Enjoy a behind-the-scenes tour of Hillwood’s greenhouse where visitors will learn how gardeners continue the fifty-five year tradition of propagating chrysanthemums for fresh cut flowers used in the weekly floral arrangements.  Hillwood grows over fifty different types of chrysanthemums from spoon and spider to football and anemone in an array of gorgeous fall colors.

About the Presenter

Drew Asbury is Hillwood’s horticulturist and volunteer manager. He joined Hillwood in 2012 and is responsible for the greenhouses, the cutting garden, and the horticulture volunteer program. Drew has worked professionally in the horticulture industry for nearly twenty years in a variety of positions including garden center sales, greenhouse growing, and landscape management and design. Drew graduated from the Longwood Gardens professional gardener training program in 2006 and is currently working on his Master’s degree in landscape design from George Washington University.