tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post2112017098450001990..comments2023-09-16T04:58:07.261-04:00Comments on the Annandale Blog: White Horticultural Park was saved from developmentAnnandale Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543558586252790593noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-43348455814814701312017-09-06T16:33:06.292-04:002017-09-06T16:33:06.292-04:00Sorry for the delay.
. I have never heard of any...Sorry for the delay. <br />. I have never heard of any burials on the property, of any age. <br />. Pls do not drive into the park. There is limited parking at the entrance and on the neighboring streets. The FCPA has restricted access to daylight pedestrian traffic only. The driveway is very fragile, and there is no more funding available for further repair (or maintenance?).JRBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13031047877049635052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-21576160380509028512017-02-25T14:07:02.843-05:002017-02-25T14:07:02.843-05:00I drove onto that property yesterday, to see if I ...I drove onto that property yesterday, to see if I could get a good photo of the ancient Indian burial mound. FFX Co has sat on this property since 1999. 2019 will mark 2 decades! Shows how government never lets go of things, even if they do nothing with it. Do an archeological dig on the mound, set aside a protected easement for it, and sell the rest for development.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-90481033463226503702014-02-05T22:59:13.158-05:002014-02-05T22:59:13.158-05:00We still need a winter photo-survey to support the...We still need a winter photo-survey to support the funding & maintenance volunteer recruitment effort. For particulars, contact Mary.Olien@FairfaxCounty.gov or 703-642-5173, Greenspring coordinator, or John Birch 703.829.5572. We also need help with tree identification in the 6 ac.of magnificent woods surrounding the gardens. JRBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-34876519251876128822012-09-13T15:57:41.520-04:002012-09-13T15:57:41.520-04:00In the mean time, the gardens need care to prevent...In the mean time, the gardens need care to prevent destruction by invasive overgrowth. There is a small group of Friends of White Gardens working to save do just that. To join the Gardening Parties, see FOWG & contacts at http://wikimapia.org/#lat=38.8577742&lon=-77.1746767&z=18&l=0&m=b&show=/8042067/White-Horticultural-ParkJRBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13031047877049635052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-48659066843157161542012-05-09T16:34:08.224-04:002012-05-09T16:34:08.224-04:00As a neighbor of this park, I also attended the me...As a neighbor of this park, I also attended the meetings. The last anonymous poster is partially incorrect. While the Goldsboro side was able to keep their dead-end from being the main visitor entrance, that blockaded right-of-way road will become a pedestrian entrance, and the emergency vehicle entrance. Here is the map of the property showing these entrances. http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/GMP/WHITE_GMP_072606.pdfDavidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-23774695556208284882012-04-23T17:13:02.438-04:002012-04-23T17:13:02.438-04:00There is actually a wide road with sidewalk (Golds...There is actually a wide road with sidewalk (Goldsboro) that could be used for access to the White property. Unfortunately, the neighbors successfully lobbied the Fairfax Board of Supervisors to prevent this from becoming an access point, even for pedestrians. People who live a five-minute walking distance from the park will have to get in their cars and drive in order to enjoy its tremendous beauty :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-23987787815508896202012-04-20T17:59:44.076-04:002012-04-20T17:59:44.076-04:00I think the county is not advertising the park bec...I think the county is not advertising the park because it isnt open yet. Two years ago they had a work day and invited garden club members to help. While Mrs. White was still alive, they invited garden club members in to tour the gardens. It's really tucked away and is accessible through very narrow streets which is causing concern for the neighbors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-62730956108154720412012-04-17T21:57:57.609-04:002012-04-17T21:57:57.609-04:00This place is awesome. Surveyed the place when th...This place is awesome. Surveyed the place when they had an estate sale. The barn and meadow near the barn makes the park. Will be great someday but hold your horses credit hogs - all in due time. We need to pay as we go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-66525048415180099962012-04-16T09:08:23.638-04:002012-04-16T09:08:23.638-04:00Great article. I had no idea this Park was there. ...Great article. I had no idea this Park was there. More publicty for it is needed. I do not understand why the Park Bond will not include even a little money for this park. If time passes without any attention being paid to it, the invasive plants will take over and kill everything and it won't be recognizable. In addition the barn and house will deteriorate. We need more historical property and structures saved in Fairfax County!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com