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"The nation behaves well when it treats its natural resources as assets, which it must turn over to the next generation increased and not impaired in value."
      Teddy Roosevelt, 1903

The Williamsburg Botanical Garden, comprised of dedicated citizens from the City of Williamsburg, James City County, and York County, have been working since 2000 to establish a botanical garden in Williamsburg, Virginia.  The Williamsburg Botanical Garden is a 501-(c)(3) non-profit corporation.  As we continue our planning efforts to select and develop a permanent location for the Garden, we welcome new members and new ideas. For further information about WBG plans and programs, E-mail us.

WINTER WORK DAY

It's a cold day on January 29, but that does not stop the Friday morning work crew! With temperatures below freezing, Gary Driscole, Carolyn Will, and Ralph Will were chipping the massive piles of woody plant waste from the compost bins into "black gold" mulch.

Note: The Garden needs a volunteer to monitor the compost pile throughout the growing season.
Call 564-4494 for more information.

Carolyn did some weeding and raked pathways: the water was frozen in the wetland area!

Jerre Johnson covered the calcareous ravine with burlap to stabilize the soil until plants can be installed in early spring. Last fall Jerre removed much of the large oyster shells from the paths in the Adams Garden near the restored area of Colonial Williamsburg, and used them at the Ellipse Garden to form a base for the above-ground ravine.

Daffodils are in bloom! "Early Sensation", planted two years ago and now inside the deer fence are heavy with blossoms, and outside the fence many bulbs are sending up leaves and buds, interspersed with the prints of very frustrated deer.

Work Crew	Carolyn weeding
Burlap covering calcareous ravine	Butterfly Garden sign
National Wildlife Foundation sign	Monarch Waystation sign

Daffodil Planting--December 2009 (photos by Helen Hamilton)

The Garden--Late November 2009 (photos by Helen Hamilton)

Dedication of the Ellipse Garden Pavilion--November 2009: link here

Butterflies in the Garden--late August 2009: link here

Mid-Summer in the Garden--August 2009: link here

Work Day in the Garden--June & July 2009: link here

Early Summer in the Garden--2009: link here

May 2009--WBG Photos by Emily Krapf: link here

VISION:

To create and sustain a botanical garden of wonder and discovery, beauty and inspiration.

MISSION: 

To support a botanical garden in the Williamsburg area by providing leadership, resources and an enduring commitment.

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