July 23, 2024 All Hallows Guild sponsors two or three garden interns each summer and this year the Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust granted us sponsorship funding for two. Their youthful […]
Our 2024 Horticulture Student Interns Read More »
April 11, 2024 Sandy Flowers, Director of Horticulture at the Washington National Cathedral for the previous eight years, is now retired and lives in the midst of a Virginia forest,
Spotlight on Sandy Flowers Read More »
December 21, 2023 After the loss of large Trees a new Plan On the east end of the Cathedral, between the Apse and the Cathedral Library, 11 new oak trees
Redesigning the Landscape at the Cathedral Apse Read More »
March 16, 2023 All Hallows Guild was founded in 1916 to provide for the care and beautification of the grounds of the National Cathedral. While All Hallows Guild is not
Women’s History Month Read More »
January 24, 2023 You have to look a bit harder at this time of year, but yes, you can find plants blooming in January on the Cathedral Close. Climate change
October 17, 2022 Damage to the Wayside Cross Discovered In our previous blog post about the stonework conservation in the Bishop’s Garden, it was mentioned that the Wayside Cross had
Wayside Cross Update Read More »
September 21, 2022 The design of the Bishop’s Garden incorporates plants of historical interest and plants of the Bible and Christian legends. Medieval sculpture serve as focal points and backdrops
Stone Conservation in the Bishop’s Garden Read More »
December 22, 2021 The Cathedral’s Gardens continued to serve as a Haven of Peace during the second Pandemic Year During this challenging time, the 57 acres of gardens, grounds and woodlands
A Look Back at 2021 Read More »
July 11, 2019 This garden next to Pilgrim Road, a memorial to Mrs Paul Nitze, former All Hallows Guild President, has been redesigned and replanted several times. Changing conditions of
Renewing the Nitze Garden Read More »
February 5, 2019 stonework Repairs Needed in the Gardens From the very early years of All Hallows Guild, our visionary leader, Florence Brown Bratenahl, had as her watchwords, “Historic Trees,
“Set in Stone” doesn’t mean Forever! Read More »
All Hallows Guild was founded in 1916 to provide for the care and beautification of the grounds of Washington National Cathedral. The Guild works closely with the horticultural staff to preserve this historic landscape and raises funds for renovation and renewal of the gardens.
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