ASQ Section 0511 October 2025 Meeting Announcement
Sunday, 12 October 2025
Green Spring Gardens: Ranger Outing Event
4603 Green Spring Rd, Alexandria, VA 22312
Event Organized by
Edwin Videla
ASQ Section 0511 Arrangements Chair and Ranger Outings Lead
Short Description:
ASQ Section 0511 is pleased to have arranged for an approximate one hour and a half a ranger-led tour of Green Spring Gardens at Alexandria, VA. Please arrive at 9:45 am to organize tour groups. The tour will start at 10:00 am.
- Participation will require driving to the location and spending time there comparable in duration to regular ASQ meetings plus meal time if you participate in the networking meal.
- This is an educational event. Participation in the tour provides 0.15 RU. Participation in the Networking Lunch provides 0.1 RU for a total of 0.25 RU earned when joining us for both. Participation in the tour is required to get RU for the Networking Lunch.
- This October 2025 Preparatory Review consists of three (3) parts, each about 30 minutes and each carrying 0.05 RU award, for the total of up to 0.15 RU. For more details see Optional Preparatory Review Green Spring Gardens section below.
- Each participant and guest must register
- If you have not successfully paid, your registration is invalid.
REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT:
Standard Registration is now open. The cost is $25 per person. A guest can be added by selecting 2 for the count. Regular Registration will be open until Sunday October 5, 2025 @ 11:59 pm. Beginning October 6 and until Saturday, October 11, 2025 @ 11:59 pm or when we run out of slots there will be a non-reimbursable $5 late fee.
Scroll all the way through to ensure you are completing all the information for each registration. Your registration will be reimbursed (attendance will be recorded) after the event as follows:
o ASQ Section 0511 Paid Member - $10
o Anyone else - $5
- Networking Lunch Participation
o ASQ Section 0511 Paid Member - $10
o Anyone else - $5
Anyone NOT registered WHO SHOWS UP for this ASQ event (for example, as a guest of someone who has registered) will be accommodated only if there is an ability to do so.
No guarantees of such accommodation should be expected; thus, it is important that you register both yourself and your guest.
Overall, you can attend a different tour, but you will have to arrange ticketing yourself, and it will be a tour not associated with this ASQ Section 0511 Ranger Outing event with no RUs awarded.
PROGRAM:
9:45 am - 10:00 am - Arrival, check in at the lobby of the main visitor center, the Horticulture center. Meet Edwin, he is expected to meet you wearing the ASQ Sash.
10:00 am - 11:15 am - Tour will start on time and will not wait for late arrivals.
11:15 am - 11:45 am - A short drive to Fratelli Restaurant 15 minutes. (410 Van Dorn St. Alexandria, VA 22304)
11:45 am - 12:45 pm - ASQ Section 0511 Networking Meal. You will pay for your own meal that is to your liking in size, content, and cost. For more details about lunch see Networking Lunch after Tour section below.
ABOUT THE VENUE:
Website: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring
The Venue: Nestled in the heart of Fairfax County, Green Spring Gardens is both a historic site and a vibrant botanical garden. The estate dates back to the 18th century, when it was a working farm. Its brick manor house, built in 1784, still stands as a reminder of Virginia’s past and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today, Green Spring Gardens is known as a “horticultural center for the Washington, D.C. region.” Visitors can stroll through over 20 themed gardens, including a fragrant herb garden, a native plant collection, and a woodland stream valley. The grounds also feature beautiful ponds, a gazebo, and seasonal plantings that ensure something is always in bloom. Whether you come for history, nature, or quiet inspiration, Green Spring Gardens offers a timeless experience that blends Virginia’s heritage with the beauty of its landscapes.
Tour: The 1 tour includes walking many of the 20 demonstrations gardens
Ranger: This tour will be led by 3 docents provided by the park.
Maps:
Green Spring Gardens
4603 Green Spring Rd, Alexandria, VA 22312
Parking:
Green Spring Gardens has an on-site parking area located inside the gate. It's accessible to visitors during the park’s open hours (grounds are open from dawn to dusk, with the gate locking at 5 p.m.)
Optional Preparatory Review
This Optional Preparatory Review is for the October 2025 Green Spring Gardens Ranger Outing.
Summary: The Optional Preparatory Review is an educational add-on to the main event that you may complete if you so choose.
· Completing and certifying its completion grants you additional RU credits atop of the RU credit you have earned by attending the Section's event.
· This October 2025 Preparatory Review consists of three (3) parts, each about 30 minutes and each carrying 0.05 RU award, for the total of up to 0.15 RU.
o Part 1 is "Green Spring Gardens Overview and Tour".
o Part 2 is "Green Spring Gardens Manager and Master Gardener Program".
o Part 3 is "Master Gardener Program (continued) and Historical Tea Time".
· You many complete one, two, or all three parts.
o You may certify only those parts which you have actually completed.
o You will be awarded RUs according to what you have certified.
How to Complete and Certify the Completion of the Preparatory Review
1. Complete all activities of Part 1 (or also of Part 2 and Part 3) noted in the Preparatory Review Activities.
2. When you register for the event, check off the following marks, but only those that you have actually completed:
o "I certify that I have completed all activities of Part 1 "Green Spring Gardens Overview and Tour" of the Optional Preparatory Review before submitting this registration."
o "I certify that I have completed all activities of Part 2 "Green Spring Gardens Manager and Master Gardener Program" of the Optional Preparatory Review before submitting this registration."
o "I certify that I have completed all activities of Part 3 "Master Gardener Program (continued) and Historical Tea Time" of the Optional Preparatory Review before submitting this registration."
o Important:
§ If you have not checked off these marks at the time of the registration, Section 0511 will not record the additional RU credits for you.
§ If you have a Guest and the Guest has also completed the Preparatory Review, you may check off the certification marks for the Guest, too.
3. Attend the Section's Monthly Educational Event (which itself grants you 0.15 RU) to get the add-on RUs.
o If you do not attend the Event, you will forfeit your claim for the add-on RU, even if registered.
o Note: Attendance of the Section Event's Optional Networking Lunch (if one accompanies the event) is not required to get the credit for the Preparatory Review.
4. Be willing to use your knowledge of the Preparatory Review materials during the Section's event.
Thus, you will receive 0.15 RU for the Section's event and 0.05 RU for each completed part of the Preparatory Review (and the 0.10 RU for the Networking Lunch if you attend it), for the total of up to 0.40 RU.
Activities of the Optional Preparatory Review
Complete one, two, or three parts, and then certify for what you have completed for a corresponding RU credit:
Part #1 (0.05 RU Credit, 30 min): Green Spring Gardens Overview and Tour.
· Action #1-1. Read two (2) brief web pages from the Friends of Green Spring Gardens website:
o Green Spring Gardens - https://www.friendsofgreenspring.org/historic-green-spring
o Historic Green Spring - https://www.friendsofgreenspring.org/historic-green-spring/historic-green-spring
· Action #1-2. Watch a rich overview of Green Spring Gardens with Karen Carbone on Parks Plus:
o 14 min - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qm4ehuokKE
· Action #1-3. Take a lively tour of of Green Spring Gardens with the host of It's Just Gardening:
o 14 min - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfqGm-3-fj8
Part #2 (0.05 RU Credit, 30 min): Green Spring Gardens Manager and Master Gardener Program.
· Action #2-1. Read two (2) more brief web pages from the Friends of Green Spring Gardens website:
o Beatrix Farrand landscape - https://www.friendsofgreenspring.org/historic-green-spring/beatrix-farrand-landscape
o Green Spring Gardens Master Plan Revision - https://www.friendsofgreenspring.org/historic-green-spring/master-plan
· Action #2-2. Watch an interview with the Green Spring Gardens' Manager Judith Zatsick:
o 12 min - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73kI19coYoY
· Action #2-3. Watch to get introduced into the Green Spring Gardens' Master Gardener Program:
o Master Gardener Program - 5 min - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biZmBcMH3JI
o Barbara L., Master Gardener - 6 min - Swale Garden - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rTGcgrw6rs
o Carla R., Master Gardener - 8 min - Cardoons - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OI1m6pH02o
Part #3 (0.05 RU Credit, 30 min): Master Gardener Program (continued) and Historical Tea Time.
· Action #3-1. Watch and listen to Master Gardener Mary Wall's Slide Deck presentation "Green Spring Gardens":
o Note: Turn on the sound louder as the voice audio is recorded at a lower level.
o Mary W., Master Gardner - 13 min - Green Spring Gardens - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1STudRrwnU
· Action #3-2. Watch to continue with the Master Gardener Program:
o Karen A., Master Gardener - 10 min - National Witch Hazel Collection - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD4VkiXuzAA
· Action #3-3. Finish off with a cup of tea at the Green Spring Gardens' 1784 Historic House:
o Debbie W., Historian - 8 min - Tea Talk at Green Spring Gardens - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N9GIOuwCPs
Action #4. Certify the Preparatory Review completion for Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 (whichever you completed) during your (and, if applicable, your Guest's) registration for the event.
NETWORKING LUNCH AFTER TOUR:
