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Table of Contents
1. A Celebration of 40 Years
2. New in the Gardens for 2010
3. Note to Deer: No Admittance!
Food, glorious food!
For the next three years, the
3. Harvesting Rainwater for
the Gardens
focus of our programming will be
4. Volunteer Update
cook and eat food that is fresh,
PROGRAM GUIDE
5. Special Events
food: how we gardeners can grow,
nutritious and delicious. As staff
worked to develop this theme, we
realized there were so many possibilities: bringing in local gardeners to
6. Walks
share their knowledge; planting demonstration gardens that highlight the
7. Thursdays at Brookside
functional aspects of vegetable gardening; incorporating ornamental edible
7. Spring Lecture Series
8. Horticultural Workshops
plants into our displays; and more cooking (and tasting) demonstrations.
This is a departure from our typical programming, but I think it is a change
you will savor.
9. Floral Design & Visual Arts
11. Cooking Demonstrations
Another change you might notice is that we have combined two
publications, our magazine and our program guide. Now you’ll receive
12. Xcursions
notice of our programs and events, as well as the latest news about what’s
13. Brookside Gardens School of
Botanical Art & Illustration
happening in the Gardens, all in one place. And it saves paper and postage,
15. Art Xhibits
fiscal times.
15. Children’s Programs
which means more resources for plants and gardening during these lean
Happy Gardening!
18. Registration
19. Mark Special Memories in the
Rose Garden
Stephanie Oberle
Director, Brookside Gardens
20. Thank You, Donors!
Editor: Ellen S. Bennett, 301-962-1402
Cover Photo: Sunflower, Helianthus annus,
by Josh Taylor, Jr.
Adult Education, 301-962-1470
Children’s Education, 301-962-1408
Brookside Gardens
Horticultural Reference Library
1800 Glenallan Avenue
10:00am–3:00pm Monday
Wheaton, Maryland 20902
through Friday, except holidays
www.brooksidegardens.org
301-962-1476
Hours: Brookside Gardens is open
Master Gardeners—Plant
every day except December 25.
Clinic at Brookside Gardens
Gardens: Sunrise–Sunset
Saturday 10:00am–2:00pm
Conservatories: 10:00am–5:00pm
Sunday 1:00–4:00pm
Visitors Center: 9:00am–5:00pm
Open Year Round
Library, 301-962-1476
School of Botanical Art & Illustration,
301-962-1470 or 1474
Volunteer Office, 301-962-1429
Gift Shop, 301-962-1448 or 1479
Facility Rental, 301-962-1404
McCrillis Gardens, 301-962-1455
Media Relations, 301-962-1427
Sponsorships/donations, 301-962-1402
McCrillis Gardens
6910 Greentree Road, Bethesda, MD 20817
The Shop at
Brookside Gardens
Hours:
Monday-Saturday
10:00am–4:00pm
Sunday Noon–4:00pm
301-962-1448
A Celebration of 40 Years
T
hrowing a party is always exciting, from planning
dedication of the 40th Anniversary Grove of 40 bald cypress
the day’s events, the guest list, and the menu to the
trees located near the Conservatory included a private
final goodbyes and the clean-up. Our 40th Anniversary
party was the culmination of more than a year’s
planning and the involvement of all of our staff
and many volunteers.
reception for donors, political leaders and Commission
staff. The Grove symbolizes a tribute to Brookside
Gardens’ past and a legacy for our future. Like the
bald cypress trees, Brookside Gardens’ roots run
deep within the community and will continue
The day was planned around three free
to grow.
events, offering something for children
and adults, and finally the dedication
The day exceeded all expectations and was
of the 40th Anniversary Grove. First, we
a huge success! More than 5,000 visitors (our
designed the day to be similar to that of a
child’s birthday party with cake and punch, and
games reminiscent of those played in 1969 (the year
Brookside Gardens opened), such as hula hoops, bean bag
toss, and pin-the-tail on the donkey (or, in our case, pinthe-bee on the flower!). There was also a moon bounce
and face painting. A birthday party isn’t complete
without a goody-bag for the guests. So with that
thought in mind, we offered free admission to
the Wings of Fancy Live Butterfly Exhibit as
our thank you gift to our visitors. Next, we
had a community sing by the Washington
largest one-day gathering ever) enjoyed the
activities and the gardens. Brookside Gardens
wouldn’t be the success it is today without its
dedicated and professional staff and the generous support
of its volunteers, donors and visitors. We
thank you for forty years and look
forward to being here forty
more, at least.
—Leslie McDermott
Marketing & Media
Relations Manager
Revels, and then an evening concert by the
Beach Bumz, a Beach Boys tribute band. The
From left, Marc Elrich, Montgomery
County Council Member; Stephanie Oberle,
Brookside Gardens Director; Mary R.
Bradford, Director of Montgomery Parks;
Montgomery County Executive Isiah
Leggett; Royce Hanson, M-NCPPC,
Planning Board Chair.
Brookside Gardens Xperience • Spring–Summer 2010 1
New in the Gardens for 2010:
What’s to Eat?
F
or 2010 Brookside’s theme throughout the gardens
and pineapple sage. As you enter the Fragrance Garden,
will be FOOD…where does it come from, how is it
you’ll experience bold foliage and textural effects from
grown, who eats it, what even does it look like in plant
edibles, such as Abyssinsian and ladyfinger bananas,
form? (Have you ever seen a sugar beet?) There will be a
hot peppers, cardamom, sweet potato, watermelon,
variety of displays of real, live plants with accompanying
pineapple, and a strange orange-fruited eggplant. Even the
interpretation to convey the specific message of
Rain Garden will get in on the edible action! The display
each design.
bed surrounding the Rain Garden will feature flowers,
grains, grasses and vegetables with interpretation of the
In the Trial Garden, the round bed’s theme is “sweet”:
featuring sugar cane, sugar beets, corn, and sweet
interconnectedness of plants, animals, and the food
web they comprise: “Who Eats Who?”
potatoes, and the new kid on the block, stevia.
A Culinary Garden in the long bed features
more than 80 varieties of vegetables,
edible flowers and herbs from
The challenge for Brookside as a display
garden will be to keep all these plants
looking good for as long a time as
around the world, laid out in
possible—for food plants aren’t
parterres using the principle
always the showiest or longest-
of companion planting, or
lived. (Recall what your own
mixing plants known to
vegetable garden looks
be beneficial to each
like in August!) Some,
other. The Great
like grains, will be
Grains bed will feature
allowed to mature and
spring wheat, corn,
dry naturally for their
sorghum, soybeans, rice and
educational value, rather
even canola (what’s a canola?!).
New and improved vegetable
than their appearance. Others
will be paired with appropriate
cultivars will be located in the trial
bed, paired with choice, even edible flower
varieties. And the bank bed will display more
edibles, including peppers, marigolds, rainbow
swiss chard, summer squash, and even 2 roses (for
companion plantings, or have been
specifically selected for their color (think
how many pretty peppers there are). We
haven’t attempted something like this on such a
scale before, so bear with us as we learn too!
their hips) and variegated corn!
—Phil Normandy
Visit the Yew Garden for a colorful display of surprisingly
Plant Collections Manager
edible flowers, including dahlias, calendula, sunflowers,
J
anet Senft recently started as Principal Administrative Assistant in the Administrative
section of Brookside Gardens. Janet will work closely with the Director, the Marketing
& Media Relations Manager, and the Advancement Programs Manager. Janet worked
for many years as an Executive Assistant at Weichert Realtors. Previously Janet lived in
Germany and worked as a Registrar for the University of Maryland, European Division.
She is a charter member of the Burtonsville Garden Club and a past President. Janet has
also worked as a volunteer and docent in the Brookside Conservatory.
2 Brookside Gardens Xperience • Spring–Summer 2010
Note to Deer: No Admittance!
T
he Conservatory parking lot located at 1500 Glenallan
Avenue at Brookside Gardens has a new entrance; one
that is more convenient and welcoming for human visitors,
and just the opposite for the local deer population.
Prior to the installation of the deer exclusion grate (which
and directional signs have been posted
is similar to a cattle-guard), visitors encountered a closed
to alert visitors.
gate upon arrival. Installing the grate will allow the
automatic gates to remain open, thus saving energy and
A similar grate was installed a few
the money used to repair the frequent mechanical failures.
years ago at the staff service entrance
Grates like these have been used very successfully at other
to the Gardens and has proven to be
gardens and on farms for years to keep livestock, or in this
very successful at dissuading deer
case, deer from going where they shouldn’t.
from entering. Future plans include
installation of a deer exclusion grate at
Deer will not cross over the grate because they don’t have a
the Gardens’ main gate to the Visitors
steady footing and fear that they will fall. It is for this same
Center at 1800 Glenallan Avenue.
reason that pedestrians and bicyclists should not attempt
—Leslie McDermott
to cross the deer exclusion grates, but rather use the
pedestrian gate to the right of the entrance. Informational
Marketing & Media Relations Manager
Harvesting Rainwater for the Gardens
I
n July Brookside Gardens became the proud owner
A small electric pump pushes water out of the tank
of a 620-gallon, above ground cistern. This rainwater
when a valve to the attached hose is opened. This
harvesting system uses gutters and pipe to catch the
system is being used to water plants outside the
rain that falls on one side of the Conservatory roof
Conservatory, providing the same degree of water
and send it into the cistern’s storage tank. All those
pressure as a conventional water delivery system.
raindrops are kept from reaching the ground, reducing
Rainwater is exceptionally good for plants, as it does
the opportunities for soil erosion and pollution of
not contain the chemicals and minerals that are often
adjacent waterways.
present in drinking water – and which can adversely
affect plants.
With the addition of our new cistern, Brookside
Gardens is working to reduce soil erosion and
pollution into our surrounding waterways, plus
reducing the need to use expensive, purified water for
plants outside the Conservatory. We think our plants
are very happy with the change!
Volunteer Update
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s the new Volunteer Coordinator I’d like to
Another area where the volunteer program draws
introduce myself to those of you I haven’t met yet,
inspiration is through Abilities Network volunteers.
and thank those who have already given me such a
Abilities Network staff makes community integration
warm welcome.
opportunities available for people with a wide range
of disabilities. Volunteers from Abilities Network
Over the last few months, the Volunteer Program has
come to Brookside Gardens to assist with office work,
teamed up with Arbor Education and Training, which
work in the gardens, and help in our gift shop. These
provides work readiness training and support for
volunteers bring an enthusiasm for their jobs and love
those re-entering the workforce. Brookside Gardens
for Brookside Gardens that brightens every workday.
provides individuals from this program with volunteer
opportunities that allow for the development of
In the future, keep an eye open for a new High School
workplace skills, whether that be hands-on work in the
Horticulture Internship program, directed towards
gardens, database work for the events office, or behind
students planning on pursuing an academic education
the register for the gift shop. These new volunteers have
and professional career in horticulture. Interns will
been a wonderful addition to the volunteer program,
work up to 20 hours a week on various horticultural
and their hard work and dedication is an inspiration.
tasks throughout the season. We will continue to
provide active, outdoor opportunities for local students
to gain Student Service Learning Hours.
Do you have specialized skills
you feel Brookside Gardens
would benefit from? Contact
the volunteer department to
discuss pro-bono consulting and
to volunteer your organization’s
services to benefit Brookside
Gardens. Think creatively, we’d
Spring blossoms will soon emerge, and so will many
seasonal volunteer opportunities. We’ll be looking for
Butterfly Docents, Tour Guides, and Ticket Takers for the
Wings of Fancy Butterfly Exhibit, as well as Gardener
Assistants and Gift Shop Volunteers. Stay tuned to the
new volunteer program webpage for new opportunities,
upcoming events and trainings, and other related
Brookside Gardens information.
love to hear from you!
—Jared Ashling
Library Horticulturist
Volunteer Coordinator
Welcome Jared!
Jared Ashling is the new Volunteer Coordinator/Library Horticulturist. As a student at the
University of Minnesota, Jared developed and managed Cornercopia, a student organic farm.
He also worked as an AmeriCorps Vista volunteer coordinator at Just Food in New York City,
where he developed and coordinated the volunteer and internship programs. Most recently,
Jared worked as a Zone Gardener at the Washington National Cathedral, where he was
responsible for the planning, implementation, and maintenance of the educational gardens.
PROGRAM GUIDE Special Events
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rookside Gardens is pleased to announce a new
discount program for the Friends of Brookside
Gardens (FOBG). Beginning in 2010, look for the special
“FOBG” discounted rate on many of Brookside’s adult and
children’s programs. Friends members can take advantage
of this discount program by registering online through
www.ParkPASS.org, by mail using the registration form in
this program guide, or by dialing 301-670-6858.
The Friends of Brookside Gardens was established to support
the mission of the Gardens. This includes support of programs
Free Garden Tours
to reveal the year-round wonders and beauty of nature as well
Enjoy free, springtime strolls at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton
as educating the public on how the proper care of plants can
or McCrillis Gardens in Bethesda. Each of these first-rate
preserve the environment. For information about joining the
gardens offers a unique horticultural experience; visit them
Friends of Brookside Gardens, visit www.brooksidegardens.org
both this spring! Brookside Gardens is an intensively managed
or call 301-962-1435 to request a brochure.
display garden, featuring an abundance of annual and
perennial displays throughout the season. McCrillis Gardens is
Brookside Gardens is excited to celebrate Food in 2010.
a naturalistic strolling garden, offering shady woodland walks
Enjoy edible plant displays throughout the gardens all
and splashes of color in spring. Highly trained, knowledgeable
season and join us for programming focused on growing,
guides offer engaging horticultural tours, focusing on the plants
cooking, or displaying food in creative ways – look for the
that make each garden unique.
orange slice graphic to find our food-related programs
Brookside Gardens
and events.
Free Garden Walks every Saturday afternoon in May – 1, 8,
15, 22, and 29, 2:00pm
Mark Richardson is our new Adult
Education Programs Manager. Prior
to coming to Brookside Gardens,
Mark worked at Longwood Gardens
in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania,
where he was the Student Programs
Coordinator, responsible for oversight
of four undergraduate educational
Fee: Free; no registration required
Meet at the Visitors Center (outside doors exiting the rear
of building)
McCrillis Gardens
Free Garden Walks every Sunday afternoon in May – 2, 9, 16,
23, and 30, 2:00pm
Meet at McCrillis House
programs, including the Professional Gardener Program,
in Bethesda (call
College Internship Program, International Gardener Training
301-962-1455 for directions)
Program, and High School Summer Internship Program. He
also served as interim Education Department Head in 2007.
National Public
Gardens Day
Friday, May 7
Join us as we celebrate the
value of public gardens.
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Looking for a detailed
calendar listing?
Check www.BrooksideLearning.org
or contact Mark Richardson,
301-962-1470.
Special Events/Walks
www.BrooksideGardens.org
Plant Shows & Sales
Daffodil Show
Azalea Sale
Sponsored by the Washington
Sponsored by the Brookside Gardens
Brookside Gardens hosts local,
Daffodil Society
Chapter Azalea Society
Saturday, April 10, 2:00-5:00pm
Saturday, May 15, 9:30am-2:30pm
Sunday, April 11, 9:00am-4:00pm
Outside the Visitors Center
regional, and national plant society
events throughout the year. Many of
the societies’ shows feature judged
competitions; all of the shows feature
passionate people, eager to share their
Visitors Center
Seedling Flower Show
enthusiasm with others.
Sponsored by the Seedling Garden Club
Ikenobo and Ikebana Exhibition
Visitors Center
Sponsored by the Ikenobo Ikebana Society
of Metropolitan Washington DC Chapter
and the Ikenobo Ikebana Society
Saturday, April 24, 9:00am-4:00pm
Azalea Show
Sponsored by the Brookside Gardens
Chapter of the Azalea Society
Lily Show
Saturday, May 1, 1:00-5:00pm
Sponsored by the Potomac Lily Society
Sunday, May 2, 9:00am-4:00pm
Saturday, June 26, 12:30-5:00pm
Visitors Center
Visitors Center
Sunday, June 27, 9:00am-5:00pm
Orchid Sale
Dahlia Tuber Sale
Baltimore Group
Saturday, March 13, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sunday, March 14, 9:00am-3:30pm
Sponsored by the Friends of Brookside
Gardens & the Brookside Gardens
Orchid Club
Sunday, March 21, 10:00am-3:00pm
Visitors Center
Sponsored by the National Capital
Cactus Show
Dahlia Society
Sponsored by the National Capital Cactus
and Succulent Society
Saturday, August 7, 9:00am-5:00pm
Sunday, August 8, 9:00am-4:00pm
Visitors Center
Annual Silver Spring Garden Mart
Camellia Society Show & Sale
Garden Club
Daylily Show
Sponsored by the National Capital
Daylily Club
Sponsored by the Camellia Society of
Potomac Valley
Visitors Center
Sponsored by the Silver Spring
Saturday, August 14, 1:30-5:00pm
Saturday March 27, 10:00am-4:00pm
Visitors Center
Plant Identification Walks
Edible Plant ID
with Diane Lewis
Brookside Gardens offers one of the region’s
Course number 102201
finest collections of plants that are well adapted
Wednesday, April 7, 1:00pm
for gardens in the Washington, D.C.-Metro
Spring Display: Spring Zing
region. Join us for educational plant walks with
Wednesday, May 19, 1:00pm
Saturday, January 23 - Sunday,
our expert horticultural staff throughout the
April 11, 2010
growing season to learn more about some of
Wednesday, June 9, 1:00pm
10:00am-5:00pm daily; FREE
the best and brightest plants in our collections.
Visitors Center Entrance
Brookside Gardens
Conservatory
Displays
Conservatory
Phil Normandy’s walks will focus on the woody
walks will focus on edible plants in the seasonal
Woody Plant ID
with Phil Normandy
and permanent displays. Both Phil and Diane
Summer Display: Summer
of Food
will teach plant identification characteristics
Wednesday, April 21, 1:00pm
Saturday, April 24 - Sunday,
and cultural requirements for 10-15 plants per
September 19, 2010
session. A handout, with botanical and common
Wednesday, May 5, 1:00pm
10:00am-5:00pm daily; FREE
names of each plant will be provided for each
Brookside Gardens
session.
Wednesday, June 23, 1:00pm
Conservatory
Fee: $5, FOBG: $4; registration required
plants in our display gardens; Diane Lewis’
Thursdays at Brookside
Join us for this exciting new series
of walks, talks, and demonstrations,
highlighting the plants, people, and
displays that are uniquely Brookside. Most
Thursdays, from the middle of March
until July, our staff and/or volunteers
will offer a guided tour, demonstration,
or educational walk around the gardens.
Whether it’s a tour of the Rain Garden
in March, a “What’s in Bloom?” walk in
May, or a planting demonstration in June,
you’re sure to enjoy learning more about
all that Brookside Gardens has to offer.
Thursdays at Brookside/Lectures
Walk: Woodland Wildflowers
Lisa Tayerle
Walk: What’s in Bloom?
Mark Richardson
April 15, 1:00pm
June 10, 1:00pm
Conservatory Entrance
Walk: Woodland Wildflowers
Walk: Woodland Weeds
Lisa Tayerle
Lisa Tayerle
April 29, 1:00pm
June 17, 1:00pm
Demo: Mulching Roses
Walk: Butterfly Plants
Roger Haynes
Brookside Volunteer Guide
Fee: Free; registration preferred
May 6, 1:00pm
June 24, 1:00pm
Demo: Pruning Roses
Rose Garden
Roger Haynes
March 18, 1:00pm
Mark Richardson
Mark Richardson
Rose Garden
May 13, 1:00pm
July 8, 1:00pm
Walk: Brookside’s Rain Garden
Lisa Tayerle
March 25, 1:00pm
Demo: Butterfly Container Garden
Planting
Kathy Stevens
Kathy Stevens
May 20, 1:00pm
Demo: Yew Hedge Pruning
July 15, 1:00pm
Phil Normandy
Walk: Brookside’s Rain Garden
Lisa Tayerle
Rose Garden
Brookside Volunteer Guide
May 27, 1:00pm
Demo: Planting Roses
July 22, 1:00pm
April 1, 1:00pm
Roger Haynes
April 8, 1:00pm
Rose Garden
Demo: Trial Garden Planting
Lisa Tayerle
Detailed calendar listing on
www.BrooksideLearning.org
June 3, 1:00pm
Trial Garden
Spring Lecture Series
or landscape professional who needs
When Perennials Bloom
presentation will help you to gain
Extraordinaire
insight into the most anticipated event
At a luncheon or dinner party, the
in every garden.
dining table is the center of the action,
the place where guests and hosts
Friday, April 16, 10:00-11:30am
convene for the main event and it needs
Fee: Free; registration required
to look good! The goal is to express
Visitors Center Auditorium
your taste and make the tabletop work
Tomasz Anisko, Ph.D., Curator of Plants,
Longwood Gardens
When you’re planning a perennial
garden one question is bound to
arise again and again: when will this
plant bloom? Whether you’re a home
gardener who wants to plan an effective
perennial border or a nursery, design
to predict a plant’s peak display, this
Entertaining with Flair
Nancy Gingrich Shenk, Floral Designer
with the mood of the occasion. Nancy
will design several table centers for an
assortment of theme parties- some
Lectures/Horticultural Workshops
formal, some informal, but always
just plain fun! Flowers, fruits and
vegetables all play a role in a lively and
entertaining show that will inspire you
to go home and plan a party.
Friday, April 23, 10:00-11:30am
Luscious Landscaping – with
Fruiting Trees, Shrubs, and Vines!
Lee Reich, Ph.D., Avid “Farmdener,”
Horticultural Consultant and Writer
What could be more pleasant than
picking luscious fruits from a plant
that you also admire for its beauty?
Meet some of the best trees, shrubs,
and vines for this purpose, plants that
require little maintenance yet provide
stunning flowers in spring, color in
autumn and neat form in winter. Learn
how to grow shadbush, gumi, actinidia,
medlar, and other ornamental, fruiting
plants, and how to use them to beautify
your yard.
Friday, May 14, 10:00-11:30am
Edible Ornamentals and
Ornamental Edibles
Diane Lewis, Brookside Gardens Staff
Learn about ‘ambidextrous’ plants
that have both exceptional landscape
qualities and sometimes-surprising
edible uses in this engaging, slideillustrated lecture by Brookside’s own,
Diane Lewis.
Friday, May 21, 10:00-11:30am
Horticultural Workshops
Vegetable Gardening in Small Spaces
Carol Allen, Horticulturist
Learn all the ins and outs of starting
your own organic vegetable garden in
this 4-part series of workshops. From
building raised beds and prepping your
soil, to timing planting dates to ensure
a season full of bountiful backyard
harvests, these hands-on workshops
will cover everything you need to know
to get started growing tasty, healthy
Fee: $39, FOBG: $35; registration
required
Visitors Center Adult Workshop
Session 4: Support Structures and
Succession Planting
Get ready to plant beans, squash,
eggplant, melons, and other tender
vegetable crops once your garden’s
soil heats up. Learn some approaches
to trellising and planning your garden
for an extended harvest season. Each
participant will go home with a plan
vegetables at home.
for succession planting to extend the
Session 1: Root Crops and Other
Cool-Season Vegetables
with bush beans.
Learn how to prep your soil and get
ready to grow cool-season crops this
season, like broccoli, lettuce, and
beets. Each registrant will leave the
growing season and a container planted
Friday, May 21, 1:30-3:30pm
required
class with a basic plan for a backyard
vegetable garden and a 16” pot with an
assortment of cool-season crops.
Wednesday, March 17, 1:30-3:30pm
required
Session 2: Cool-Season Leaf Crops
and Raised Beds
Build a raised bed and get ready to plant
lettuce, spinach, Swiss chard, and herbs.
Each registrant will leave the class with
the know-how to build raised planter
beds in their backyard and a pot full of
salad mix.
Wednesday, April 7, 1:30-3:30pm
required
Papercrete Troughs
Betty Mackey, B.B. Mackey Books
There are many recipes and techniques
for making garden planter troughs, but
only one can claim to be the original.
Join Betty Mackey of B.B. Mackey Books,
to learn her original ‘papercrete’ recipe
in this hands-on workshop. Betty will
guide all participants through the stepby-step process for creating lightweight
garden troughs that will last for years.
Session 3: Warm-Season Vegetable
Crops and Compost
Learn the basics of starting a home
compost pile, including a review of the
different types of compost bins on the
market. Each registrant will go home
with a collection of ideas for starting
a compost pile and a container sure to
provide fresh tomatoes all summer.
Wednesday, May 5, 1:30-3:30pm
required
Pruning before Planting
Phil Normandy, Brookside Gardens Staff
Enjoy this pruning demonstration
focused on how to prune newly
purchased trees and shrubs for your
garden. Phil will demonstrate how to
assess a plant’s structure and make the
right pruning cuts in the right places.
He also will discuss his preferred
Floral Design and Visual Arts
pruning tools and how pruning affects
dish. Plant a tasty selection of herbs
future growth of both evergreen and
that is decorative, aromatic, and very
required
deciduous species.
practical. Afterwards, join us on May
19 for ‘Heavenly Herbs,’ a cooking
Wednesday, April 7, 10:00am-12:00pm
demonstration with the Cook Sisters,
A Bit of Brookside
to learn some heavenly herb recipes
Joan O’Rourke, Friends of Brookside
required
(separate registration required).
Joan has selected some of the best and
Gardens
Tuesday, May 18, 9:30-11:30am
most beautiful plants that Brookside
Hanging Basket
Gardens will display in its colorful
Joan O’Rourke, Friends of Brookside Gardens
Tuesday, May 18, 1:30-3:30pm
gardens this season. Join her for this
Create your very own display of flowers
hands-on workshop to bring a ‘Bit of
and foliage in a hanging basket.
required
Brookside’ home to your garden.
Beautiful new plant color introductions
Wednesday, June 16, 9:30am-11:30am
will add surprises to this perennial
to line a 14-inch wire basket with
Green Residences for
Feathered Friends
sphagnum moss and planting tips for
Jane Pettit, Mother
best results.
Nature Throws a
Party
Moonlight & Fragrance Container
Thursday, May 6, 9:30-11:30am
These fairytale
birdhouses will
Back by popular demand! Learn how to
Friday, May 7, 1:30-3:30pm
keep the residents
extend your garden viewing pleasure
cool all summer
with a light touch of fragrance by
required
and make them the
planting your own nocturnal garden.
envy of their eco-
Using scented flowers and light-
favorite. Instructions will cover how
required
conscious friends.
reflecting foliage, create a container
Butterfly Container
Using chicken wire and moss, you’ll
that’s lovely by day and bewitching
Kathy Stevens, Brookside Gardens Staff
create a green roof of multiple types of
by night.
Create a beautiful, functional
succulents that will drip over the eaves
container garden that will support
as they grow. In the right location, these
Tuesday, June 29, 9:30-11:30am
the entire butterfly life cycle
charmers will be a year-round
in this enjoyable workshop.
focal point in your garden.
Butterflies need more than
Tuesday, June 29, 1:30-3:30pm
just nectar from flowers
Wednesday, May 26,
required
to establish healthy
1:00-3:00pm
populations in our
Fee: $59, FOBG: $54;
gardens. Plant a container
registration required
Visitors Center Adult
that supports their entire
Workshop
life cycle to encourage
Floral Design and
Visual Arts
butterflies to call your garden
home. Fee includes a 14-inch container,
butterfly plants, and instruction about
Blueberries and Strawberries
Container
St. Patrick’s Day Floral Design
Karen Nelson Kent, AIFD, owner of Floral
butterfly gardening.
Diversity
Adding edible plants to your
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with
ornamental garden offers a return of
Brookside Gardens by creating a
beauty and great food to eat. In this
beautiful “green” basket arrangement.
required
new program, learn how to plant and
Spice up your corned beef and cabbage
grow blueberries and strawberries in a
dinner with a festive display of spring
large container for 4-seasons of garden
flowers!
interest.
Wednesday, March 17, 10:00am-12:00pm
Wednesday, June 2, 9:30-11:30am
Make it easy to step outside for a sprig
required
of herbs to flavor that special gourmet
Wednesday, June 2, 1:30-3:30pm
Bouquet of Herbs in a Strawberry
Container
Floral Design and Visual Arts
Easter Masterpiece
Jane Pettit, Mother Nature Throws a Party
Customized Seed Packets
Focus on Butterflies!
Judy Brown, Botanical Artist
On this special morning, ten
Start a family heirloom that you can
In earlier times, seed packets were
photographers will be welcomed (with
add to year after year. You’ll make
embellished with botanical renderings
their tripods) into the conservatory to
a twig egg tree in an attractive pot
of the plant. Participants will review
photograph our live butterflies before
and then decorate it with hollow egg
historic seed packet designs and
the ‘Wings of Fancy’ Butterfly Exhibit
ornaments. Learn how to blow the eggs
develop their own illustrations for
opens.
and decorate them in four unique ways:
a variety of garden vegetables. Each
ribbon flowers and bows, feathers for
participant will create customized
Saturday, May 15, 8:00-10:00am
a birdie egg, ears and a cottontail for a
seed packets filled with seeds suitable
bunny egg and natural dried materials
as a gift ready for spring planting.
Sunday, May 23, 8:00-10:00am
for a woodland egg.
No painting or drawing experience is
necessary.
Saturday, May 29, 8:00-10:00am
Sunday, June 6, 8:00-10:00am
required
required
Saturday, June 12, 8:00-10:00am
Spring Holiday Centerpiece
Saturday, July 10, 8:00-10:00am
Diversity
Sunday, July 18, 8:00-10:00am
Think spring with a glorious Spring
Holiday Centerpiece. Just in time for
Saturday, July 24, 8:00-10:00am
Easter, or simply to bring the spring
display indoors, join Karen Nelson
Saturday, August 7, 8:00-10:00am
Kent, AIFD, to create a lovely spring
centerpiece using all of your favorite
Sunday, August 15, 8:00-10:00am
spring flowers.
Saturday, August 21, 8:00-10:00am
Friday, April 2, 10:00am-12:00pm
Sunday, August 29, 8:00-10:00am
required
Saturday, September 4, 8:00-10:00am
Basic Floral Design Series
Saturday, September 11, 8:00-10:00am
Fee: $30, FOBG $27; registration required
Diversity
Painting on Silk
Explore the basics of floral design in
Jamie Kirkell, Kirkell Silk Studios
this hands-on workshop series. Learn
Explore design, color and painting on
Necklace Potpourri
the fundamentals of floral design, from
silk in this hands-on workshop with
Stephanie Oberle, Brookside Gardens Staff
the important tools of the trade to color
Sarasota, Florida-based artist, Jamie
Dip into our cache of beads to create
theory and design principles. Whether
Kirkell. Perfect for both the beginner
a unique necklace. Choose a focal
you’ve taken courses in floral design or
and seasoned artist, you’ll enjoy this
bead from a variety of glass, clay, shell,
don’t know a chrysanthemum from a
new and easy way of painting on silk
and preserved flowers and leaves.
carnation, you are sure to improve your
in which you’ll create 3-4 of your own
Sift through an assorted selection of
design skills through Karen’s expert
silk masterpieces. The silk scarves,
accent beads, and then finish with a
instruction. Each participant will create
wax resist and colors are included.
sterling silver or vermeil clasp. Tool kits
a unique arrangement to bring home
Additional materials list will be
are available for use in class, but we
during each of the 4 sessions.
provided after registration.
encourage you to bring your own tools.
Wednesdays, April 14, 21, 28, and May 5,
Friday, May 14 and Saturday, May 15,
Wednesday, June 9, 10:00am-12:00pm
6:00-9:00pm
10:00am-4:00pm
required
required
required
Brookside Gardens Conservatory
Floral Design and Visual Arts/Cooking Demonstrations
Butterfly & Garden Photography
Vegetable attitudes can be pretty funny
provided. Bring your
Josh Taylor, Archiphoto Workshops
so be prepared to enjoy the experience.
sense of humor
Photograph colorful butterflies
Each participant will leave with a
and be prepared to
and blooming flowers in Brookside
matted painting, ready for framing.
relax and enjoy the
Gardens’ beautiful garden spaces. In
experience. Each
a two-session workshop, learn how to
participant will mat
capture striking images of butterflies
their art and leave
and flowers. The second session will
with it ready to be framed.
be a formal critique of participants’
photographs. Note: Participants should
Making Something from Nothing
Saturday, July 24, 1:00-4:00pm
have a working knowledge of their
Katie Hillesland, Brookside Gardens Staff
camera, and bring ALL photo equipment
In this interactive and fun workshop,
required
to both sessions, including a digital
you’ll contemplate creative and artistic
memory card or film, extra batteries,
uses for ‘waste.’ Meant to cultivate
and camera manual. A tripod is
a new attitude toward the things we
optional, but highly recommended.
throw away each day, Katie will inspire
you to look differently at the common
Saturdays, June 19 & 26, 8:00-10:00am
household waste items we all discard.
Join Brookside Gardens for this delectable
Bring your own materials or work with
series of cooking classes, focusing on
Sundays, June 20 & 27, 8:00-10:00am
some of her favorite trash (please make
healthful recipes prepared before you
sure to clean your items before bringing
with seasonal and local fruits, vegetables,
Brookside Gardens Conservatory (2nd
them with you).
and herbs. Enjoy samples of the dishes
session of each course meets in the
prepared using easy-to-follow recipes that
Visitors Center Adult Classroom)
you can try at home.
Cooking Demonstrations
Glorious Greens
Ikebana Workshop: Sangetsu School
required
L. Ancilla Armstrong
Adrienne Cook, Garden and Cooking Writer
Danielle Navidi, Caterer
Experience the joy of Ikebana flower
arranging in this introductory two-
Concrete Leaves
Inventive new ways to serve up the best
hour workshop. Sangetsu, meaning
Ann Baker, Brookside Gardens Staff
of spring greens, including Crispy Kale,
mountain moon, is a school of flower
A unique piece of sculpture adds a
Galettes and quick-cooking combos that
arranging inspired by visionary and
whimsical accent to any garden. Learn
get hot, tasty greens onto the table in
master artist, Mokichi Okada, who
to create your own masterpiece by
minutes.
promoted a spiritual approach to life
joining Ann Baker to cast a leaf in stone
through beauty. Learn how to create
and add year-round interest to that
original arrangements through this art
perfect nook in your garden. In this
form using a small amount of plant and
two-part class, you’ll turn a live leaf
required
floral materials.
into stone and then add a bit of color
with masonry paint. The fee includes
all materials to make one large or two
small sculptures.
required
Friday, July 16, and Monday, July 19,
Just in time for Mother’s Day and
10:00am-12:00pm
garden parties, the Cook Sisters will put
Vegetables with Attitude
together an entire menu that highlights
required
the best of the garden – a trio of spring
vegetables, melt-in-your-mouth savory
Explore a variety of fresh garden
Ladies’ Lunch
Adrienne Cook, Garden and Cooking Writer
cheesecakes and a surprise chocolate
vegetables as topics for a watercolor
painting. Participants will learn to
Passionate Fruit
dessert.
arrange vegetables to best portray
their ‘attitude’ and complete graphite
Learn about the secret life of fruit.
sketches as a preliminary to completing
Participants will examine fruit closely
a small watercolor painting. No
as they create a small watercolor
required
experience with watercolor is necessary
painting. No experience with watercolor
and all materials will be provided.
is necessary and all materials will be
Cooking Demonstrations/Xcursions
Heavenly Herbs
Adrienne Cook, Garden and
Totally Tomatoes
Cooking Writer
Cooking Writer
Unusual ways of using old favorites and
The Third Annual Tomato Class, back
an introduction to new ones sure to
by popular demand, will highlight the
become favorites in their own right.
gems of the summer garden. We are
taking requests and suggestions this
year! Contact us through Brookside
Gardens by emailing mark.richardson@
required
montgomeryparks.org or through our
own website, www.cook-sisters.com;
around the world and spring flowering
we’re also on Facebook.
native wildflowers. Fee includes lunch,
Peaches and Apricots
garden admission, tours and coach
Wednesday, July 28, 12:00-1:30pm
transportation.
Cooking Writer
required
Wednesday, April 28, 7:00am- 7:00pm
What perfumes a summer day better
Fee: $115; registration required
Meet at Brookside Gardens Visitors
than these stone fruits? The Cook
Sisters will serve up fresh peaches and
apricots in a menu that goes from start
Xcursions
to finish – sweet, spice, savory, try
Center
Lost Gardens of the
Brandywine Valley
Garden Excursion to the Delaware
Shore
Visit Buffy and Michael Zajic’s delightful
some of the world’s most renowned
garden at its spring peak near the
public and private gardens, but this
required
charming town of Lewes. Retiring
rich horticultural region also is home
after many years on staff at Brookside
to some outstanding ‘best-kept secrets.’
Gardens, Mike continues his artistic
Winterthur and the Jenkins Arboretum
Ayurvedic Indian Cooking
skills in the garden and at the easel.
offer beautiful naturalistic gardens and
Liz Chabra, Ayurvedic Cook
them all.
The Brandywine Valley is home to
Enjoy lunch in the Zajic’s garden,
outstanding seasonal color, especially
Ayurveda (literally meaning: the science
before we head to Shipcarpenter
in spring. Enjoy the Lost Gardens of the
of life or longevity) prescribes a unique
Square, a unique green commons
Brandywine Valley exhibit, highlighting
regimen of diet, exercise, herbs and
with period houses and many quaint
the region’s little known private
gentle cleansing techniques to maintain
private gardens. Finally, we’ll swing by
gardens, at Winterthur, where we’ll also
optimal health by restoring balance.
Pepper’s Nursery, full of uncommon
enjoy lunch. Finally, we’ll visit Natural
In this unique cooking class, Liz will
plants for purchase. Fee includes coach
Landscapes Nursery, a wholesale
introduce you to the knowledge of
transportation and boxed lunch.
grower of native plants that specializes
our body constitution and the basic
in native azaleas and rhododendrons.
Ayurvedic diet that compliments it.
Tuesday, April 20, 7:00am- 7:00pm
Fee includes lunch, admission, garden
From cardamom to cayenne, fennel to
tours, and coach transportation.
fenugreek, asafetida to garam masala,
we will taste, touch, see, and smell all
Center
Wednesday, May 12, 7:00am-7:00pm
the goodness that goes into cooking
The Morris Arboretum and
Edgewood Gardens
Known for its impressive collection
of woody plant species, the Morris
required
Arboretum is 92-acres of lush gardens
Nursery Tour — Asiatica and
McLean Nurseries
nestled in a historic landscape.
By popular request, Brookside Gardens
Edgewood, a 1.7-acre private garden in
offers this trip to Asiatica and McLean
Exton, PA, is known for truly pushing
Nurseries, both of which were featured
the hardiness envelope on dozens of
during our Fall 2009 lecture series.
‘non-hardy’ plant species. You will be
Asiatica, located in Lewisberry, PA, is
amazed by its collection of bulbs from
rarely open to groups, but owner Barry
from the heart.
Center
Xcursions/School of Botanical Art & Illustration
Yinger invites you to view (and shop!)
Meet & Shoot Sunflower Fields
of rescheduling to July 17, depending
his impressive collection of new and
Join Josh Taylor, Archiphoto
on bloom time. Notice will be given to
impossible to find plants for collectors
Workshops, for a photo shoot at McKee-
each participant a week in advance
and sophisticated gardeners. McLean
Beshers Wildlife Management Area near
if the date will change. Fee includes
Nurseries in Parkville, MD, offers a wide
Seneca, Maryland. Spend the morning
instruction and 4 hours of photo
selection of hard-to-find Hollies, many
photographing acres of blooming
shooting; participants are responsible
of which were highlighted in Diane
sunflowers. Learn how to capture
for transportation.
Lewis’ Fall 2009 lecture. Fee includes
stunning images and get the best
coach transportation and boxed lunch.
possible pictures of sunflowers from
Saturday, July 10, 5:00am-10:00am
basic photo equipment. Participants
Tuesday, May 25, 7:00am-5:00pm
should have working knowledge of
their camera to get the most from the
Center
photographic opportunity. Sunflowers
Center
are finicky and there is a slight chance
Brookside Gardens School of Botanical Art & Illustration
Developed in collaboration with world-renowned botanical
artist, Margaret Saul, the Brookside Gardens School of
Botanical Art & Illustration offers botanical art classes that
serve all levels, from beginner to advanced. Follow the rigorous
Certificate Program or take individual workshops that do not
require prerequisites. For more information about the School,
go to BrooksideArtSchool.org or call Mark Richardson, School
Manager, at 301-962-1470. Most of the course offerings are
held at McCrillis Gardens in Bethesda, MD.
Special Events &
Exhibitions
Join us for our annual
Open House & Exhibition
of Class Work
Core Curriculum
Tuscany Workshop & Tour
McCrillis Gardens
310. A new “Stream” of students starts
The Brookside Gardens School of
Botanical Art & Illustration is pleased
to announce its Tuscany Workshop &
Tour, May 29 - June 13, 2010, offered
jointly by Brookside Gardens and
Hidden Treasures Botanical Tours,
LLC. Travel the Tuscan countryside,
enjoy interactive workshops with
Margaret Saul and Kandy Phillips, and
share your love of botanical art and
illustration with others from across
the globe during this two-week tour.
For more information, including a
detailed itinerary and cost, visit www.
brooksideartschool.org or to request
a printed brochure, contact Mark
Richardson, Adult Education Programs
Manager, at 301.962.1470. Register
through Hidden Treasures Botanical
Tours, LLC by calling 573-881-6316.
Sunday, May 9, 2:30-4:30pm
Information, exhibition of class work,
demonstrations and tours of the
gardens (tours start at 2:00pm, so please
The Core Curriculum must be taken in
sequence from Drawing 101 – Painting
each fall and each spring. The classes listed
below are open to anyone who has taken
the prerequisites listed for each course.
Painting 205 – Fall 2009 Stream
arrive early).
Kathy Lutter
Botanica 2010: The Art & Science
of Plants
Prerequisites: Drawing 101, 102, Painting
Brookside Gardens Visitors Center
Course number 89499
Saturday, May 22–Saturday July 10
Tuesdays, February 16, 23, March 2, 9,
10:00am-1:30pm
Botanical Art & Illustration’s annual
Course number 89500
exhibition of student and teacher
Saturdays, March 20 and April 17,
artwork. New this year – meet the
9:00am-4:30pm
artists! From 10:00am-2:00pm each
Saturday in June, meet one of the
McCrillis Gardens
School’s teachers or representatives
from the Botanical Art Society of the
National Capital Region to learn more
about botanical art and illustration.
Registration deadline: February 28, 2010
103, Dimensional Study 204.
Painting 103 – Spring 2010 Stream
Kathy Lutter
Prerequisites: Drawing 101 & 102.
Thursdays, March 18, 25, April 1 & 8,
10:00am-1:30pm
Detailed calendar listing on
www.BrooksideLearning.org
McCrillis Gardens
School of Botanical Art & Illustration
Dimensional Study 204 – Spring
2010 Stream
McCrillis Gardens
Diane Berndt
Novice Studios, Pod 2: Hand-painted
Cards
Diane Berndt
2010 Masters Class: Fancy Tulips
No prerequisites.
103.
John Pastoriza-Piñol
Course number 88850
Prerequisite: Painting 205 or experience
Tuesdays, March 30, April 6, 13 & 20,
Thursdays, April 22, May 6, 13, 20 & 27,
in botanical drawing and painting.
6:30-9:30pm
10:00am-1:30pm
Course number 88199
Monday-Thursday, April 26-29,
McCrillis Gardens
McCrillis Gardens
10:00am-4:00pm
Leaf Painting Intermediate
Painting 205 – Spring 2010 Stream
Brookside Gardens - Visitors Center
Diane Berndt
Kathy Lutter
Adult Classroom
No prerequisites.
Course number 89749
103, Dimensional Study 204.
Botanical Illumination I
Kandy Phillips
Thursdays, June 3, 10, 17 & 24,
McCrillis Gardens
10:00am-1:30pm
103, Dimensional Study 204, Painting
205.
Flower Diary: A Nature Journal Page
McCrillis Gardens
Course number 89849
Doreen Bolnick
Wednesdays, June 23, 30, July 7 & 14,
No prerequisites.
Botany 207 for Botanical Artists
10:00am-1:00pm
Course number 88349
Doreen Bolnick
Saturdays, May 8 & 15, 10:00am-4:00pm
No prerequisites.
Course number 89549
Adult Classroom
McCrillis Gardens
Tuesdays, May 4, 11, 18, and 25,
10:00am-1:30pm
Course number 89550
Saturdays, June 19 and 26,
9:00am-4:30pm
Spring & Summer
Samplers
(no prerequisites)
Start Drawing & Painting
Diane Berndt
No prerequisites.
Course number 89551
Wednesdays, May 12, 19, and 26,
McCrillis Gardens
6:30-9:30pm
McCrillis Gardens
Workshops
(prerequisites required)
Novice Studios, Pod 3: Impatiens in
Colored Pencil
Colored Pencil I
Lee D’Zmura
Merri Nelson
No prerequisites.
Prerequisites: Drawing 101, 102,
Course number 88851
Painting 103, Dimensional Study 204,
Thursdays, June 3, 10, 17 & 24,
Painting 205.
6:30-9:30pm
Course number 88350
Saturdays, March 13 & April 10,
McCrillis Gardens
10:00am-4:30pm
Butterflies in the Garden
McCrillis Gardens
Discover Scratchboard
Kandy Phillips
Trudy Nicholson
No prerequisites.
Botanical Art Intensive
No prerequisites, but drawing
Course number 89149
Diane Berndt
experience is beneficial.
Sundays, July 11 & 18, 10:00am-4:00pm
Course number 88549
103, Dimensional Study 204, Painting 205.
Saturday-Monday, February 13-15,
Course number 89850
10:00am-4:00pm
Adult Classroom
Friday–Sunday, April 23–25,
9:00am-4:00pm
McCrillis Gardens
Art Xhibits
Art Xhibits/Children’s Programs
Children’s Programs
Children’s Garden
The Brookside Gardens Visitors
“Nature’s Fun In Your Backyard” is down-to-
Center exhibitions showcase
earth fun. This children’s garden engages
affordable original works or
children’s imaginations and highlights natural
giclée prints of original works
beauty and natural fun. See what’s inside a
on horticultural themes by area
gnome hut, follow stepping stones to a tea
artists. All art exhibitions are
party, build and stack natural wooden blocks,
free-of-charge and most of the
pretend you are a farmer, climb into a tree
works are available for purchase.
house, observe life around a water garden, and
discover important pollinating insects.
Spring Images, Spring Magic
WMAS
Through April 3
Images of Spring
Daniel McNeill
April 3 – May 22
Orange Glad, Glad Happy
Kay Sandler
April 3 – May 22
From Pollen to Petals
Jennifer Kline Vallina
April 3 – May 22
Botanica 2010: The Art and
Science of Plants
Botanical Art & Illustration
May 22 – July 10
Scenes from a Summer
Garden
Rob Rudick
July 10 – August 28
The Color of Summer
Sue Moses and Carol Kent
Orchid Celebration
Betty Tsuneishi
Autumn Blaze
Lou Janesko
August 28 – October 9
Children’s Discovery Benches
Monday, June 14, 10:30-11:30am
Hands-on activities, games, books,
and puzzles fill the Children’s
Monday, July 12, 10:30-11:30am
Discovery Benches located in the
Children’s Classroom. Benches are
Monday, August 9, 10:30-11:30am
available depending on staff and room
Fee: $3.00 per child (adult free);
availability.
registration required
Open Tuesday through Friday,
Visitors Center Children’s Classroom
September through June 2:00-5:00pm
July and August 9:00am-5:00pm
St. Patrick’s Day Fitness and
Activity Walk
Saturday Morning Storytime
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Brookside Gardens Volunteers
10:00am–1:00pm
Participate and listen to seasonal
Brookside Gardens and the Montgomery
nature stories that encourage children’s
County Department of Recreation are
imaginations and creativity. Each week
pleased to present a fitness and activity
a different story will be read followed by
trail for children to perform exercises,
a hands-on craft.
play games and do craft projects
while enjoying the gorgeous gardens
Saturdays, April 3 – June 12
and scenery. Walk along the beautiful
Ages 3-6, 10:00am
Brookside Gardens trail, stop at the
various marked venues, and follow
the instructions for fitness activities,
crafts and games. Don’t forget to bring
Flower Buds
your camera! The walk includes a visit
This once-a-month series will meet
at the conservatory. An adult must
the second Monday of every month. We
walk with each child and assist in all
will feature gardening activities, stories,
activities. The self-directed event runs
crafts, and garden walks for children
from 10:00am through 1:00pm. The
ages 3-5 with a parent.
walk will take approximately 30-40
minutes to complete. You are welcome
Monday, March 8, 10:30-11:30am
to participate anytime between these
hours.
Monday, April 12, 10:30-11:30am
$3.00 fee per child.
Go to www.montgomerycountymd.
Monday, May 10, 10:30-11:30am
gov to register or call 240-777-6821 for
information.
Workshops & Classes
Essence of Spring Herbs
Cooking Class
Tarragon, dill, cilantro, mint and parsley,
some of spring’s early herbs can be used
in many different ways. Learn to chop,
stir and prepare three different sauces,
and complete the class with proper
kitchen clean up! Samples provided.
Ages: 8-11
Fee: $20.00, FOBG: $18.00; registration
required.
Dig-in, Dig-out! It’s Spring Break!
Get outdoors this week! It’s Spring! Get
inspired by one of our “Dig-in, Dig-out”
activity tables. Discover interesting
plant facts plus make a hands-on
project you can take home! Cancelled in
the event of rain.
March 29-April 2, 10:00am-1:00pm
Ages: recommended for ages 4-11
Fee: Free; no registration required.
Outside adjacent to Visitors Center
Start Your Gardens…
Ready, Set, Grow!
Holly Stover, Brookside Gardens Staff
Make it a family activity! Bring Mom,
Dad, or both to plan your veggie garden.
Begin by selecting your veggies and
planting seeds in starter pots just in
time to plant in your garden after the
frost date of May 10. A selection of
different vegetable seed will be offered
and a review on how to care for and
maintain your garden throughout the
year.
Wednesday, March 31, 10:30am-12:00pm
Ages: 6-11
required
Grow It Eat It – Salad Box™
University of Maryland Master Gardeners
Here’s a fun project for you and your
child to do together! Learn how to
improve your health and your child’s
Did you know every third bite of food
health by growing your own fresh
we eat is from the help of a pollinator?
organic salad! Let the Master Gardeners
Stop by one of our “Dig-in, Dig-out”
from the University of Maryland show
activity tables and learn how you can
you how to construct, build, and plant
help protect our pollinators, essential
your own wooden Salad Box™ planter.
insects for farmers and food production.
Afterwards, enjoy a tasty sampling of
Cancelled in the event of rain.
what you can grow! Your new planter
will measure approximately 21” x 15”
June 21- 25, 10:00am-1:00pm
and easily fit on a deck, balcony, or front
Ages: recommended for ages 4-11.
stoop. Fee includes building supplies,
Fee: Free; no registration required.
soil, and seeds.
Outside adjacent to the Visitors Center
Sunday, April 18, 1:00-2:30pm
Ages: 8-12
Garden Teas for Children
required
You’re Invited To A Garden Tea Party
Marina St.Clair, Tea Party Hostess
Fanciful tables, tea, and treats will
Herbal May Day Baskets
brighten children’s eyes when they
Lynn Richard, Brookside Gardens Staff
come to tea outside in the Anderson
Celebrate the beginnings of spring
Island Pavilion. Children will learn
by surprising your neighbor or loved
proper tea etiquette, socialize, and play
one with a basket filled with herbs,
flamingo croquet weather permitting.
flowers, and tasty treats! Using recycled
Dress-up is encouraged. In case of
materials and decorative leftovers,
inclement weather, tea will be relocated
make a lovely gift basket incorporating
to the children’s classroom, followed by
rosemary, pansies, mint and other
a rousing game of charades.
treats.
Saturday, April 3, 12:00-1:30pm
Friday, April 30, 4:30-6:00pm
Ages: 6-11
Saturday, April 17 12:00-1:30pm
required
Sculpting Creatures for the Garden
Katie Hillesland, Brookside Gardens Staff
Create a fun creature from clay using
your imagination and creativity. Begin
with a garden stroll to spark your
Ages: 6-10
imagination looking for animal homes
Fee: $22.00, FOBG: $20.00, registration
and exploring where creatures can hide.
required
Back in the classroom learn to work
Anderson Island Pavilion
with clay, and sculpt any creature from
mammals, to insects, to gnomes, to
monsters.
Sunday, May 16, 1:00-3:00pm
Ages: 7-10
Fee: $8.00; registration required
Dig-in, Dig-out! School is Out!
Celebrate pollinators with us this week!!
Look for us during the
Montgomery County Farm Tour
at the Red Wiggler Farm
Have a week of gardening fun with
Students will learn watercolor, oil
Let’s see what’s growing on the farm!
3 fun-filled field trips visiting and
pastel, and color pencil techniques.
Through hands-on activities and
exploring different organic farms. Each
Brookside will have several gardens to
games we will help you learn about
farm will have a different production
demonstrate plants as a food source,
agricultural crops, farming and food.
focus. Find out what a CSA is, take a
for humans and the creatures around
(This activity is an extended part of Red
hayride, plant a container vegetable
us. Each day we will visit and explore
Wiggler’s activities and the Montgomery
garden, participate in a cooking class,
some of these plants as a subject for
County Farm Tour)
harvest a few veggies and flowers, see
our artwork. Samples of plants we will
Saturday, July 24, 10:00am-4:00pm
the countryside, shop a little, and have
be exploring include: radish, corn, kale,
a great time. We will learn about organic
leek, celeriac, Swiss chard, cauliflower,
All ages
growing methods and food nutrition.
red cabbage, sunflower, sweet potato,
Red Wiggler Community Farm, 23400
Maybe we can stop by the famous Herr’s
basil, dwarf corn, and pot marigolds.
Ridge Road, Clarksburg, MD 20871
chip factory too.
Each student will be supplied with
Course number 99950
and take home a spiral-bound tablet
July 12-16, 9:00am-3:30pm
of 140-pound watercolor paper. At the
Ages: 8-11
end of the 5-day session students will
Fee: $220.00/week; registration required
choose their favorite work, and we will
mount it in a mat ready for framing.
SUMMER CAMP
PROGRAMS
Farms, Food, Fun and Sun!
Lynn Richard, Brookside Gardens Staff
Botanical Art Camp
Budding Artists Camp I
Information about the materials
Ivette Burgess, Artist
students use will be provided upon
Children who love art will enjoy
registration.
expressing themselves in the garden
Course Number 99953
while learning several art techniques,
August 2-6, 9:00am-12:00pm
including drawing, collages, and
Ages: 8-11
painting. Check times for age-
appropriate group.
Course number 99951
June 21-25 10:00-11:30am
Ages: 5-7
Course number 99952
June 21-25 1:00-3:00pm
Tours of the “Wings of Fancy”
Butterfly Exhibit for Youth Groups
Ages: 8-10
Bring your youth group (public
301-962-1467. Tours are
and private schools, home
available weekdays from 10am
Budding Artists Camp II
schools, scouts and summer
to 1pm, at half-hour intervals.
camps) to this live butterfly
A maximum of 30 children can
exhibit for a special guided
be scheduled per ½ hour.
Debbie Vanegas, Artist
Children who love art will enjoy
expressing themselves in the garden
while learning several art techniques,
including drawing, collages, and
painting. Check times for ageappropriate group.
Course number 99955
June 28-July 2, 10:00-11:30am
Ages: 5-7
Course number 99956
June 28–July 2, 1:00-3:00pm
Ages: 8-10
tour with a knowledgeable
docent. Learn about the
While you are waiting for a
butterfly life cycle and
tour time, “Butterfly Discovery
observe butterfly behaviors
Backpacks” are available to
like nectaring, spiraling, and
borrow with a driver’s license.
puddling.
View descriptions of backpack
activities by visiting
Due to the popularity of the
www.brooksidegardens.org.
butterfly exhibit, groups of
15 or more, ages 6 and up
Fee: $4.00 for ages 3-12; $6.00
are requested to make an
for ages 13 and up.
appointment. Please call
Registration
Registration Form
Fill out a separate form for each participant. Friends of Brookside Gardens members enter the FOBG rate for each course.
Course No.
Date
Name of Program
Fee
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6/26
Vegetables with Attitude (Sample)
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To register by mail, or in person:
Important Registration Information
Complete the registration form and mail with payment
(or drop off registration form and payment) to:
BROOKSIDE GARDENS, Attn. Registrar,
1800 Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton, MD 20902
1. You must open a ParkPASS account in
order to register for any program.
2. We regret that it is not possible to
include babies or children in classes
designed for adults.
3. All programs will run rain or shine,
unless a rain date is listed; for cancellation information call 301-962-1470.
4. If paying by credit card, please include
credit card type, account number,
expiration date, and signature. FOBG
members should enter the discounted
FOBG rate in the Fee column. For
information about joining FOBG,
call 301-962-1435 or check
www.brooksidegardens.org.
5. Confirmation of your registration will
be made by mail. (You must print out
your confirmation when registering
online.) If an event is filled to capacity,
your check will be returned and your
name placed on a waiting list. You will
be contacted by phone if an opening
occurs.
6. Deadline for registration is 7 days
prior to event date, unless otherwise
stated. Participants will be enrolled in
the order received.
7. Unless otherwise indicated by the
participant or a parent/guardian in
writing at the time of registration,
photographs of participants for use
in Commission publications may be
taken while participating in program
activities.
To Register Online: www.ParkPASS.org
To Register by Phone: Dial 301-670-6858
24-hours a day
For registration information, call 301-962-1451.
Already have a ParkPASS account?
To register, just fill in the first three boxes.
*Last Name
*First Name
*Customer No.
Need to open a ParkPASS account? Please fill in all the boxes.
Middle Initial
(JR, SR, II, III)
Birth Date (mm/dd/yyyy)
Gender: M/F
Street Address
City, State, Zip Code
Primary Phone
Secondary Phone
Email
I wish to charge this to: m MasterCard m VISA
Acct# __
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Exp. Date __
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For information on M-NCPPC’s Fee Reduction Program for Montgomery County
residents, call 301-495-2530. Applications are available at Brookside Gardens
Visitors Center Information Desk.
The Department of Park and Planning encourages and supports the involvement and
participation of individuals with disabilities in all programs/services. Register a minimum
of two weeks in advance of the program start date and call 301-962-1451 to request a
disability accommodation.
Refund Policy: If a program is cancelled
you will be notified and receive a full
refund. If you choose to cancel your registration from an event you must notify
the Registrar at least five business days
prior to the start of the class. A credit
voucher will be issued less a 20% administrative fee. The voucher will be valid for
one year from the date of issue. Use your
credit voucher for another event of your
choice. Credit for trips and workshops
will be granted only if a replacement is
available from the waiting list. A thirtyfive dollar ($35.00) fee will be charged for
all returned checks.
Mark Special Memories in the Rose Garden
Rose Garden Commemorative Brick Program
Donor Name....................................................................................
Address............................................................................................
B
rookside Gardens’ Rose Garden has been a
favorite destination of visitors since its opening
in 1972. Something about the stunning beauty and
seductive fragrance of roses draws visitors to this
delightful garden over and over. For many, the Rose
Garden holds special meaning and memories. With
our new commemorative brick program, the Rose
Garden will be the lovely setting in which to honor
City...................................................................................................
State................................Zip...........................................................
Phone...............................................................................................
Email address.................................................................................
❑ 4" x 8" Brick ($500) (up to 3 lines, 21 characters per line,
a special person or to mark a memorable milestone.
including punctuation and spaces)
Commemorative bricks will be available in two
❑ 8" x 8" Brick ($1,000) (up to 5 lines, 21 characters per line,
sizes: 4” x 8” ($500) and 8” x 8” ($1000). Each brick
including punctuation and spaces)
will be engraved with a life affirming message and
placed in the walkway directly under the wisteria
Text to print on brick (4" x 8" brick—up to 3 lines, or
arbor in the Rose Garden. The commemorative brick
8" x 8" brick—up to 5 lines)
areas are conveniently located near several benches,
which will allow for relaxed visits surrounded by the
fragrance of roses in bloom (or possibly wisteria in
flower, depending upon the season!). Your generous
donation to this program will be instrumental in
maintaining the Gardens through our Garden Fund.
For more information, please contact Ellen Bennett
at 301/962-1402 or Ellen.Bennett@MontgomeryParks.
org. Please send in the attached form if you’d like to
reserve a Rose Garden brick today. Brick installation
will begin in spring 2010.
Line 1:..............................................................................................
Line 2:..............................................................................................
Line 3:..............................................................................................
(8" x 8" bricks only)
Line 4:..............................................................................................
Line 5:..............................................................................................
Payment Information
❑ My personal check has been made payable to Brookside
Gardens.
Please charge my ❑ VISA ❑ MasterCard
Card no............................................................................................
Expiration date..............................................................................
Signature........................................................................................
Thank You, Donors!
Donations received between
June 1, 2009 and December 15, 2009
ANNUAL APPEAL
Fifteen Anonymous Donors
Rhoda and Herman
Alderman
Jane Barrett
Jim and Karen Bellis
Ellen Bennett and Ric Gratz
Josephine Bennett
Fran and Harvey Berger
Josef and Gloria Brown
Marney Bruce
Maureen Cannon
Salvatore and Marlene
Cianci
Robert and Ruth Cohen
Felicia Collins
Cathy Conly
Marguerite Danowski
Dr. and Mrs. James R. David
Dr. and Mrs. Lewis H.
Dennis
Teresa Downs
Ann and Don English
Kurt and Sylvia Eschbach
Selma Falloon
James and Nicole Fary
Amy and Harry Felices
Mary Ferris
Nithya and Peter Fitzgerald
Wyn Fitzpatrick
Alice Frandsen
Ted and Harriet Fredman
Carole Galati
Pauline Gallup
Anna Gillis
Vera Glocklin
Sandra Greer
Mr. and Mrs. John Gunn
Carl Hahn
Gerri Hall
Ruth Harper
Helen Hecht
John Hewitt
Angela Hitti
Julia and Eugene Horman
Thomas Hyde
Marianne Jacobs
Susanne Karacki
Carol Kari
Edward Karpoff
Audrey and Sheldon Katz
Gail Kaufmann
Christine Kelly
Lance and Wendy Kelson
John and Cynthia Knable
Carole and Alan Kuritzky
Sandra Lange
Sharon LeGere
Paul and Mimi Levine
Samuel Levy
Steve Levy – The Sign Shop
Marilynn Liotta
Sheila Lindveit
Martha and Ron Lubet
Johanna and ViAnn
Lyskawa
Janet Majerus
Vincent and Caroline
Manganiello
The M.N.C.P.P.C. Retirees
Association
Carmen Maymi
Leslie McDermott
Irene McDonald
Charles and Gail McGuire
Robert and Elizabeth
McGuire
Carrie Meyer
Mid-Atlantic Chapter –
International Society of
Arboriculture
Robert and Winifred
Mitchell
Helen Morton
Helen Mothershead
Pamela Mudd
Dorothy Murphree
The Mycological
Association of
Washington
Marjorie and Stephen
Nordlinger
Stephanie and Brian Oberle
Celeste Park
Harriet and Gary Peck
Potomac Chrysanthemum
Society
Leni and Ned Preston
Mark Ratner
Betty Raulin
Arthur and Suzanne Reed
Margie Richards
Rachel Ritvo
Fu-meei and Richard
Robbins
Roger Lee and S. Kathleen
Rohrbaugh
Eva Roswell
Roald Schrack and Pat
Wilson
Douglas Sherwood
Deirdre Smith and Wendy
Andrews
Peter and Joan Stogis
Sylvia Suarez
Bruce and Linda Summers
Cathy Tait and Larry
McMillan
Peter Talty
Selina Taylor
Leslie Terner
Nancy and Richard Traubitz
Carol Trawick
Teresa Tretter
Heather Tuck
Nellie Widmayer
Sammye Williams
Mary Louise Williamson
Goddard Winterbottom
Ann Wion
Jim and Marca Woodhams
Maria Wortman
Kenneth Young
Marie Daniele Zartman
40TH ANNIVERSARY
GROVE
In Memory of My Sister
Violet Marie Boice
In Memory of My Sister
Doris Rebecca Dixon
In Honor of My Sister Joy
Elaine Barnes
In Honor of My Sister Dixie
Lee Hedges
In Honor of My Sister
Margaret E. Yianniki
Annie May DeFrank
Grateful for Brookside
Gardens
Mary Ann Haley and Bill
Watson
In Recognition of
Brookside Gardens 40th
Anniversary
Leslie McDermott
In Recognition of
Brookside Gardens 40th
Anniversary
National Capital Cactus
and Succulent Society
In Memory of Paul R.
Bustin
Patricia Bustin
In Memory of Mary Alice
Colvin
The Woman’s Community
Club of Kensington
In Memory of Odessa
Stallings Doneghy
Marie Medeck
In Memory of Jeanne and
Richard Gewain
Condor Capital
Management
Robert and Kathlyn Gewain
The Gewain Family
In Memory of Colleen
Heuer
Stephen and Joy Hannon
In Honor of Diane Lewis
Frances and Charles
McClure
In Memory of Gwen
Luttrell
Bethesda Quilters
Frances and Charles
McClure
The Woman’s Community
Club of Kensington
In Memory of Anna
Marcus
Chandra and Richard
Harpel
Tamara and Charles Lee
Joseph Rock Family
In Honor of Harold
Oseroff’s 85th Birthday
In Honor of Susan
Oseroff’s 80th Birthday
Allen and Amy Oseroff
Edward Oseroff
Steve and Patti Oseroff
In Honor of Stacy Parsons
Judith and Raymond Brown
Richard and Eva Coffman
Sheryl and Steven Freishtat
Gerri Hall
Clara Hughes
Paul and Miriam Levine
Joanie Lightbody
Janet Majerus
Flynn and Janice McLean
Debbie Reynolds
Margie Richards
Beverly and Charles Rogers
Ursula and David Sabia
Sukinik
In Memory of Robert W.
Read
Elizabeth Read
In Honor of Ethel
Goldfinger
In Honor of Sam Rothman
Sam Rothman
In Honor of Barbara M.
Starke
Joyce A. M. Thomas
Winding Orchard Citizens
Association
Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel
Ballenzweig
James and Rhoda Cutlip
Susan and Philip Hart
Peter and Irene Hui
Ray and Sylvia Lucero
Margie Richards
Yuen Tung and Mike Miller
Robbie White
GENERAL DONATIONS
Anonymous Donor
Lee Bennett
Cherrywood Garden Club
Josefine Evans
Maryland Nursery &
Landscape Association
National Capital Cactus &
Succulent Society
Nest: Gift & Clothing
Boutique
Potomac Valley Chapter
North American Rock
Garden Society
Sarah and Robert
Newcomb
Saint Johns Garden Club
IN KIND GIFTS
Mary Margaret Freeburne
Friends of Brookside
Gardens
Leslie McDermott
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2009 Childrens Day
Gardens
2009 Fall Lecture Series
Gardens
Garden Internship
Gardens
2010 Green Matters
Symposium
Brookside Gardens
Chapter, Azalea Society
of America
Gardens
Honest Tea
Johnny’s Selected Seeds
Neighbors of the
Northwest Branch, Inc.
Silver Spring Garden Club
Takoma Horticultural Club
University of Maryland
Cooperative Extension
“Grow It Eat It”
Campaign
Lynn and David Vismara
Winding Orchard Citizens
Association
TRIBUTE GIFTS
In Memory of Iva Belle
Abramovitz
Cornelia Sullivan
In Memory of Nina Linda
Adler
Carole and Alan Kuritzky
In Honor of Judy and
Ray Brown’s 50th
Anniversary
Margie Richards
In Memory of Paul R. Bustin
Dakota Salon Staff
Judy Pauley and Alicia
Sullivan
Libby Smigel and Ted Bain
In Memory of Dr. Jules Cass
Margaret Dohmen
In Memory of Ying Nan
Chiu
Tricia Bassing
Department of Chemistry,
Tamkang University
Frank and Gloria Fainelli
Manny Fu and JianWu
Meiling Gong and
Xiangdong Feng
Yan Guo
Shu-Jun Huang
Lawrence and Carol
Kenausis
Shan Tao Lai and Zhong
Wei Tian
Chin-Hui Lee and Sue-Fin
Wang
Chien Chih Lu and Chun
May Lu
Elsie Pan
Bo-Cheng Wang
Ho-Hsiang Wei
Jimei Xiao
Liang-You Zheng
In Memory of Eva Hughes
Kathryn Zoref
In Memory of Seymour
Kaufman
John and Martha Giovanelli
In Memory of Doris L.
Plough
Joe and Kerry Bartlett
The McCrohan Family
Rosa Lou Novi
In Memory of Pauline Shaw
Miriam and Waldo Blake
Oma and Roger Higgins
Leslie and Mark Montroll
Gilda and Brian Penn
Melissa and Michael Rust
In Memory of Bernice
“Bunny” Purdie Vito
Diane and Kimber Burley
Barbara and Jack Clarke, III
Frances Clarke
J. Douglas Clarke
Bertha Gray and Family
Doris Hoffman
Nancy and Mac Hoffman
Maureen Kline
Leo LoSchiavo
Pat and Gail McGinley
John and Julianne Melnick
Michael and Laura Paschal
Jean Picardi
Faustina Purdie
Jane Purdie
Janet Ruth
Paul and K.C. Sheeler
Denise and Giff Swayne
Charlie and Dawn Thomas
Janet and Bill Walczak
Barbara Zepp
TRIBUTE BENCHES
In Memory of Odessa
Stallings Doneghy
Marie Medeck
In Memory of Margaretha
Ernst
Kathryn Ernst Fry
In Memory of Jeanne and
Richard Gewain
The Gewain Family
In Memory of Emily and
Dewey Hook
Annie May DeFrank
In Honor of Deanna Okrent
and Chuck Goldman
Deanna Okrent and
Charles Goldman
TRIBUTE TREES
In Memory of Dee
Goldstein
Carl Goldstein and Family
In Memory of Daniel
Abramo Vito
Diane and Kimber Burley
Barbara and Jack Clarke, III
Nancy and Mac Hoffman
Presorted
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U.S. Postage
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Wheaton, MD 20902
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Wingsof-Fancy
Live Butterfly Exhibit
Saturday, May 1 through
Sunday, September 19, 2010
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily
Fees: $6 adults;
$4, ages 3-12
Brookside Gardens South Conservatory
We regret that we are unable to accommodate
Groups of 15 or more by appointment only,
strollers in the Butterfly Exhibit.
call 301-962-1467 for reservations.
Wings of Fancy Hotline: 301-962-1453

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