Garden Week in Virginia spotlights Seminary Avenue

April 5, 2008; 12:54 PM • by North Richmond News

North Richmond’s tree-lined Seminary Avenue will be featured as part of this year’s Historic Garden Week in Virginia on Wednesday, April 23. The walking tour of eight Seminary Avenue homes will take place between 10:00 am and 4:30 pm. Tickets are available for $35 in advance, $40 on the day of the tour or $15 for a single-site admission. The eight homes featured are at 3012 Seminary Avenue, 3013 Seminary Avenue, 3015 Seminary Avenue, 3209 Seminary Avenue, 3214 Seminary Avenue, 3501 Seminary Avenue, 3600 Seminary Avenue and 3604 Seminary Avenue.

Historic Garden Week’s website describes the Seminary Avenue neighborhood as follows:

While located within the city limits of Richmond, the Ginter Park neighborhood has the feel of an old-fashioned Southern town, with its wide, shady streets and spacious houses enjoyed by generations of families. This pleasant neighborhood will be highlighted on the April 23 tour, co-sponsored by Historic Richmond Foundation and The Garden Club of Virginia. The area was conceived and planned in the late-19th century by wealthy industrialist and entrepreneur Major Lewis W. Ginter and was one of Richmond’s first planned communities. The April 23 event takes visitors on a leisurely walking tour along Seminary Avenue in the heart of the neighborhood, which has retained most of its ambiance of the turn of the last century with its old trees, large lawns and a wealth of architecturally diverse homes, renewed for 21st century living. While in the area, be sure to visit the wonderful Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, inspired by Major Ginter and his niece Grace Arents.

Visit the Historic Garden Week website for details.