Morven, James Monroe Parkway

On Saturday, April 19, only the gardens will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Morven reflects late-Georgian architecture with Roman Revival influence.

The extensive gardens form a series of rooms ranging in style from Colonial Revival to a semi-formal garden. Tulips, pansies and forget-me-nots, together with lilacs, wisteria, spireas and deutzias dominate the show of flowers.

Tickets are $10 for adults, and $5 for ages 12 and under. In case of wet conditions, call Caroline McLean at (434) 295-9033 to verify tour status. University of Virginia, Charlottesville

At the University of Virginia, the Pavilion Gardens were designed using plants known in the Thomas Jefferson-era. On Tuesday, April 22, Pavilion homes and gardens, Carr's Hill, and Morea will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at no charge.

West Lawn Pavilion homes: Dean David W. Breneman and Mrs. Donna Plasket; Vice President Patricia M. Lampkin and Mr. Wayne D. Kozart; The Colonnade Club; Dean Karen Van Lengen and Mr. James Welty. West Lawn rooms: Room 29, Mr. Brian Gavron; Room 39, Ms. Abbie Klinghoffer.

Also open will be the Edgar Allan Poe Room on the West Range, Room 13. Poe came to U.Va. on Feb. 14, 1826, and left that December.

Carr's Hill, home of university President and Mrs. John T. Casteen III, at Rugby Road and University Avenue, also will be open for tours.

The University of Virginia Library's newest facility, The Mary and David Harrison Institute for American History, Literature and Culture, and The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, invites visitors to view a special exhibition on the history of the Academical Village's garden.

Tours of Morea Garden and Arboretum will be limited to the gardens.

For information, call (434) 977-1639 or visit VAGardenweek.org.

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