The Gardens at Waterperry Farm

Awaiting your visit is a private botanical garden with ponds, parterres and borders, water features, and a small arboretum’s worth of trees. Garden lovers and photographers alike will be struck by the sheer number of different settings. There are the pleated hills and mountain views one loves and expects of Piedmont Virginia, but so many intimate spaces as well. From the reflecting pool to the grove of pines by the pond, from the meandering stream to the rose and butterfly gardens, there’s a place that speaks to everyone. You will find a bog garden; a tranquil, custom-designed fountain; a cutting garden and English greenhouse; a kitchen garden (in progress); and arbors galore. Each passageway is an open invitation to explore a living work of art, always evolving in bloom and in light, so that on any given day, no matter where you turn, there’s a new piece of magic happening.

Reignite Your Sense
of Wonder.

The garden is open year-round by appointment only. Individuals, small groups, garden clubs and plant societies are all welcome. Self-guided tours are available for $15 per person. Request a Visit

A Photographer’s Dream.
Camera-Ready.
Bring Your Joy.

There is no end to the photo opportunities at Waterperry Farm. The property’s spirit of place, richly atmospheric and varied, makes for a wonderful setting. There are mountain views, many picturesque arbors and water features, and a beautiful Victorian greenhouse. The seductively large reflecting pool is a favorite of brides, as is the stunning rose garden. Swaying hayfields, mature hedges, stone walls, and lichen-covered benches make this a place where unforgettable moments are captured to last forever. Weddings and engagements, graduations, anniversaries and family portraits–any occasion for celebrating. Request a Photo Session