Local home and garden tours

April showers will soon taper off and the warmth of May is in sight. You can shake off winters chill, help raise money for a local charity and get a history lesson by taking a home or garden tour in your area.

Take note: Some of the tours listed below are on foot, while others involve driving. Check the organizers Web site for more information .

April

Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage: Prince Georges County This home and garden tour will raise funds for the Prince Georges County Historical Society and an effort to create signs for the historic sites of Upper Marlboro. April 26, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 410-821-6933. http://www.mhgp.org. $30 in advance, $35 the day of the tour.

Historic Garden Week: Old Town Alexandria Co-hosted by the Hunting Creek Garden Club and the Garden Club of Alexandria, this walking tour includes homes from the late 18th and early 19th centuries on South Lee and Duke Streets. April 26, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 804-644-7776. http://www.vagardenweek.org. $35 in advance, $40 the day of the tour.

Historic Garden Week: Clarke County-Winchester This tour features four homes in Millwood and White Post. It is co-hosted by the Winchester-Clarke Garden Club and the Little Garden Club of Winchester. April 26, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and April 27, 1-5 p.m. 804-644-7776. http://www.vagardenweek.org. $25 in advance, $30 the day of the tour.

Historic Garden Week: Middleburg and Upperville Of the five historic properties featured on this tour, two predate the Civil War. The tour is co-hosted by the Leesburg Garden Club and the Fauquier-Loudoun Garden Club. April 27, 1-5 p.m. and April 28, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 804-644-7776. http://www.vagardenweek.org. $35 in advance, $40 the day of the tour.

Historic Garden Week: Fairfax County-Historic Vienna Hosted by the Garden Club of Fairfax, this tour covers four homes and gardens in Viennas oldest neighborhood, Ayr Hill, and Meadowlark Botanical Gardens. April 29, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 804-644-7776. http://www.vagardenweek.org. $25 in advance, $30 the day of the tour.

Takoma Park House and Garden Tour Takoma Parks 41st annual tour, titled Spirit of Holly Avenue, will showcase homes between Eastern and Philadelphia avenues that reflect the evolution of Takoma Park from the 1880s through post-World War II. May 4, 1-5 pm. 240-393-6060. http://www.historictakoma.org. $18 in advance, $20 the day of the tour.

May

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Local home and garden tours