 Blandy
Experimental Farm
Blandy Experimental Farm is a 700-acre
University of Virginia research facility
situated in
Clarke County VA in the
Northern Shenandoah Valley, about 10
miles east of Winchester and 60 miles
west of Washington, D.C. Blandy
Experimental Farm is also the home of
the State Arboretum of Virginia,
displaying more than 8,000 trees and
woody shrubs. The collections include
more than half the world's pine species,
the Virginia Native Plant Trail, the
Boxwood Memorial Garden, a spectacular
grove of more than 300 ginkgo trees, an
herb garden featuring culinary,
medicinal and ornamental herbs, and much
more.
Blandy Experimental Farm, as part of the
University of Virginia, is used as a
field research area for professors and
students from the school. The farm also
doubles as the State Arboretum of
Virginia, which features plants and
wildlife that you may not see anywhere
else in the Commonwealth.
For two weeks during summer, youngsters
in the community have been out and about
at the site, getting an in-depth
education about nature. It's an
adventure through nature and art -
Blandy Farm's summer nature camps for
elementary students give kids the chance
to re-create art they see in nature,
through projects like leaf and solar
prints, as well as painting animal
tracks.
Blandy Farm and State Arboretum hosts
their fall open house and plant sale.
Over 50 vendors will be selling items
for fall planting. Cost is $5 per car,
see how many people you can pack up and
bring into Blandy Farm!
Blandy Farm is located in Boyce VA
22620.
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