Friends of Riverbend Park (FORB) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit citizens group dedicated to the responsible stewardship and preservation of the undisturbed natural beauty at Riverbend Park on the Potomac River, and to safeguarding this Park as a natural 'classroom' for the inspiration, enjoyment, and education of all park visitors. |
Directions
The park may be reached by taking Beltway Exit 44 (Georgetown Pike Rt. 193) west 4.5 miles to right on Riverbend Rd. to Right on Jeffery Rd. Proceed approximately 1 mile to the park's main entrance (Potomac Hills St.) on the right, or 1.5 miles on Jeffery Rd to the Nature Center entrance and parking area.
Friends of Riverbend Park's 2023 Native Plant Sale FORB's annual Native Plant Sale will be held online beginning on February 1st 2023 and ending on April 1st 2023. All online native plant orders must be picked up on Saturday April 29th from 10 AM to 4 PM at the Riverbend Park Educational Pavilion on Potomac Hills Street in Great Falls, VA. For a complete list of the plants to be offered and to order plants online for pick up on that day , click on the "2023 Native Plant Sale" tab on the top of our Home Page above. We will have over 500 plants from 60+ different varieties of native flowers and ferns including cardinal flowers, iris, asters, three varieties of phlox, several types of ferns, and many more. Bluebells in 2023 will be sold both on the deck of the Visitor Center during Riverbend Park's Annual Bluebell Festival on Saturday, April 8th from 10 AM to 4 PM, or may be ordered online on ourr website through Aprril 1st 2023. Sales at the Annual Bluebell Festival may be made by cash, check or credit card on a first come - first serve basis while supplies last. Online sales must be paid for by credit card and must be picked up on April 29th. Come revitalize your garden with native flowers and ferns and at the same time support Riverbend Park and the Friends of Riverbend Park. |
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Riverbend Park's Bluebell Festival will be held this year on Saturday, April 8th at the Visitor Center beginning at 10 AM. FORB will have Bluebell plants for sale for $12 each by cash, check or credit card. Other Links | FORB Board MembersHugh Morrow III, President Cindy Gersony, Vice President Susan Keating, Secretary Kevin Dillon, Treasurer Eleanor Anderson Jack Bowles Karen Hershey John Hughes-Caley Ahalya Sharma Frank Zeng John Callow, Riverbend Park Manager, ex officio |