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Delight and hard work meet at Historic Garden Week in Virginia Beach

Louise and Greg Battaglia didn't need much convincing to join the Historic Garden Week Show in Virginia Beach last week. "I love the fact that the garden club comes through and does these amazing arrangements," Louise Battaglia said. Floral arrangers, "have used a lot of flowers out of their own yards, and a lot that are native to Virginia. It's...

Guests walk up to the McCarty home during the Historic Garden Week show in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on April 24, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)
Molly Ill arranges a display in the garage of the McCarty home in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on April 23, 2024, ahead of the Historic Garden Week show. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)
Louise and Greg Battaglia stand for a portrait with their dog Cora in the backyard of their home in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on April 23, 2024. Greg Battaglia designed the home himself, renovating from the original structure. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)
Guests walk through the Battaglia home during the Historic Garden Week show in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on April 24, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)
Volunteers help prepare for the Historic Garden Week show at the Goodman home in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on April 23, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)
Guests react to floral displays as they wander through the Goodman home during the Historic Garden Week show in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on April 24, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)
A hole in the window shows a baseball related incident at the Denton Home featured in the Historic Garden Week show in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on April 24, 2024. The theme of the show this year was ‘living with style’ and how families display their character in a lived-in environment. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)
A flower basket rests on the rear of a Nissan Figueroa parked outside the Battaglia home in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on April 23, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)
A mannequin rests in the bathtub for a display at the McCaa home in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on April 23, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)
The Historic Garden Week show in Virginia Beach, Virginia, showcases private homes around Virginia Beach’s North End neighborhoods. Six homes were featured in this year’s program, with two making a return appearance. Seen is a pink bengal rose peaking through delpinium and hydrangea at the McCaa home on April 23, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)
Guests walk through the McCarty home during the Historic Garden Week show in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on April 24, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)
Arranger Sara Catherine Kibler carries in plants to be displayed at the Denton Home for the Historic Garden Week show in Virginia Beach, Virginia, as seen on April 23, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)
Martha Goodman stands for a portrait in her garden in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on April 23, 2024. Goodman bought the neighboring plot to her home with the intended use of creating a garden with Ann Stokes. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)
Marianne Littel arranges a display at the Goodman Home ahead of the Historic Garden Week show in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on April 23, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)
Volunteers help prepare for the Historic Garden Week show in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on April 23, 2024, at the Goodman home. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)
Volunteers help prepare for the Historic Garden Week show at the McCarty home in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on April 23, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)
Carolyn McCarty stands for a portrait at her home in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on April 23, 2024. McCarty’s home is one of two on the tour that features AstroTurf. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)
A flower display is silhouetted against a window at the Denton home in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on April 23, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)

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