FRONT ROYAL — Back for a second year, a local garden tour is growing, spreading from Front Royal to include beautiful, functional spots in Warren County.

Last summer's inaugural Front Royal-Warren County Tree Stewards Beautification Committee garden tour focused on gardens primarily in downtown Front Royal. This year, it will bring back some of those same lively spaces while also expanding to include homesteads and gardens in Warren County.

“Our goal is to get bigger and bigger every year,” said Justin Proctor, an event organizer. “It’s just kind of growing organically and it’s fun.”

Proctor, who serves as chair of the town’s Advisory Committee on Environmental Sustainability (ACES), said that the free garden tours will begin at 338 Cloud St. in Front Royal. Participants can park at the

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