PROGRAM: Franciscan Monastery Garden Tour Participating members traveled by mini motor coach to the Franciscan Monastery Garden, once named one of the best-kept secrets in Washington, DC. The gardens are at their best this time of year to tour its beautiful rose garden filled with over 1,000 hybrid teas, floribunda, and climbing roses. Members were given a guided tour of both the upper and lower gardens featuring beautiful statuary, herb gardens, perennials, shrubs, and greenery, and a special side trip to see the farm and the 1915 greenhouse behind the Monastery. Our tour guide was Patricia Cunniff, an expert docent and guide team leader who has been leading tours of the Monastery gardens for over a decade. To view images of the gardens and statuary, click the play or arrow buttons at the top of the photo above. Following the tour, members gathered in Angel Park for a picnic lunch. It was a delightful day!
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