Mark your calendars now for the Garden Club of Virginia’s Historic Garden Week set for Sunday, April 27 and Monday, April 28 in the Middleburg area. Hosted by the Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club the tour will feature three properties near Middleburg. Two are next door properties with lovely gardens. 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. Details: middleburg@vagardenweek.org.
The Middleburg United Methodist Church held its All Saints Day celebration on Nov. 3, including the blessing for its new Brick Memorial Walkway, a recently installed walk of bricks with the engraved names of family, friends and others. More than 50 bricks have been placed, with space for many more. Memorial bricks are not limited to church members but to anyone wanting to commemorate a loved one in the walkway next to the historic 175-year-old church. The bricks can be purchased for $150. For more information, call the church office at 540-687-6492, or write to Middlebhurg United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 284, Middleburg, VA 20118.
Attention all lovers and other strangers…this note just in…Slater Run Vineyards: Celebrate Valentine’s Day on Friday, February 14 with an intimate five course dinner curated by Provender Garden Kitchen, paired with Slater Run wines. Details at 540-878-1476 or info@slaterrun.com. Cheers.
Get out your tailgate paraphernalia and don’t forget a corkscrew and large bag for trash. With many thanks to Don Yovanovich who sent the VSA schedule for the spring races.
