametal Welding 110
Birch Tree Bookstore & Foliage Plant Shop 111
La Taqueria 112
LB Concessions .................... 113
Bruster’s Real Ice Cream 114
Harvesting History 115
Integrated Wealth Advisors.......116
Calixto Farm 117
Catoctin Veterinary Clinic GP1
South King Street
Tres Trop, LLC 200
Nelsons Creative
Wood Products 201
Forest Mushroom
Growers Association 202
Berrygood Farm LLC 203
Bee’s Wing Farm 204
Peony’s Envy 205
Earth Essentials by Erica 206
Althouse Pottery 207
Hummingbirdology 208
Labella’s Paper Petals 209
Light & Shadow 210
Papa’s Birdhouses 211
King Street Oyster Bar .......... 212
Green Tree Tavern 213
K&S Woodcrafts 214
Plants & What Knot 215
Wood Fired Pottery 216
NoVa Deer Shield 217
Murrell’s Salsa 218
Sinbad Crafts and Plants 219
The Global Local 220
Wind and Fire Chimes 221
Bucks County Flowers + Things 222
GOURMET CREATIONS 223
Loudoun County Master Gardener Association 224
Richs Hand Carved Root Baskets 225
Plants With Purpose Farm 226
East Market Street
Wildwood Landscape LLC 300
NOVA Horticulture Club and Program 301
Parsonage Handmade Soaps 302
ABIJA BLUE 303
Presentability 304
Celestial Bonsai 305
SEVEN BARRELS 306
Little Austria ........................... 307
Succulents2Go 308
DC Lighting Pro 309
Laura’s Raw Honey 310
Support Station 311
Paisano’s Pizza 312
Putnam Hill Nursery 313
Town of Leesburg Tree Commission 314
MAXXDOGGTOYZ 315
Dondero Orchards 316
Starstead Farm 317
WW Farms, Lavender Fields 318
Fowler’s Rollin’ Rotisserie 319
Skrimpshack 320
Blue Ridge Kettle Korn LLC 321
FOOD VENDORS
SPONSORS
FESTIVAL TENTS
LANDSCAPE DISPLAY
By attending the Leesburg Flower and Garden Festival, you are granting the Town of Leesburg permission to use photographic images of you and/or your minor children for marketing purposes.
Lower North King Street
Homeland Contractors 400
Hope Flower Farm and Winery 401
Tote Bag Tent 402
Wagon Tent 403
ONICE 404
The Cottage of Herbs 405
Avant-Garden Pottery 406
NVW Growers 407
Fly Home Birdhouses 408
Acer Acres Japanese Maples 409
Loudoun Now......................... 410
A Farm Less Ordinary 411
John C Flood 412
R&B Crafts 413
Montgomery Shade & Awning Ltd. 414
Greg’s Art & Garden Iron 415
X-treme Products 416
Pollinator Rare Plants 417
Soco Swings 418
Forest Shepherd Farm 419
Charles Schwab 420
J&B Herb and Plant Farm 421
Premium Spas and Billiards 422
For The Birds 423
Cannabreeze Hemp Farm 424
Upper North King Street
Whisper Hill Farm 500
Lammar Marie’s
Gourmet Popcorn 501
Blooming Mountains
Botanical Sanctuary 502
Step by Stepping Stones 503
Sunny Sprouts Greenhouse 504
YummieThaiKitchen 505
Cousins Maine Lobster ......... 506
International Grill Co. 507
Cornwall Street
King of Pops 700
Shenandoah Crafts 600
Mudchurch Pottery 601
Prime Hydroponic 602
Loudoun Awakening 603
Power Home Remodeling ......... 604
518 Farms 605
Bill and Barb’s Crafts 606
Mountcastle Medical Spa & Laser Center 607
HousePlanters 608
Wild & Wonderful
Workshop 609
Renewal By Andersen 610
Got to Get It
Bonsai Trees 611
Goodman LLC | Native Plants & Conservation
Consultancy 612
Brain Treatment Center Ashburn 613
Terrabauble 614
Temalle Limited 615
SS Fragrances 616
Kitchen Saver......................... 617
Frog Music Garden 618
Slates Ornate 619
Isa Kollgaard Artwork 620
Hotplate Trivets By MAC 621
Designs in Glass 622
Alyssa Mae Crafts 623
Bartlett Tree Experts 624
Fire Pit Spice Company 625
ECHO Barkery 626
Leesburg Public Works 627
Post Office Lot
LCVR S NP1
Town of Leesburg
Environmental Advisory Commission NP2
Loudoun County Health Department NP3
Town of LeesburgBoard of Architectural
Review & Historic Preservation Division NP4
Loudoun Volunteer
Caregivers NP5
Loudoun Career
Firefighters Foundation NP6
Embark Center for SelfDirected Education NP7
Friends of Ball’s Bluff Battlefield NP8
Courthouse
American Legion Post 34
Leesburg Police Department
Loudoun Brewing
Bear Chase Brewing Harvest Gap
Lost Barrel
Vanish
Eleven Eleven Fabbioli Cellars
Crooked Run
Children’s Activities on the Green
The Garden Patch family area on the Town Hall green will feature children’s activities during both days of the festival, including arts and crafts, kids’ entertainment, performances by community groups, live music and dancing.
The activities are sponsored by Catoctin Veterinary Clinic. Also providing hands-on activities will be representatives of Headway Church, NOVA Creative Reuse Center Loudoun Museum, and Kiwanis Club of Leesburg.
GARDEN PATCH ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE
Saturday, April 26
11 a.m. WOW Hour with Zoo-to-You
12 p.m. Interactive games with DJ Squared
12:30 p.m. Blue Ridge Thunder Cloggers
1 p.m. Loudoun Ballet Performing Arts
1:30 p.m. Kim’s Tae Kwon Do
2:30 p.m. WOW Hour with the Science Guys
4 p.m. Bella Ballerina
Sunday, April 27
11 a.m. Interactive games with DJ Squared
12 p.m. WOW Hour with Rocknocerous
1:30 p.m. DJ Cici
2:30 p.m. Jun Lee Tae Kwon Do
3:30 p.m. WOW Hour with Earthquest
Load Your Wagon
What’s the best tool to use at the festival? It’s a little red wagon. Some visitors buy by the armful, but most quickly figure out it is better to go with the wagonload. While you can bring your own, the town has its own fleet with some to borrow at the event’s main gazebo at the center of the festival. n
In the (Beer) Garden
While the kids play below in the Garden Patch, adults at the festival can enjoy cold beer and wine on the top level of the Town Hall parking garage.
The rooftop beer garden allows visitors to sample the offerings of some of Loudoun’s favorite craft beverage makers without leaving downtown. This year’s lineup includes Bear Chase Brewing Company, Harvest Gap Brewery, Lost Barrel Brewing, Loudoun Brewing, and Vanish Farmwoods Brewery. Fabbioli Cellars will
be pouring its award-winning wines.
The $17 ticket includes a commemorative festival glass and two drink tickets. Additional tickets are $4.
The beer garden also enjoys its own entertainment stage. Performing Saturday afternoon is Eric Campbell playing hits from the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s from noon to 4 p.m. and Rob Hoey performs hits, deep cuts and sing-alongs from the past 60 years on Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. n
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Typically, a trip to the Flower and Garden Festival is a daylong excursion, and Leesburg has plenty of points of interest just beyond the festival area.
Here are a few suggestions:
GET THE APP
The Town of Leesburg’s Tour Leesburg app offers self-guided walking tours of the downtown area.
Currently, the app offers tour of Charming Finds, African American History, Downtown Architectural, Historic Highlights, Public Art Tour, Loudoun County War Memorials, Union Cemetery, and Women’s History.
Each tour has historical photos, maps, images and audio narration of each site.
You can begin a tour at any point of interest, or simply open the app to get directions.
TOUR DODONA MANOR
At the edge of the historic district on East Market Street is the home of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate George C. Marshall, who served as chief of staff of the Army, secretary of state, secretary of defense and president of the American Red Cross.
The George C. Marshall International Center operates Dodona Manor as a historic house museum at 312
E. Market St. The house was home to George and Katherine Marshall from 1941 to 1959. Weekend guided tours provide a full picture of Gen. Marshall’s life—on the international and national stage as well as his local life.
Tours are offered Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 per adult and may be purchased in advance at georgecmarshall.org.
The center also offers a free, self-guided walking tour that explores the architecture and fascinating history of the home. That tour may be viewed at the center’s website.
VISIT THE LOUDOUN MUSEUM
The official repository for Loudoun’s history, the museum works to navigate the county’s evolving future, conserve Loudoun’s diverse and complete history, interpret authentically, and disseminate knowledge of Loudoun’s culture, history, and natural treasures.
Currently, the museum features three special exhibits spotlighting three different eras of Loudoun’s history: Caught in the Maelstrom of Civil War: Loudoun Divided; A Fragile Republic: 1800-1825; and Vintage Pursuits: Cultivating a Virginia Wine Industry.
The Loudoun Museum, located at 16 Loudoun St. SW, is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with free admission. n
Loudoun Now File Photo
Located at the edge of Leesburg’s downtown historic district, Dodona Manor, the home of Gen. George C. Marshall, is open for weekend tours.
Garden Week Showcases Historic Hunt Country Properties
Historic Garden Week is coming to Middleburg this year.
Since 1929, Garden Club members across Virginia have showcased their efforts to conserve lands, preserve historic landscapes, promote the love of gardening and artistic design with statewide tours of historic gardens.
This year’s tour features 29 different tours April 26 through May 3.
Locally, four properties near Middleburg will be open for visitation, hosted by the Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club and the Leesburg Garden Club.
Ellerslie is a recently renovated property included in the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Gardens in 2020. Benton is the home of a former Garden Club of Virginia President and
included on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. Also on the tour is The Pond House, a charming property with low wet areas, shady woodlands and open sunny meadows. Also, Little Oak Spring, the former home of Paul and “Bunny” Mellon is open for touring on Thursday and Friday, and requires a separate ticket.
To see the full tour brochure and get tickets, go to gcvirginia.org/historic-garden-week.
Proceeds from the tours support the restoration and preservation of the commonwealth’s historic gardens, provide research fellowships for building comprehensive records of historic gardens and landscapes, and support the mission of the Garden Club of Virginia. n
The gardens of Ellerslie near Middleburg will be open for ticketed tours as part of this year’s Historic Garden Week program.
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