Choose Your Nature Walk - Fairfax County, Virginia · 2020. 9. 23. · $45 per group of up to 9 people, including at least one adult, for a one-hour nature walk. • Contact Susan

www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring

These programs offer parents a unique opportunity to supplement their child’s science learning with real outdoor experiences and application of the concepts required in the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL). These hour-long outdoor,  in-person programs are geared by grade level to provide enrichment to all learners, including those in homeschool. Select from the topic options below: • Green and Growing Gardens (Kindergarten) • Fantastic Flora & Fauna (Grade 1) • Metamorphosis & More (Grades 2 or 3)  • Predator & Prey (Grade 3)

• Secrets of Soil (Grade 3)

• Virginia Ecosystems (Grades 3, 4 or 5)

• Peanuts, Popcorn & Pipe Tobacco (Grade 4)

Green Spring Gardens

Field Trips for Families J

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Book your private hour-long field trip for any day Tuesday through Friday. Registration is limited to allow for social distancing.

$45/45 min to 9 participants. 

• Contact Elizabeth Waugh [email protected]

• Or call Green Spring Gardens at (703) 642-5173


4603 Green Spring Road

Alexandria, Va. 22312   

Phone: (703) 642-5173

TTY: (703) 803-3354   

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspringmailto:[email protected]


Daisy Girl Scouts Between Earth and Sky Flower Garden Journey Water Drop Patch Brownie Girl Scouts Making Games Letterboxing Water Drop Patch Wonders of Water Journey Junior Girl Scouts Drawing Artist

Flowers Gardener Social Butterfly Cadette Girl Scouts Trees Naturalist Water Drop Patch Tiger Cub Scouts Tigers in the Wild Wolf Cub Scout Grow Something

Choose from the following badge programs:


Scout Programs by Request

Book your private scout program for any day, Tuesday–Saturday. Registration is limited to allow for social distancing. $10-14 per scout, depending on program. 

• Fill out our web form






Phone: (703) 642-5173

TTY: (703) 803-3354   

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspringhttps://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring/scoutsmailto:[email protected]


$45 per group of up to 9 people, including at least one adult, for a one-hour nature walk.






Phone: (703) 642-5173

TTY: (703) 803-3354   


Choose Your Nature Walk

(All ages) Book a walk with one of our Children’s Education

teachers and choose from a variety of topics for a themed tour of

the gardens. Each hour-long tour will include a hands-on element

and can be customized to include the science topics your students

are learning in school. Choose one of the following topics: Pond

Fauna & Flora, Native VA Plants & Trees, Watersheds & Geology

of Green Spring, VA Ecosystems Walk, History of Green Spring as

a Farm, or General Garden Tour.

L. Strecker



Green Spring Extension Master Gardener docents lead garden

tours year-round. These knowledgeable, highly trained guides

interpret the gardens, the plant collections, the site’s mission, and its

historic legacy. Home gardeners can learn about top landscape

plant choices and plant combinations. General and themed garden

tours are available. Arrange a private group tour tailored to your

special interests or to a theme such as garden design, trees,

seasons, or native plants.


Private Garden Tours For Groups and Individuals

R. Paine

For an hour-long tour: $10 per person for groups of 20 or more; $12 per person for 19 or fewer (minimum 2 people). Groups over 10 people will be split to observe social distancing. For information or to schedule a garden tour:

• Contact Debbie Waugh [email protected]

• or call Historic Green Spring at (703) 941-7987




Phone: (703) 642-5173

TTY: (703) 803-3354   

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Choose Your Nature Walk - Fairfax County, Virginia · 2020. 9. 23. · $45 per group of up to 9 people, including at least one adult, for a one-hour nature walk. • Contact Susan