Garden Day in Lynchburg
TUESDAY, APRIL 21ST 2026
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Lynchburg's Historic Garden Week tour gives visitors access to four private homes and gardens, showcasing the city's Rivermont Historic District, as well as Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest, a National Historic Landmark and a Garden Club of Virginia restoration site, and the educational treasure of Camp Kum-Ba-Yah Nature Center. Just east of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Lynchburg tour combines old world charm with new conservation and horticultural practices to inspire and delight.
Details of the Day
Lynchburg Garden Day: Ticket Information
Ticket includes admission to the following 4 private homes, Jefferson’s Poplar Forest, Camp Kum-Ba-Yah Nature Center, and access to the gardens at the Places of Interest.
Advanced Tickets consider buying locally!
$50 per person. Available at VAGardenWeek.org. Tickets may also be purchased in-person at The Farm Basket, George’s Seed, Feed & Grow, Overstreet Ace Hardware, Paisley’s, and Virginia Garden Supply. Children’s ticket are available for $15 (ages 5 to 17; under 5 free) online only at VaGardenWeek.org.
Day of Tickets
$60 per person. Available at VAGardenWeek.org. Tickets available at Camp KBY Nature Center and tour properties. $15 single-site tickets sold at properties.
Note
This is a park & walk tour; walking shoes recommended. The tour is not handicap accessible; however, drop off locations are available. Facilities are available at Camp KBY Nature Center.
Special Events
Camp KBY Nature Center
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Garden Day Headquarters: marketplace, kids activities, parking, ticket sales, pre-ordered lunches, and bathrooms
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11:00 AM - 3:00 PM: The Garden Marketplace returns to Camp KBY with home and garden vendors, including:
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Lynchburg Tree Stewards
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Greater Lynchburg Wild Ones Chapter
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Rivermont Refillery
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Central Virginia Land Conservancy
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Barlett Trees
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Living on the Patio
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Little Flower Field
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Virginia Invasive Plant Coalition
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11:00 AM - 2:00 PM: Lunch by pre-order only by April 13th.
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4:00 - 5:00 PM: Children’s activities including flower arranging.
Poplar Forest
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10:30 AM -12:30 PM: Kaye Moomaw, Rosarian, Owner of Irvington Springs Farms/Irvington Stays: “Caring for Historic Roses”.
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11:00 AM & 2:00 PM: Dr. Eric Proebsting, Director of Archaeology & Landscapes, will be giving two behind-the-scenes tours of the Garden Club of Virginia landscape restoration projects.
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1:00 - 4:00 PM: Jonathan Sledge, Certified Arborist, Above Ground Tree & Landscape: “Caring for Historic Trees”.
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Hill City Master Gardeners will be available throughout the day in the interpretative herb and vegetable garden.
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Complimentary shuttle between Jefferson’s Poplar Forest and Peakland United Methodist Church (4434 Boonsboro Road) on the hour.
Sweet Briar House
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4:00 - 6:00 PM Enjoy Sweet Briar College Farm wines and celebrate the College’s 125th Anniversary in Daisy’s Garden at the Sweet Briar House, located 12 miles north of Lynchburg.
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Sweet Briar House, on the National Register of Historic Places, is surrounded by a boxwood garden and Daisy’s Garden, which date to the 19th century. The Garden Club of Virginia restored the front arrival court and added to the original arboretum on the front grounds with native and exotic trees. The heart of the College’s campus includes 21 buildings that comprise a National Register Historic District.
Miller Claytor House & Garden
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Located in Riverside Park, Lynchburg’s oldest existing house. Lynchburg Historical Foundation will be giving tours on Lynchburg Early City History and the History of the Miller-Claytor House.
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Places of Interest
Free access to the gardens for Historic Garden Week ticket holders.
1 | Point of Honor | Located in Daniel’s Hill overlooking the James River, the property features a landscape restored by the Garden Club of Virginia, including a circular stone drive, grove-like tree plantings, a demonstration apple orchard, visitor center terrace, and plantings. An example of Piedmont Federal architecture, built c. 1815. | 112 Cabell Street | ||
2 | Sweet Briar Gardens | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the house is surrounded by a boxwood garden along with Daisy’s Garden, both dating back to the 19th century. The Garden Club of Virginia restored the front arrival court and expanded the original arboretum on the front grounds with native and exotic trees. Gardens only. | Route 29, 12 miles north of Lynchburg (434) 381-6163 | ||
3 | Anne Spencer House & Garden | This Queen Anne-style house was the home of renowned Harlem Renaissance poet Anne Spencer. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and a two-time GCV’s Common Wealth Award winner. | 1313 Pierce Street | ||
4 | Miller-Claytor House & Garden | Lynchburg’s only remaining 18th-century townhouse was originally located downtown and was moved to Riverside Park 1936. A Virginia Historic Landmark. | 2200 Miller Claytor Lane | ||
5 | Old City Cemetery | An arboretum of historic plants with specimens botanically labeled, including more than 425 antique roses, medicinal herbs, a butterfly garden and pond, shrub garden, antique daffodils, and hundreds of native and ornamental trees. A Virginia Historic Landmark. |
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