Ladew Topiary Gardens
Garden Glow Highlights Monkton, Maryland October 2022
Welcome to Ladew's Annual Garden Glow A Sell-Out Celebration of Fall Now in its 5th year, Ladew's gardens are filled with illuminated art installations, glowing vignettes and hundreds of lit jack o' lanterns, dazzling 2,000 guests each of the 3 nights of Garden Glow. Family -friendly educational activities, food and libations, live music and other forms of entertainment round out this festive, seasonal celebration.
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Jack O'Lanterns. Artists. Family Fun + Entertainment. Partners. Get Involved. Contact Us.
JACK O' LANTERNS
CARVINGS GALORE
Artists and volunteers alike come out in droves to create carved art for all to enjoy. Ladew provides inspiration, tools and pumpkins for those who want to join in the carving fun. Or the community is invited to donate a carved creation of their own.
EXQUISITE DETAIL
The level of detail in some of the carvings is a sight to be seen.
500 + PUMPKINS
A pumpkin patch of over 500 carved, glowing pumpkins is a recurring event highlight every year.
Photo by Brian O'Doherty
ARTISTS
SCOTT PENNINGTON
New to Garden Glow this year, Pennington's carnival-inspired, glowing installations brought virbrant color and interest to this year's event.
ANNIE HOWE PAPER CUTS
Howe's wildly popular, whimsical papercuts found a home in Ladew's greenhouse at Garden Glow this fall. Oversized, magical woodland creatures and foliage came alive with brightly colored lights.
MINA CHEON + GABRIEL KROIZ
Ladew Gardens welcomed the Cheon Kroiz Collaborative, a local artist-architect team, consisting of international artist and Maryland Institute College of Art Associate Dean of FYE Mina Cheon, and award-winning architect and Morgan State University professor Gabriel Kroiz. Their diamond installations have been exhibited around the world since 2007.
MOLLYE BENDELL
A wonderful new addition to Garden Glow this year, Bendell introduced Ladew to "augmented reality" by creating an installation of botanical engravings on edge lit lucite panels that "came alive" and "grew" when viewing the glowing etchings through a tablet.
KATHERINE FAYHE
has made a name for herself creating "crankies." Fayhe presents gorgeous vintage style puppet shows each night featuring different story lines appropriate for a variety of different age groups.
SAM SETHI + ANDY HOLTIN
An enhanced version of what the pair displayed in 2019, Sethi and Holtin's "Night Flight" brought a charming, delightful and lighthearted viewing experience to Garden Glow.
Photo by 8 Boxwood Lane Creative
KYLE MILLER
Kyle's illuminated pendulum always an event favorite - leaves guests mesmerized as the orbs follow specific motion patterns.
LISA DILLIN
Dillin, also new to Garden Glow this year, called her installation "Commemoratory Fixtures." Dillin sought to call forth the familiarity of silence and awaken a sense of nostalgia for discarded sites we once dutifully tended to like the gardens that surround the work.
LAURE DRAGOUL
Baltimore artist Laure Dragoul continues to delight guests at Glow with works created from plasticsgently reminding us of their environmental impact.
PATRICIA BENNETT
Live event painter, Patricia Bennett painted her second outdoor "live" night time painting at Garden Glow this year. The piece was auctioned off to raise additional funds afterward the event.
JOANNE BARE
Local artist Joanne Bare historically carves pumpkins for us. This past year, the pumpkin she chose to carve was too tough to cut into so she painted one instead.
FAMILY FUN
LOCAL GOODNESS
Live music, eats and drinks finish off the event. The Ladew team works hard to find local vendors that provide our guests with deliciousness in addition to all the eye candy.
GLOWING ENTERTAINMENT
Magical, glowing stilt walkers, jugglers and hoola hoopers stroll the grounds throughout the evening.
DAN VAN ALLEN
Artist Dan Van Allen introduced a new large glowing puppet this year called "Mr. Fox."
CHARM CITY BLUEGRASS
Baltimore's premier bluegrass ensemble Charm City Bluegrass entertained visitors each night adding another dimension to the already festive mood.
In addition to the glowing art, music, food and drink, Ladew's Garden Glow provided educational opportunities for all ages. This year's Garden Glow featured screech owls and a "pet-able" possum who came to visit us from Irvine Nature Center. In addition to the guest appearances by the owl and possum, a cult favorite- Ryan the Bug Man- brought his popular glow in the dark insect specimens along with many others. Show here are some of his hundreds of butterflies.
A Huge Thank You To Our 2021 Sponsors! Garden Glow is an excellent sponsorship opportunity. The Garden Glow sponsor benefits are commensurate with the level of investment and include your logo on direct mail pieces, e-blasts, inclusion in social media posts, Garden Glow tickets, visibility on Ladew's website and on-site exposure and marketing opportunities.
Participants
Artists
Carvers
Educational Partners
Food & Drink
Joanne Bare Patricia Bennett Mina Cheon + Gabe Kroiz Lisa Dillin Laure Drogoul Artemis Herber Keith Holt Sam Sethi and Andy Holtin Annie Howe PaperCuts Eunsook Lee Kyle Miller Scott Pennington Emily Schubert The Odyssey School Daniel Van Allen
ill Andrews for Jill Andrews Gowns Michael and Joanne Bare Sarah Campbell Pia Carter Lori Goodman Amelia Grace Lynne Jones Paige Koerner The Krach Family Val Lucas of Bowerbox Press Josh Nelson for Independent Brewing J.P Potoschnink for Smithouse Kelly Raiser and Beth Grace Alex Secor Darren and Jane Sweeney Michael Vyskocil of Baltimore's Child Dinah Widder-Datsco Sandi Wilson
Irvine Nature Center Ryan The Bug Man
Apple Cider Donuts Millford Farms Bee Kind Brookside Market Charm City Meadeworks Dizzy Cow Pizza Funnel Fare Gypsy Queen Independent Brewery Ladew Cafe McClintock Spirits Park & Perk Coffee Prigel Creamery The Urban Oyster
Entertainment Circus in the Dark Performing Arts Katherine Fayhe - "Crankies" Phil McKnight -"Crankie" Charm City BlueGrass Daniel Van Allen
Retailers Floriculture Ladew Gift Shop
Join us!
October 20, 21 & 22, 2022 For sponsorship inquiries and general event inquiries, contact Heather Wilhelm, at hwilhelm@ladewgardens.com For art, carving, food, beverage or other partner inquiries, contact Halle von Kessler at halle@8boxwoodlane.com For press and media inquiries, contact Quinn Collins at quinn@collins-company.com
Photos by Brian O'Doherty and 8 Boxwood Lane Creative