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10 beautiful gardens worth a day trip from Harrisburg | George Weigel
Posted May 06, 2021
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Public gardens are a visit-worthy venue this time of year, not only because so many plants are looking good as spring unfolds, but because they’re in the fresh outdoor air and amenable to social-distancing.
Harrisburg is well situated within day-trip range of lots of great public gardens, including several of America’s best in the Philadelphia, New York, and D.C. areas.
Below are my top 10 recommendations as well as a dozen more worth seeing.
Check the listed websites for hours and visiting guidelines since most have advanced timed-ticketing requirements.
February 24, 2021
Discover a burst of color on a gray winter day with a tour of the witch hazels in bloom at Green Spring Gardens.
Green Spring is home to a National Witch Hazel Collection of more than 200 plants on 32 acres, and winter is the best time to enjoy their beauty and variety. Wander through the park at your leisure to see them in bloom.
You can also learn more about these plants during the “Great Shrubs for Home Gardens” program on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. Green Spring is offering a virtual option for the program from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
During the event, horticulturalist Brenda Skarphol will highlight a variety of beautiful flowering shrubs that grow well in Virginia home gardens. Get to know seasonal standouts for winter and spring, and learn the best ways to culture and showcase them in your garden.
January 22, 2021
A hummingbird species that usually makes its home in the western part of the United States has been drawing birders and photographers to the Fairfax County Park Authority’s Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria, Virginia. A bird bander credentialed by the U.S. Geological Survey has con-firmed that a female Rufous hummingbird has made its way to Virginia.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the Rufous hummingbird is amazing because of the great distances it can migrate from wintering grounds as far south as Mexico to breeding grounds as far north as Alaska, but the migration route is usually along the West Coast. The bird that took a long detour to Green Spring Gardens is described as an after hatch-year female with five colorful gorget (throat) feathers.