South Riding - Chantilly Va
Operating as usual
Memorial Day Weekend looking for something to do...
https://nationalbotanicgarden.org/art-in-nature-festival
Second Annual Art and Nature Festival on Ticonderoga Farms location known as National Botanic Garden. Hope to see you there - get your ticket today!
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Amazing Farm Fun @ Ticonderoga Farms has a variety of picnic areas, shelters & barns, perfect for hosting large corporate events, family reunions, field trips and outings. Check out our website!
Watching the weather, so far good weekend ahead, the farm looks forward to the first return event since the last of the pandemic is passing. Don't forget the basket for gathering eggs, and be ready for some pictures our fury friend hopping around on site. https://ticonderogafarmsllc.ticketspice.com/spring-festival-egg-hunt-1.
Planning Spring Break with the kids, don't forget to plan one weekend with the upcoming Egg Hunt weekends April 1,2,8 and 9.
If RAIN out tickets can be exchanged for another date, or if last date, the hunts will also continue to the next weekend.
Help find the golden egg, for that extra special surprise.
https://ticonderogafarmsllc.ticketspice.com/spring-festival-egg-hunt-1
Spring Festival Egg Hunt 2023, Purchase your tickets today!
https://ticonderogafarmsllc.ticketspice.com/spring-festival-egg-hunt-1
Happy Labor Day Weekend, looking for something to do next weekend - September 10th, check out the upcoming Fig and Wine Festival at the farm. Visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fig-wine-festival-tickets-401360539177 for the detail and entry.
We wish all the "Graduates" the best as the continue on their journey of life in 2022.
The farm plant life, flowers and fields loving the sun and rain right now. We thank all for a successful event at the other venue location on the farm, and look forward to hopefully seeing all at Amazing Farm Fun or National Botanic Garden for a private group outing this year.
During your visits on the farm we have always been asked "what's behind the mountain on the farm?" Come to enjoy a stroll through the Garden's area of the farm, admire the natural and unique landscapes, and spectacular scenery. For tickets visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-flowers-flavors-festival-tickets-274569122637
We look forward to seeing you! www.NationalBotanicGarden.org.
Amazing Farm Fun at Ticonderoga updated their phone number.
Hopefully the last of the cold nights, the flowers are all in full bloom and doing great! Amazing Farm Fun located on the farm will be opening starting May 2022 for private group reservations. Please visit the website for full detail and activities available.
Ticonderoga is presenting the new venue for the National Botanic Garden showcasing the Art, Flowers, and Flavors Festival!
Enjoy three days of art exhibitors, outdoor sculptures, unique collections of plants, wine tastings from some of the best wineries in Virginia, beer, food, chocolate, and live music. Escape the city for a lovely day in nature.
Escape the city for a lovely day among nature. Meet art exhibitors, sample wine and beer, enjoy food, chocolates, and explore our gardens.
Figs winter treatment. All fig varieties sold by Ticonderoga Farms or The National Botanic Garden are hardy in Northern Virginia. BUT, what does "hardy" mean? In a protected small yard (20x30 for example), with solid fencing, well drained soil (figs do not like wet feet) and southern facing, they all should be fine as long as temps do not fall below 10 degrees F. IF temps fall below that or your exposure, soils, size of yard, etc. are not ideal, the worst that will happen is that the branches freeze back and the plant will resprout from its roots in the spring. As figs are early sprouters, do not cut off branches until one is sure they are really dead. Two ways to determine this - scratch a small area of the bark and if green, it is alive, or simply wait till you see either buds breaking out on the branch or shoots coming from the roots. If buds are breaking out, cut back the dead part of the branch to the first green bud. If no branches are budding and there are small shoots coming from the base, cut all what are now dead branches as low as possible. Depending on the age and health of the tree, even new shoots should bear some figs.
For those who have the time/energy and desire to REALLY protect their plants and get maximum yield, we fill leaf bags with DRY leaves (dry pine needles or even wood shavings, packing peanuts, etc. will also work or even Amazon plastic packing bags or other bubble wrap type material) and tie them around the plant. If branches have spread out, we will put a bag or two inside as well as outside, Tie the whole shebang together tightly (making sure that the bags are tied closed and the closed end faces downward so rain water does not get inside and turn the dry leaves or whatever else is inside into wet mush). One layer of bags will be 3-4 feet high and will guarantee some good branches for extra yield in the spring. We seldom stack them double high as they tend to compact, it is a lot of work, and unless the winter is really cold has never struck us as worth the extra work. Bags should come off mid March, and if weather forecasts are for a warmish march (over 25 for lows), should take off even sooner.
The last two winters have been WARM, so all of our figs have come through with no damage at all - unless extra tall growth is considered a negative (need ladders to harvest, so we cut back). So far 2022 has been fine. Biggest risk is a polar vortex which comes in suddenly and takes temps down to single digits. If something sudden like that happens and we have a plant of any sort we really want to protect, but did not "winterize", we will wrap a blanket around it tying it as tight as possible, then wrap plastic sheet around that ( we have even used dry cleaning bags!). The plastic is to keep the wind out, the blanket to insulate. Then depending on the area inside, we will put one or two 100 watt light bulbs inside - incandescent types or 2 or 3 60 watt and keep them going for as long as the deep freeze lasts. We have also used heating cables generally used for water pipe protection and wrap them around the key stems with 4 to 6 inches between wraps (i.e. 2 or 3 wraps per foot of stem. Still need blankets and plastic as heat cable alone without some protection does not do the job. Bubble wrap should work ok as well, but would still put some sort of cloth over it so one does not get sun scald.
Ticonderoga Christmas Lights Available for Purchase. Boxes priced $. Green string, white string, green, red, white, and multi color LED bulbs. C6, C9, and mini available brand new in boxes. Email [email protected], please list what you are looking for, or interested in. We will verify from stock what is available reply via email with quantity and price. If you wish to purchase, we can arrange to be available for a curbside pick up day, time, and receive payment by check. Check out nationalbotanicgarden.org to see some of the accomplishments during the COVID pandemic closures. We wish you a Happy Holiday and look forward to a bright New Year 2022!
We are happy to announce we will be opening on weekends September 11-October 24th by reservation ONLY. Head to our website www.amazingfarmfun.com and complete the venue reservation form today. We look forward to seeing everyone again soon!
FIGS Season has arrived on the farm, a yummy site to see.
$9.99 per pound please place your "curbside" pick up order.
Email [email protected] or call 703-327-4424.
Sign up today for your Garden spot, renewing or new ...we look forward to the New Year - 2021!
https://www.ticonderoga.com/community-garden-2/
Providing local residents and surrounding areas the opportunity to participate in a gardening experience today! Your Membership Includes: · 10 x 20 Garden Spot (You can rent more than 1) · Deer-proof fencing surrounding outer perimeter · Four-foot-wide service paths for easy access · Full southe...
Do you like scallions (or chives) ? - green onion garnish for cooking frying or yummy salads? If so, now is the time to plant the PERENNIAL “walking” onion or “Egyptian” onion.
This will come back year after year in a larger and larger clump. 12 bulbs will provide all that most people would use. Harvest until first hard freeze, and start again after last hard freeze in very early spring (even in a late snow)!
May pick up at office, outside on the porch in plastic produce bags, (26175 Ticonderoga Rd.). Please pay by check to South Riding Community Garden Foundation or SRGC, leaving it in box at door, and email [email protected] beforehand so your order will be ready for you without personal contact. Honor system used so may pick up anytime after placing order.
This onion is a cross between the cultivated garden onion large bulb (allium cepa) and the Welch onion (Allium fistulosum) For full history, recipes, etc. https://www.egyptianwalkingonion.com/
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Beautique Gardens for National Botanic garden
Ready to grow your own veggies....Visit :
https://southridinggardenclub.org/.
New members are encouraged to join anytime throughout the year!
Help Support our Kids. They miss there friends of the farm!
Family and Friends of Amazing Farm Fun,
We are sad to announce that we will be delaying the start of our Spring Festival from opening on MARCH 21 to MARCH 28th.
It has been advised that events with over 250 attendees are not recommended at this time and we would like to do our part in ensuring the safety of our community. We hope to see everyone healthy and happy on March 28th!
The countdown begins!! We are looking forward to seeing everyone for our Spring Festival beginning on March 21st!
Happy Valentines Day!
Happy New Year! We hope everyone has been enjoying the holiday time with their loved ones and we look forward to seeing everybody very soon! Here's to a new decade filled with love and happiness!
Here is a recap of our 2019! We hope everyone enjoys the last day of 2019 and has a Happy New Year! See you in 2020!!!
We will be closed for the season (Winter) but we are looking forward to seeing everyone again in the Spring. Stay safe and enjoy the holidays to come. See you in 2020!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! We hope everyone is staying warm with family and friends! We will be closed for the season (Winter) but we are looking forward to seeing everyone again in the Spring. Stay safe and enjoy the holidays to come. See you in 2020!
To all Ticonderoga Family and Friends,
Thank you for your continual support of the farm, being with us and nature as we cherish to share it.
We have been providing seasonal support and services for 50 plus years, but we are hibernating with no tree sales this 2019 Christmas Winter season.
During hibernation, the time will be utilized to prepare for the next decade to come starting in 2020, we will be using this time to plan and work on the next chapter.
The next piece to come is the opening of the gardens and mountain for all to see and enjoy.
For over many decades all have been around to see the agritourism portion of the farm grow and become the favorite family spot or corporate team building atmosphere.
Now the next chapter to this rewarding adventure story will be the gardens and mountain becoming another shared location for those wishing to be joined by marriage, relax near the lakes,
enjoy the xeric and botanical gardens during a tour or educational classes.
Sincerely,
Ticonderoga Farms and Amazing Farm Fun Team/Staff
We will be closed for the season (Winter) but we are looking forward to seeing everyone again in the Spring. Stay safe and enjoy the holidays to come. See you in 2020!
We want to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving! We will be closed for the season, but we look forward to seeing everyone again in the Spring 2020!
Come join us Saturday and Sunday for our Military Weekend. All admissions are buy one get one free with a valid Military ID!
October 31st, 2019 we will be closing due to rain. We wish everyone a very happy Halloween and hope to see you this weekend!
Last week of October and preparing for Halloween. Come grab that last minute pumpkin for cooking or just as a great decorative night light. Enjoy the great outdoors with us!
Sunday October 27th.
Open 12PM!
Rain will fade away just in time for some afternoon fun.
Fresh crisp fall weekend. Grab those pumpkins for carving this week for Halloween!
Fall burr! See you this week October 21 - October 25. Please remember to bring a jacket with the weather change. During the weekday bring a lunch or picnic as the Market only has snacks and cold drinks available for purchase.
We will be closed today October 20th, 2019 due to rain. We hope everyone stays warm and enjoys the rainy day! We look forward to seeing everyone later this week for some more Fall fun!
We will be open today October 17th, 2019. We look forward to seeing everyone's smiling faces today!
26469 Ticonderoga Road
Chantilly, VA
20152
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Our Holiday Light Show is almost here! Don't miss your chance to experience our new seasonal addition that offers a warm inviting family atmosphere to plan a full evening of amazing fun. Visitors will be able see the Holiday Lights and gather to enjoy some hot chocolate with S’mores around a bonfire. Proceeds fund preservation and development of the Botanic Garden. New: VIP hayrides available to see the show in true farm style. Pick your special day on the calendar - #amazingfarmfun.com.
