The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Garden Walks and Demos
Flower Power Happy Hours
Gain an insider’s knowledge of the seasonal happenings at Brookside Gardens. Staff and our highly trained, knowledgeable guides will offer you a depth of knowledge in the following programs that you won’t get anywhere else. Dress for the weather and wear comfortable shoes. FOBG $5
Come to Brookside for an after-work floral pick-me-up with your co-workers or friends. Enjoy a relaxed atmosphere with music, refreshments, and flower arranging guaranteed to make you feel better! Please bring a box or container to transport your design. FOBG $49
Indian Summer Sizzle
Hang on to the last rays of summer (without the heat) as you learn a new design technique while working with fresh flowers in bright and beautiful colors. Bring a friend along to share in the fun and create a bold design to give as a gift or take home to enjoy. 248749 18 & up 1 Class $54
9/17
Tu 6:30pm- 8:00pm
Fresh Ways with Market Bouquets
For many of us, selecting a mixed bouquet of flowers while doing our shopping has become second nature. But how often have you been disappointed with the final look of your flowers once the fancy paper is off and the flowers are sitting plainly in your vase? Trust us, you are not alone. Learn some new techniques and gain the confidence to transform your bouquet from the everyday into something absolutely fabulous. You will complete one design to take home or share. 248750 18 & up 1 Class $54
10/15
Tu 6:30pm- 8:00pm
Bountiful Expression
This is the season of bounty. There is a rich abundance of floral materials in colors that reflect nature winding down for the year. While you arrange seasonal flowers, you’ll also learn new design techniques. Consider sharing the experience with a family member or friend. Everyone will complete one design to take home or share. 248799 18 & up 1 Class $54
11/12
Tu 6:30pm- 8:00pm
Demo: Creating the Peacocks
The beautiful pair of peacocks in the rain garden has created quite a stir this summer. Join their creator, Lisa Tayerle, for a talk and demo about how she designed the birds. 248549 18 & up 1 Class $6
9/20
F 1:00pm- 2:30pm
Walk: Autumn Tour of the Gardens
Come along for a walk through Brookside to see and learn about the colors of the season! 248550 18 & up 1 Class $6
9/27
F
1:00pm- 2:30pm
Walk: Autumn Tour of McCrillis Gardens
Champion Tree Tour
Join Joe Howard of the Montgomery County Forestry Board and Montgomery Parks Forest Ecologist Carole Bergmann for this popular annual tour. This year will feature the many impressive champion trees growing on county historical sites. Fee includes transportation and drinks. Please wear walking shoes, and bring a lunch and water. 248250 18 & up 1 Class $45 10/16 W 9:30am- 4:00pm
Botanical Happy Hour and Lecture with Amy Stewart
Join Brookside Gardens and Amy Stewart, author of the New York Times bestseller The Drunken Botanist, for an exploration of the dizzying array of plants that humans have, through ingenuity, inspiration, and sheer desperation, contrived to transform into alcohol. From the sugar cane that gives us Caribbean rum, to the juniper berries that flavor gin, Amy Stewart takes a most intoxicating perspective on the leaves, bark, seeds, roots, flowers, and fruit imbibed around the world. Before the lecture, enjoy a botanical happy hour and book signing with Amy! FOBG $30 245899 21 & up 1 Class $40
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10/17
Explore the beautiful woodland gardens at McCrillis with a trained guide and enjoy the highlights of the season! 248551 18 & up 1 Class $6
10/4
F 1:00pm- 2:30pm
Demo: Plants and Construction
Brookside Gardens is undergoing many changes for the better these days, but these changes mean construction! Join Phil Normandy for a “show and tell” of Brookside’s approach to protecting, moving, or even sacrificing plants in the face of construction. 248552 18 & up 1 Class $6
10/18
F
1:00pm- 2:30pm
Walk: Fall Conservatory Tour
Join Kathy Stevens for a tour and the inside scoop on this year’s Chrysanthemum Display! 248554 18 & up 1 Class $6
11/1
F
1:00pm- 2:30pm
Demo: Planting Tulips
Come learn the proper way to plant your tulip bulbs with Roger Haynes, and see how we design and prepare the Fragrance Garden beds for a beautiful spring display. 248555 18 & up 1 Class $6
11/8
F
1:00pm- 2:30pm
Th 6:30pm- 9:00pm
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