Historic Garden Week 2026
​Friday, April 24, 2026

Echoes of the Past In King and Queen County: Where Architecture Whispers History, and Heritage Lives On

Step back in time and experience the heart of Southern history nestled in King & Queen County’s picturesque Bruington Historic District. This immersive tour invites you to explore beautifully preserved, thoughtfully updated 19th-century homes and historic churches that witnessed America’s most pivotal moments. Marvel at elegant Antebellum, Greek Revival, and Federal-style architecture, rich with original details and stories etched in every corner. Stand in Bruington Baptist Church—one of Virginia’s oldest—and Bethlehem Baptist Church, founded by formerly enslaved individuals seeking freedom and faith. Experience a rare and moving tribute to the lives, struggles, and triumphs that shaped a community - and a nation.
Lunch on Historic Garden Week Tour Day
Order a $20 homemade box lunch for the 2026 Historic Garden Week Tour in the Middle Peninsula on Friday, April 24, by check or credit card. Each box lunch includes a sandwich (choose chicken salad or club at pickup), beverage, chips, macaroni salad, apple and pound cake. Lunches may be picked up on Friday, April 24th from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the King and Queen County Library, 396 Newtown Rd., St. Stephens Church, VA 23148.  Seating will be available.  Payment must be received by April 18th.
Mail check to New Mount Zion Baptist Church, 944 Pea Ridge Rd., Bruington, VA 23023 or use link below for credit card ($.50 processing fee added).

Recognition Award presented to Just Harvest

In June, 2025, the Garden Club of the Middle Peninsula (GCMP) presented a Recognition Award to Jay Richardson Grebe, Director, and Just Harvest, a non-profit organization of the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck. The award was for Just Harvest's work developing and stewarding learning gardens for the community, where gardening skills can be taught and free produce can be distributed to those who need it. They continually promote the importance of the land and our vital connection to the environment through these gardens and their workshops as an avenue to help communities learn to create sustainable food infrastructures. In the photo, from left, Chad Lewis and Jay Grebe of Just Harvest, Anne Glubiak and Marilyn South of GCMP. For more information about Just Harvest, visit their website: ​
The Garden Club of the Middle Peninsula Historic Garden Week Tour for 2025 took place on May 2, 2025 in beautiful Middlesex County.

Take a look at photos of the floral arrangements!

Essex, King & Queen, King William, and Middlesex Counties

Our aim is to promote gardening among amateurs; to protect our native trees, wildflowers, and birds; to encourage conservation of our natural resources; to promote civic planning; to encourage roadside beautification; and to aid in the restoration and preservation of historic gardens in Virginia.