Garden Club renovating Visitor Center garden in Alexandria.
The Garden Club of Alexandria recently announced the renovation of Alexandria’s "front door" to the city at the historic Ramsay House garden, Alexandria Visitor Center on King Street in Old Town. The renovation kicked off with a groundbreaking on Oct. 24 in the garden.
The renovation features a new garden design by Joan Honeyman of Jordan Honeyman Landscape Architecture and includes an accessible garden entry and terrace, native and sustainable plantings as well as seating to welcome the thousands of residents and tourists who visit the Ramsay House garden each year.
With a nod to modern technology, the sustainable design includes a new water fountain and the only cell phone charging station in Alexandria’s city parks.
With an ongoing fund-raising program, the club has engaged J and J Landscaping for the garden installation. Donnie Simpson of Simpson Development is continuing the family’s long history of civic commitment by donating project management for the innovative garden renovation. Both Donnie’s father and grandfather are thanked at the house for their work on original Ramsay House projects.
The garden installation will commence soon and continue through the coming months with a grand opening planned for Spring, 2019, in order to greet residents and tourists to Historic Garden Week’s house and garden tour, one of the most highly attended events in Northern Virginia.
