Brookside Gardens Programs and Events
Brookside Gardens is Montgomery County's incomparable, award-winning 50-acre public display garden situated within Wheaton Regional Park. Included in the gardens are several distinct areas; azalea garden, rose garden, children's garden, formal garden, fragrance garden, Japanese style garden and trial garden. The garden also features two conservatories for year-round enjoyment. A horticultural reference library is located in the airy Visitors Center. Admission is free. Brookside Gardens' mission, as a public garden, is to foster appreciation for the art of gardening and the science of horticulture through plant collections and displays, learning opportunities and special events.
Homestead Gardens 743 West Central Ave. (Route 214), Davidsonville, MD 21035. 410-798-5000, 410-956-4777, 301-261-4550. To register for the workshops, call 410-798-5000. Events at Homestead Gardens: For details on all the events, go to http://www.homesteadgardens.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=217&Itemid=182. Homestead Gardens 2009 Workshops To register for Workshops, call
Customer Service at 410-798-5000. Space is limited. Give someone in your life
United States Botanic Garden To See a list of Events at the United States Botanic Garden go to: http://www.usbg.gov/education/events/index.cfm . The Botanic Garden is located at 245 First Street, S.W., Washington, DC, 20024. The United States Botanic Garden Conservatory is open to the public, free of charge, every day of the year from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Conservatory is located at 100 Maryland Avenue, SW, on the west side of the U.S. Capitol. Visitors are encouraged to take Metrobus and Metrorail. Further information is available by calling 202-225-8333 or visiting our Web site at www.usbg.gov ."Hawaii" at the USBG: Now open - "Hawaii," our newest permanent exhibit! The display includes rare and endangered plants from our 50th state, as well as a "lava flow," waterfall, and other typically Hawaiian land features.
National Arboretum
Events at the National Arboretum -- Go to: http://www.usna.usda.gov/Education/index.html What's Blooming: March2nd week: Early bulbs, winter-hazel, wintersweet, sweet-box, cornelian-cherries 3rd week: Japanese-andromeda, winter jasmine, pussy willows 4th week: Daffodils, woodland wildflowers, flowering cherries Aprillst week: Daffodils, crocuses, early ,Korean azalea, Japanese-andromeda, forsythias, cornelian-cherries, woodland wildflowers, epimediums, flowering cherries, arisaemas 2nd week: Daffodils, crocuses, early magnolias, Korean azalea, Japanese-andromeda, forsythias, early azaleas, Oconee-bells, epimediums, flowering cherries, arisaemas 3rd week: Daffodils, magnolias, Japanese-andromeda, forsythias, Japanese-quince, early crabapples, flowering cherries, azaleas, woodland wildflowers, spring-blooming camellias, flowering cherries, redbuds, arisaemas 4th week: Magnolias, crabapples, azaleas, early rhododendrons, daffodils, Japanese-quince, arisaemas, woodland wildflowers, spring-bloomingcamellias, flowering cherries, lilacs, viburnums
Patuxent Research Refuge Programs The National Wildlife Visitor Center is located off of Powder Mill Rd. between the Baltimore-Washington Parkway and Rt. 197 south of Laurel. The North Tract Visitor Contact Station is located off of Rt. 198 on Bald Eagle Drive, just east of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. Please remember that programs are free (unless noted) and require advance registration by calling the registration line at 301.497.5887. We do not accept registration via email.
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