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Trail Walk with Armand and Bernice

Quarry Gardens Visitor Center VA, United States

The Thieblots, co-owners of the Quarry Gardens, will lead this tour. In the Visitor Center, Armand will introduce the QGs project and the history of soapstone mining. Bernice will lead a walk along the main trail around the quarries. Among the plant communities, we may see wild Geranium, Pussytoes, Quaker ladies, Trilliums, Maidenhair fern, Bellworts, Dwarf […]

$15.00

Bird Walk with Ezra and Theo Staengl

Quarry Gardens Visitor Center VA, United States

Ezra and Theo Staengl—birders and citizen-scientists—will lead a ramble through the Quarry Gardens and portions of the adjoining Preserve in search of resident and migrating birds during the peak of the spring season. A wide range of avian visitors are drawn to this unusually varied landscape. Perhaps a new species will be added to the […]

$10.00

Trail walk with Armand and Bernice

Quarry Gardens Visitor Center VA, United States

The Thieblots, co-owners of the Quarry Gardens, will lead this tour. In the Visitor Center, Armand will introduce the QGs project and the history of soapstone mining. Bernice will lead a walk along the main trail around the quarries. Among the plant communities, look for Pussytoes, Woodland stonecrop, Rattlesnake weed, Prickly pear cactus, Sundrops, Indian […]

$15.00

Friday morning trail walk

Quarry Gardens Visitor Center VA, United States

A brief introduction to The Quarry Gardens project followed by a guided tour of soapstone quarrying artifacts and native plant communities along the main trails. Look for Woodland stonecrop, Native clematis, Bellworts, Shooting stars, Carolina rose and many others. Bring a lunch if you like to enjoy in the  picnic pavilion. In view of Covid […]

$5.00 – $10.00

Wayne Moyer visit

Quarry Gardens Visitor Center VA, United States

Mother’s Day trail walk

Quarry Gardens Visitor Center VA, United States

A brief introduction to The Quarry Gardens project followed by a guided tour of soapstone quarrying artifacts and native plant communities along the main trails. Look for Woodland stonecrop, Native clematis, Bellworts, Wild geranium, Carolina rose and many others. Bring a lunch to enjoy in the picnic pavilion. Masks optional.  

$5.00 – $10.00

Blue Ridge Mycological Society

Quarry Gardens Visitor Center VA, United States

Meeting and foray. Contact: g.patrick.e.mitchell@gmail.com  

Preservation Piedmont

Quarry Gardens Visitor Center VA, United States

Field trip

Wild Ginger Services

Quarry Gardens Visitor Center VA, United States

Field trip.

Saturday morning walk with Armand and Bernice

Quarry Gardens Visitor Center VA, United States

The Thieblots, co-owners of the Quarry Gardens, will lead this tour. In the Visitor Center, Armand will introduce the QGs project and the history of soapstone mining. Bernice will lead a walk along the main trail around the quarries. Among the plant communities, look for Pussytoes, Woodland stonecrop, Rattlesnake weed, Prickly pear cactus, Sundrops, Indian […]

$5.00 – $15.00

Newlife Photos

Quarry Gardens Visitor Center VA, United States

Private photography workshop.

Sunday morning trail walk

Quarry Gardens Visitor Center VA, United States

A brief introduction to The Quarry Gardens project followed by a guided tour of soapstone quarrying artifacts and native plant communities along the main trails. Look for Woodland stonecrop, Native clematis, Bellworts, Wild geranium, Carolina rose and many others. Bring a lunch to enjoy in the picnic pavilion. The indoor portion of the tour is […]

$5.00 – $10.00

Trail walk with Armand and Bernice

Quarry Gardens Visitor Center VA, United States

The Thieblots, co-owners of the Quarry Gardens, will lead this tour. In the Visitor Center, Armand will introduce the QGs project and the history of soapstone mining. Bernice will lead a walk along the main trail around the quarries. Among the plant communities, look for Pussytoes, Woodland stonecrop, Rattlesnake weed, Prickly pear cactus, Sundrops, Indian […]

$15.00

Trail Walk with Armand and Bernice

Quarry Gardens Visitor Center VA, United States

The Thieblots, co-owners of the Quarry Gardens, will lead this tour. In the Visitor Center, Armand will introduce the QGs project and the history of soapstone mining. Bernice will lead a walk along the main trail around the quarries. Among the plant communities, look for Woodland stonecrop, Rattlesnake weed, Prickly pear cactus,  Indian hemp,  Silky […]

$5.00 – $15.00