state, but visitors can pick
and choose as they desire.
Two of the most scenic tours
take place the frst weekend
close to Charlottesville,
starting with the Saturday-only
"From Pastures to Parterres"
tour in Orange County.
"We focus on four properties
along historic Spotswood Trail,
including three period homes
— Annadale, Aerie Farm and
Springfelds — plus the winery
and 1804 Inn at Barboursville,"
says Gail Babnew, co-chair
of Historic Garden Week for
the Dolley Madison Garden
Club in Orange County. "The
tour refects the evolution of
those properties over three
centuries from agriculture to
viniculture to horticulture."
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Now in its 82nd year, the event typically
lures 30,000 people, many of whom
consider it an annual rite of spring.
These fowers are part of
Springfelds, one of the three
period homes on the Orange Tour.
Lafayette gave the two Lebanon
cedars pictured here at Montpelier
to Dolley and James Madison.
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Photo
courtesy
of
Montpelier
Photo
by
Catriona
Tudor
Erler
84 BALLANTYNE MAGAZINE
SPRING 2015