Stewards to the Cathedral’s Gardens since 1916

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Be a part of our second century and help ensure that the Cathedral gardens continue to be a haven of peace and refreshment.

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Volunteer With Us

All Hallows Guild is an all-volunteer organization. We welcome your help in the gardens or with any of our other programs.

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Support

Help maintain the 59 acres of gardens, grounds, and woods surrounding the Cathedral with your donation or memorial gift.

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Now Accepting Donations for the Flower Mart White Elephant Sale

Are you decluttering? We will be accepting donations of gently-used household items for our annual Flower Mart White Elephant Sale during each Saturday in March and Saturday, April 6th and 13th.

Proceeds from the sale benefit the Cathedral gardens and grounds.

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Welcome

To the Gardens & Grounds

About Us
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To the south of the Cathedral is the most intensively cultivated part of the grounds.

Bishop's Garden

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Five acres of oak and hickory forest with stone footpaths, a contemplative circle, and native wildflowers and the adjacent All Hallows Amphitheater.

Olmsted Woods & Amphitheater

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The 59 acres of Mount St. Alban that surround the Cathedral is known as the “Close”.

The Cathedral Close

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Come for a docent-led tour of the Cathedral or Gardens and stay for afternoon tea served in the Cathedral’s South Tower.

Tour & Tea

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Held since 1939, this festival of flowers, food and family fun is held on the first Friday and Saturday of May.

Flower Mart

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In recent years the Guild has invested more than 6 million dollars to improve and maintain the gardens and grounds.

Garden Projects

What We Do

Our Projects & Programs

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The Gardens & Grounds

Allium & Bratenahl plaque in the Bishop’s Garden

Lower Perennial Border and Shadow House

Hortulus with the Carolingian Font

Norman Arch Entrance to the Bishop’s Garden

Cathedral West Front

The Olmsted Woods

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Partner with us to ensure that the 59 acres of gardens and grounds surrounding Washington National Cathedral continue to be a haven of peace and refreshment in the midst of the Nation’s Capital.

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