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Fall & Winter

2010-11 *

Food for Thought at Brookside Gardens, page 1

* A Chefs Demonstration with Carla Hall, page 10* Childrens Day 2010, page 19


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Brookside Gardens needs people, and people need Brookside Gardens! But why

do we need a public garden in our County? I, or one, am exceedingly grateul

that Montgomery County has been in ull support o Brookside Gardens since itsopening more than 40 years ago, allowing its residents to reap all the benets

associated with public gardens.

A public garden is a living museum: a collection o plants that are cultivated

or scientic, educational and ornamental purposes. Brookside Gardens was

established in 1969, not just to create a pretty place (although it is very pretty!),

but to develop a resource or County residents to learn about plants and

gardening and apply what they learned to their own lives, both at home and at

work. People need gardens in their lives. The National Survey on Recreation and

the Environment rom 1999 to 2007 ound that about 66% o all US participants

enjoyed gardening or landscaping or pleasure.

Horticulture is the original green industry; long beore green became a buzz

word, gardeners were growing plants or ood, medicine, and ber, as well as

ornament. Today, a host o new green collar jobs are based on horticulture, like

green roo construction, storm water mitigation, and the renaissance o local ood

markets. Brookside Gardens oers a variety o continuing education programs,

internships at the high school and college level, and meaningul volunteer

opportunities or those interested in pursuing a career in horticulture.

A public garden builds a powerul connection between plants and people, instills

a respect or nature, and the impulse to protect the natural environment. A

well-maintained public garden makes people eel sae and welcome, creates

ownership, and gives residents a sense o pride in their community. Is it

any wonder I am grateul? Not only do I work in the most beautiul place in

Montgomery County, but Im part o a community who understands, appreciates

and supports the value o a public garden in their lives.

Happy Gardening!

Stephanie Oberle

Director, Brookside Gardens

1. Food for Thought at Brookside

Gardens

2. Many Hands Create the

Childrens Garden

3. Were You There?

4. Planning Board Approves &

Combines Master Plan Phases

I & II

5. Volunteer Update

6. Thank You, Donors!

PROGRAM GUIDE

7. A Night at the Movies8. Conservatory Displays

9. Plant Shows & Sales

9. Thursdays at Brookside

9. Walks

10. Fall Lecture Series

11. Horticultural Workshops

13. Cooking Demonstrations

14. Xcursions

14. Brookside Gardens School of

Botanical Art & Illustration

17. Adult Programs by Date

18. Art Xhibits

18. Childrens Programs

21. Registration

Table of Contents

General Inormation, 301-962-1400

Adult Education, 301-962-1470

hildrens Education, 301-962-1408

ibrary, 301-962-1476

chool o Botanical Art & Illustration,

01-962-1470 or 1474

Volunteer Oce, 301-962-1429

Git Shop, 301-962-1448 or 1479

acility Rental, 301-962-1404

McCrillis Gardens, 301-962-1455

Media Relations, 301-962-1427ponsorships/donations, 301-962-1402

Brookside Gardens1800 Glenallan Avenue

Wheaton, Maryland 20902

www.brooksidegardens.org

Hours: Brookside Gardens is open

every day except December 25.

Gardens: SunriseSunset

Conservatories: 10:00am5:00pm

Visitors Center: 9:00am5:00pm

McCrillis Gardens | 6910 Greentree Road, Bethesda, MD 20817

Letter from the Director

Horticultural Reerence Library10:00am3:00pm Monday

through Friday, except holidays

301-962-1476

Master GardenersPlant

Clinic at Brookside Gardens

Saturday 10:00am2:00pm

Sunday 1:004:00pm

Open Year Round

Wed. & Thurs. (MayOctober)

1:004:00pm

ditor: Ellen S. Bennett, 301-962-1402

Cover Photo: Leslie McDermott

The Shop

Brookside Ga

Hours:Monday-Satu10:00am4:0

Sunday Noon301-962-14


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s you may have noticed, the current theme at

Brookside Gardens is Food, a theme that will be

celebrated and explored or the next two years. The

gardens are interspersed with displays that include a

cornucopia o abulous edible plants. Over the past year,

our garden designers have drawn rom their substantial

creative expertise to combine these plants in unique and

beautiul ways, in many cases demonstrating how edibles

might be used as ornamentals. This has been no small eat,

as many edible plants become less attractive in appearance

later in the season, when they channel much o their

energy to producing ruit. What the displays might lack in

oliage and fowers, they make up or in their colorul

and interesting ruit.

But, you may ask, why is Brookside Gardens

ocusing on ood? Good question! We eel

this is a pivotal moment in our history

when the subject o ood is moving to the

oreront in debates on health, ethics, and

the economy. And o course ood gardening

is as much a part o horticulture as

ornamental gardening. Yet, it is becoming quite

clear that many children and some adults have no

clue as to where the ood they eat comes rom. The more

we understand about the oods we eat and how theyre

grown, the healthier both our bodies and our planet will be.

For a variety o reasons, our culture has moved away rom

at-home ood gardening. However in the current economy,

ood prices are soaring, and people are reconsidering

ood gardening as a money-saving option. There is also a

movement toward living more sustainably in relation to

the environment, which means using ewer chemicals to

produce ood. By growing ones own ood, an individual can

be certain o what has and hasnt been used in production.

And o course, growing your own ood is un! What is more

satisying than eating a juicy red tomato you have grown

yoursel? What is more amazing than seeing a giant green

zucchini develop rom a tiny seed?

But rest assured that growing your own ood is not the only

option! Purchasing and eating local ood can contribute

signicantly to our environment and to our local economy.

By patronizing local armers markets, you are supporting

local growers, many o whom use organic arming

methods. When you buy produce rom a local armer, you

can discover how the crop was produced and whether or

not chemicals were used in its production. The Maryland

Department o Agriculture lists armers markets by county

on their website, www.mda.state.md.us/md_products/

armers_market_dir.php.

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is another

wonderul option or supporting local armers. CSA arms

sell shares o their harvest, and throughout the growing

season, deliver their crops to predetermined locations

or pick-up by shareholders. As a shareholder,

you will receive whatever is being harvested

that week. This can be both exciting and

challenging, as you may not be amiliar

with some o the produce you will

receive. But ear not! CSAs can be a

great resource or recipes, especially

or unusual ruits and vegetables. This

is a wonderul opportunity or you and

your amily to try something new. To nd

a local CSA, visit the University o Marylands

Cooperative Extension web page on Maryland

Agriculture (www.marylandagriculture.ino/category_ino.

cm?categoryid=46).

And dont orget about community gardens! Montgomery

County Parks opened its rst community garden on park

land in May o 2009. Three more community gardens

have been developed and opened this year. Community

gardens oer an opportunity to grow your own ood when

you do not necessarily have the land on which to garden.

You can garden alongside your neighbors and learn rom

other gardeners as you experiment with your own growing

methods. Contact Ursula Sabia Sukinik at Montgomery

Parks ([email protected]) to

obtain inormation about community gardens in the Parks.

Since we know you love ood as much as we do, we hope

youll continue to visit and enjoy Food or Thought at

Brookside Gardens!

Ellen S. Bennett

Advancement Programs Manager

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lanning or the current Childrens Garden, Nature in

Your Own Backyard, began in spring 2008 when Lynn

Richard, Childrens Program Horticulturist, and Nicky

Beadle, Gardener, met to brainstorm ideas or the new

design. Lynns experience as a childrens educator and

horticulturist and Nickys experience as a garden designer

came together to create one o Brookside Gardens most

popular Childrens Gardens in recent memory. But they

didnt accomplish the abulous results alone. As you will

discover, it takes many people within Brookside Gardens

and Montgomery County

Parks to bring this kind o

undertaking to ruition.

The idea or the garden

materialized as Lynn and

Brookside Gardens Director,

Stephanie Oberle, were

discussing Marylands

No Child Let Inside

initiative, which promotes

outdoor experiences that

connect children and

teens to nature. Both

Lynn and Stephanie hoped

to develop a Childrens

Garden experience that

would mirror the goals o

the initiative, encouraging

children to take a closer look

at nature, with opportunities

or hands-on interaction with natural objects. With this in

mind, Lynn envisioned a natural play area, where children

have the opportunity to use items rom nature, including

sticks, cones, ruits, leaves, and more to create sculptures,

games, and even make-believe scenarios.

With Brookside Gardens emphasis on sustainability

and green initiatives, a high priority was placed on using

reclaimed materials within the garden. Take a close look

at the tree house (one o the most popular destinations

within the Garden); the side panels are made rom

reclaimed doors. This abulous addition to the Garden

was abricated by Montgomery Parks Lead Carpenters

Doug Castner and Scott Tuttle. The tea table is made rom

a recycled wooden pallet (abricated by Jonathan (Jay)

Morris, Exhibit Technician at the Parks Exhibit Shop). The

tree trunk that has been repurposed into a gnome hut

was provided by Montgomery Parks arborists ater Eugene

Rose, Senior Urban Forester, was put on alert that a special

hollow tree trunk was needed. This previously hazardous

tree will live on to the delight o Brookside Gardens

visitors. Many o the built pieces in the Garden were the

result o design meetings between Lynn, Nicky, and Irven

Harris, Exhibit Supervisor at the Parks Exhibit Shop; Irven

worked closely with the carpentry shop to make the pieces

a reality.

Brookside Gardens own sta also had a hand in creating

some o the built pieces. Landscape Supervisor Je

Patterson created the tool shed and the raised platorm.

And the beautiul wood encing was built by committee:

Gardeners Bill Dwyer, Jim DeRamus, and Greg Lee; Plant

Curator, Phil Normandy; Je Patterson, and Nicky all

worked to create this unique ence. The wood comes rom

two very invasive plants that are being removed rom

parks: Norway Maple (Acer platynoides) and Bradord Pear

(Pyrus calleryana Bradord). Parks Forest Ecologist, Carole

Bergmann was instrumental in directing our sta to

park land where these trees needed to be removed, and

thereore could be used or this project.

O course, the Garden needs ongoing maintenance both

in terms o the plants and the activities. Nicky and her

volunteers work hard to keep the plants and garden

areas looking their best. Holly Stover, Childrens Program

Assistant, is the orce behind the worm bin (keeping it

well-stocked with red wiggler worms and ood or them

to eat) and the natural play area (continuously stocking it

with natural items).

Weve been thrilled with the positive response to the

current Childrens Garden (the theme o which changes

every three years). A great deal o thought and work went

into creating the Garden, and it is rewarding to know that

all that work is appreciated by the public, both young and

old alike.

Ellen S. Bennett


Many Hands Create theChildrens Garden


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Green Matters Symposium: Food for Thought

Brookside Gardens held its 7th annual Green Matters

Symposium on February 26, 2010. This years event,

entitled Food or Thought, eatured another great lineup o

speakers, including Anna Lappe, author oDiet or a Hot

Planet, Jennier Bartley, author o

Designing the New Kitchen Garden:

An American Potager Handbook,

and Nora Pouillon, che/owner o

Restaurant Nora in Washington,

DC. In keeping with our ood

theme, we elt it was important

to discuss the burgeoning local

ood movement and the potential

impacts o agriculture on climate

change. We also hoped to highlight

the important work o some local,

passionate advocates who are

helping to grow this movement,

like Woody Woodroo, Executive

Director and Founder o Red Wiggler

Community Farm. Woody was one

o three speakers who participated

in a panel discussion about ways

to connect to the local community

through vegetable gardening. The

response to this years symposium was overwhelming

it seems people in Montgomery County are just as

passionate about ood as we are here at Brookside Gardens.

Look or next years Green Matters Symposium, to be

held on February 25, 2011, to tackle another ood-related

theme. Inormation about speakers and registration will be

available at www.brooksidegreen.org in November.

Earth Day Festival

Brookside Gardens held its rst annual Earth Day Festival

on April 18, 2010, with an all day celebration recognizing

the 40th anniversary o Earth Day, the driving orce behind

the modern environmental movement. The days events

began with a volunteer planting

project in the morning the rst

ever group volunteer planting

project at Brookside Gardens. About

40 volunteers teamed up with

Phil Normandy, Plant Collections

Manager, and Jared Ashling,

Volunteer Coordinator/Library

Horticulturist to plant winterberry

holly and other native shrubs in the

understory o our 40th Anniversary

Grove. We also eatured childens

and amily activities, an exhibitor

air showcasing ourteen local

and regional green businesses

and environmental education

organizations, and an interactive,

hands-on activity we called

tREeCYCLE led by our director,

Stephanie Oberle, which resulted

in the construction o a colorul

tree sculpture made o recycled materials. Despite some

unseasonably cool weather or mid-April, we had a great

turnout and a very successul event look or the second

annual Earth Day Festival on April 15, 2011.

Mark Richardson

Adult Education Programs Manager

Were You There?



Planning Board Approves & Combines Master Plan Phases I & II

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n March, the Montgomery County Planning Board

unanimously approved the acility plan or Phase II o

Brookside Gardens Master Plan and agreed to combine

both phases I and II into a single project. Currently, the

project is scheduled to break ground in 2013; meanwhile,

Parks sta is working to develop construction drawings

and to secure unding or parts o the project not unded

under the CIP budget.

The new main entrance design (developed by EDAW, Inc.)

at 1800 Glenallan Avenue includes improved pedestrian

access that will saely allow visitors to enter the Gardens

through an attractive entrance and down a beautiully

landscaped path. A new entry sign eaturing the fower,

leaves and seed pods o the native Magnolia virginiana will

be located on a low, stone wall at the entrance. Once in

the Gardens, visitors who enter on oot will encounter a

wonderul new garden eature: a ginkgo gazebo, which will

serve as a visible and easily accessible meeting place.

Another important eature o the new entrance design

is a gatehouse, which will provide a location where sta

can assist visitors as they enter the Gardens by vehicle.

The design o this structure will be ashioned to resemble

a greenhouse and will include a green roo. Within the

median surrounding the gatehouse a rain garden will be

installed to capture stormwater runo with attractive

plantings.

Montgomery Parks landscape architect, Ching-Fang Chen

developed a abulous concept plan or the expanded

parking area in ront o the Visitors Center. Her plan

includes a generous amount o green space, while adding

new and appealing eatures to welcome our visitors.

Ching-Fang envisioned a parking area that does not

dominate the visitors experience upon arrival. Instead, a

drop-o area will be visually separated rom the parking

lot by trees, shrubs, and hedging. A new bus parking area

will eature a wooden deck overlooking the Aquatic Garden

and provide a sae point o congregation as visitors board

and debark buses.

The parking lot itsel will contain a number o striking

eatures, not the least o which will be the trees and shrubs

that will be planted in islands between parking bays.

Pervious paving will be included in an eort to control

stormwater runo rom the parking lot. And rain gardens

will be incorporated into the landscape design to collect

additional stormwater. Contrasting paving materials

will be utilized in an eort to delineate parking spaces,

driving lanes, and walkways, thus improving

the saety o the lot or both pedestrians

and drivers.

In public meetings, our constituents were

thrilled with the changes envisioned to

the new Gardens entry, and they provided

many thoughtul and useul suggestions

or the project. These ideas and others are

being considered in generating a detailed

construction drawing, which we hope will be

completed by summer o 2011.

The current CIP budget or this project

does not include unding or several items.

These amenities are available as donor

opportunities or corporations, businesses,

groups, and individuals. Gits o any size will

go toward making this project a success.

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For your convenience, Brookside Gardens now oersan option to direct gits to the Gardens online.

By clicking on the Give to the Gardens button on

our website (www.BrooksideGardens.org) as shown

above, you will be taken to an online orm that may be

completed in order to make a git o any amount. This

completely secure service allows you to conveniently

and saely direct donations to Brookside Gardens using

your credit card. We would like to thank the Friends

o Brookside Gardens or their support in oering this

online donation service to our supporters.

Volunteer Update

J

oan ORourke, Brookside Gardens Volunteer

extraordinaire, has been honored with the Maryland

Recreation and Parks Association Community 2010

Volunteer Award. Joan was recognized or her outstanding

service over the last 20 years to Brookside

Gardens and the Department o Parks.

As one o the most ardent and passionate

supporters o the gardens, Joan ounded

the Friends o Brookside Gardens, a

volunteer organization whose sole

purpose is to support the mission o

Brookside Gardens, and served as the

organizations president or many years.

Through Joans leadership, the Friends o

Brookside Gardens began several important

sponsorship commitments, including

the annual spring and all lectures series,

horticultural internships, and a major

git o $50,000 to jumpstart the Gardens master plan in

2005. Joan also regularly volunteers with our greenhouse

production team helping to grow crops or our seasonal

displays.

Despite all o Joans work through the years with the

Friends o Brookside Gardens and her commitment to the

greenhouse production team, her greatest legacy may be

her work with the adult education team. For as long as

most people around here care to remember, Joan has given

her time and expertise to run horticultural workshops or

the public. Each spring and all, Joan plans

and conducts a series o about twelve

separate container-planting workshops

or a erociously loyal crowd o ollowers

and anyone else who wants to learn to

beautiy their gardens with seasonal

containers. Joan plans the workshops,

chooses and orders the plants, works with

our greenhouse team to grow them beore

her workshops, conducts the classes, and

even cleans up the classroom aterwards!

Her programs always sell out and are

wildly successul; because she does all o

this work as a volunteer, the registration

ees go directly to support the gardens

and all o the other educational programs Brookside oers

throughout the year.

Thank you Joan ORourke, or all that you do!

Jared Ashling

Volunteer Coordinator & Library Horticulturist

Examples o amenities or which we will seek donor

unding are the new gatehouse, garden areas, the magnolia

entry sign, the ginkgo gazebo, and urnishings such as

benches, bike racks, welcome signs, and maps. I you areinterested in contributing to any o the ununded portions

o this project, please contact Ellen Bennett at 301-962-1402

or [email protected].

We hope you are as excited as we are about moving Phase I

and II o the Master Plan toward completion!

Ellen S. Bennett



Master Plan continued rom previous page



ANNUAL APPEAL

Anonymous Donor

Anne AmblerJohn AndelinElizabeth AllabenMarilynn BensonMatthew ChambersKathleen and Jerry ClarkTina Coplan

Joseph and Nancy CrocettaMargaret DohmenEthel DutkySheryl and Steve Freishtat

Jo and Peter GaleVirginia GeoreyEthel Goldnger

Victoria HirschPat HowellMargarette Jennings

Jay KellerGeorge LambertEdward and Ann LeonardBette LewisRichard and Kathleen McCartyMeg McClearyCharles and Frances McClureBarbara MeiselmanForest and Maxine MontgomeryDorie NewmanLarry Novak

Cindy NyeMary OHerronHelen PechacekDolly PerkinsMildred ReynoldsShahan and Barbara ShammasBarbara Shidler

John and Joanne SmaleHerbert SnyderLeslie StewartLester StrawDavid and Lynn VismaraLeatrice VogelBarbara Waite-Jaques

Lionel WeinstockAlvin WilsonElizabeth WurzbacherCharles Zellers

GENERAL DONATIONS

Anonymous DonorRoy and Patricia KallmanDonald MattisonPotomac Chrysanthemum

Society

Westmoreland Hills Garden ClubWoodley Gardens Garden Club

Woodmoor Garden Club

IN KIND GIFTS

Jerry Faulring - Waverly Farm

PROGRAM SUPPORT

2010 Childrens Day

Friends o Brookside Gardens

2010 Concert Series


2010 Earth Day


Garden Internship


2010 Green Matters Symposium

(additional support)

Association o ProessionalLandscape Designers DC-MD-VA Chapter

University o MarylandCooperative Extension GrowIt Eat It Campaign

2010 Spring Lecture Series


TRIBUTE GIFTS

In Memory of Betty and Bill Beal

David Bloom

In Memory of Manny Berman

Harry and Daria BermanMarlene Berman

Jean DeVerne-RozanskyFred and Roberta FisherEllen FoerGlen and Anne Fritz

Joan and Andrew Majower

Jill and Bradley Marwine

Dedicated to Brookside Gardens

for your excellent work

Woodley Gardens Garden Club

In Memory of Maxine Mae

Callender

Holly BamordJean DavisDavid Kennedy

Martha LaniganKaren McGrath

Charlice & Steve MullenGale Peterson

In Memory of John Z. Hearon

Linda BollandJohn BovelloAria DavisKristen HeynigerDina MatinConcetta RaySusan SilverbergLinda VenturaMary Veroxie

In Memory of Dylan OGradySusan and Max BronsteinPaula and Bill Whyman

In Honor of Marcia & Ron

Rehms 50th Anniversary

To the Brookside GardensEducation Program

Martha Kuhlman

In Memory of Milton J. Seidel

Eric HelmsenRalph and Mary Helmsen

Joseph Seidel

Katherine Seidel

In Memory of John G. Shaffer

Maureen Cannon

In Memory of Susan

Stephenson

Joseph and Carolyn HartMary Rabenhorst

In Memory of John Yess

Ruth Pollack

ROSE GARDEN

COMMEMORATIVE BRICKPROGRAM

In Memory of Bhola N. Banerjee

Janet BanerjeeIn Memory of Dick Johnson

Michaela Johnson

In Honor of Barbara Ann and

Joseph A. Rock

Mary and Bill BookerWilliam and Johanna Cohen

Jim and Nancy FeyChandra and Richard Harpel

Roger and Genny HaskinsRay Ann and Berner JohnsonTamara and Charles LeeSusan Marcus

Janice RockVivian and Andrew Shields

In Memory of Dorothy and

George Rusch

Carol Sanders and GordonRusch

TRIBUTE BENCHES

In Memory of Ms. Wilhelmina E.

Bell-TaylorMichelle R. Taylor

In Memory of Margaretha Ernst

The Fry Family

In Memory of Renee Maria

Kamenker

Susan Osero and George Urich

In Memory of Bob and Mary

Lambert

Ronald Lambert

In Memory of Christine B. LiThomas M. Li and Family

In Memory of Pamela Hyacinth

Moses

E. Gnanaraj Moses

In Memory of Bunny Raine

Jerry Raine

TRIBUTE TREES

In Memory of Edith Gutkin

Daman

Janet G. Farbstein

Thank You, Donors!Donations received between December 16, 2009

and June 1, 2010


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PROGRAM GUIDE Special Events

Celebrate the harvest with us at Brookside Gardens.Enjoy edible plant displays throughout the gardensthis all and join us or educational programming ocused

on growing, cooking, or displaying ood in creative ways.

Look or the pumpkin graphic to fnd our ood-related

programs and events.

Look or our special FOBG program pricing or members o

the Friends o Brookside Gardens, a nonprot organization

established to support the mission o the Gardens. This

includes support o programs to highlight the year-round

wonders and beauty o nature as well as educating the

public on how the proper care o plants can preserve the

environment. For inormation about joining the Friends o

Brookside Gardens, visit www.brooksidegardens.org or call

301-962-1400 to request a brochure.

Group ToursNew ee structure or Adult Group

Tours! Consider bringing

your garden club or other

adult group to Brookside

Gardens or a guided tour

o our beautiul autumn

display. Sure to pleasegardening novices and

seasoned veterans alike, our

knowledgeable volunteer

guides oer horticulturally

ocused strolls through the

gardens. Guided tours must

be arranged in advance and are

oered or a ee o $5/person (ve-person

minimum). Contact Diane Lewis at 301-962-1407 or

[email protected] to arrange your

group experience.


A Night atthe Movies

Join Brookside Gardens or a series o

flms that reveal some o the mystery

behind how our ood is produced,

where it comes rom, and the impact

our agricultural industry has on our

environment. Thursday evenings inJanuary and February. Light reception

preceding flm. Fee: $15, FOBG: $12

The Future o Food

This lm, by Deborah Koons

Garcia, has been a key tool in the

American and international anti-

GMO (genetically modied organism)

grassroots activist movements.

Genetic engineering o ood crops is

as controversial today as ever, while

many o the large agro corporationsthat use this technology position

themselves as the answer to the world

ood crisis and urther consolidate the

seed supply.

Program number 120621

Thursday, January 13, 6:30-9:00pm

Visitors Center Auditorium

Food, Inc.

Featuring interviews with orward

thinking experts and social

entrepreneurs like author Michael

Pollan, Stonyelds Gary Hirshberg

and Polyace Farms Joel Salatin,

Food, Inc. reveals surprisingand

oten shockingtruths about what

we eat, how its produced, who

we have become as a nation and

where we are going rom here.


Thursday, January 27, 6:30-9:00pm


King Corn

In King Corn, two riends move to the

heartland to learn where their ood

comes rom. With the help o riendly

neighbors, genetically modied seeds,

and powerul herbicides, they plantand grow a bumper crop o Americas

most productive, most-subsidized

grain on one acre o Iowa soil. But,

when they try to ollow their pile o

corn into the ood system, what they

nd raises troubling questions about

how we eatand how we arm.


Thursday, February 10, 6:30-9:00pm



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Garden ToursEnjoy ree, autumn tours o Brookside

Gardens in Wheaton or McCrillis Gardens

in Bethesda. Brookside Gardens is an

award winning display garden, eaturingan abundance o annual and perennial

displays throughout the season. McCrillis

Gardens is a naturalistic strolling garden,

oering shady woodland walks and plenty

o all color. Highly trained, knowledgeable

guides oer engaging horticultural tours,

ocusing on the plants that make each

garden unique.

Brookside Gardens

Free Garden Walks on Saturday aternoons,

September 11, 25, October 2 & 16, 2:00pm

Free; no registration required

Meet at the Visitors Center (outside doors

exiting the rear o building)

McCrillis Gardens

Free Garden Walks on Sunday aternoons,

September 12 & October 3, 2:00pm

Free; no registration required

Meet at McCrillis House in Bethesda (call

301-962-1455 or directions)

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Special Events www.BrooksideGardens.org

Conservatory Displays

Winter Display andTrain Exhibit

The Train Exhibit opens with

the Garden o Lights on Friday,

November 26 at 5:30pm and

runs through January 9, 2011.

The North House will remain

open only in the evenings during

display change rom November

22-December 4. Both houses will

be open during the day at no

cost rom December 4-January 9

rom 10:00am-5:00pm.Brookside Gardens Conservatory

Chrysanthemum DisplaySaturday, October 9 through Sunday,

November 28 (note: South house closes

November 15), 10:00am-5:00pm daily;

FREE

Brookside Gardens Conservatory

Wings o Fancy

Live Buttery and Caterpillar Exhibit

Ongoing through Sunday,

September 19, 2010

10:00am to 4:00pm daily

Fees: $6 adults; $4 ages 3-12Brookside Gardens South Conservatory


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Register online at www.ParkPASS.org Thursdays at Brookside/Walks

Plant Shows & SalesBrookside Gardens hosts local,

regional, and national plant society

events throughout the year. Many o

the societies shows eature judged

competitions; all o the shows eature

passionate collectors, eager to share

their enthusiasm with others.

Daylily Show

Sponsored by the National Capital

Daylily Club

Saturday, August 14, 1:30-5:00pm

Outside the Visitors Center

FOBG Plant Sale

Sponsored by the Friends o Brookside

Gardens

Saturday, September 11,

10:00am-3:00pmOutside the Visitors Center

Dahlia Show/Sale

Sponsored by the National Capital

Dahlia Society

Saturday, September 25, 2:00-5:00pm

Sunday, September 26,

9:00am-3:00pm

Cut blooms will be sold ater the

close o the show at 3:00pm


Mushroom Fair

Sponsored by the Mycological Association

o Washington

Sunday, October 3, 12:00-5:00pm


Chesapeake Chrysanthemum

Society Plant Show

Sponsored by the Chesapeake

Chrysanthemum Society

Saturday, October 16, 1:00-5:00pm

Sunday, October 17, 9:00am-3:30pm


FOBG Holiday Wreath and

Centerpiece Sale

Sponsored by the Friends o Brookside

Gardens

Saturday, December 4,

9:00am-4:00pmVisitors Center

Sixth Annual Seed Exchange

Sponsored by Washington Gardener

Magazine

Saturday, January 29, 12:30-4:00pm


Register at

www.washingtongardener.com

Thursdays at BrooksideJoin us or this exciting series o walks,

talks, and demonstrations, highlighting

the plants, people, and displays that are

uniquely Brookside. Most Thursdays at

1:00pm, rom the middle o September

through October, our sta and/or

volunteers will oer a guided tour,

demonstration, or educational walk

around the gardens. Youre sure to enjoy

learning more about all that Brookside

Gardens has to oer. Thursdays at

Brookside are ree o charge and no

registration is required.

Walk: Autumn Tour o the Gardens

Brookside Volunteer Guide

September 16, 1:00pm

Visitors Center Entrance

Walk: Whats in Bloom?

Mark Richardson, Brookside Gardens

Sta



Walk: Autumn Tour o the Gardens

Brookside Volunteer Guide



Walk: Autumn Tour o the GardensBrookside Volunteer Guide

October 7, 1:00pm


Walk: Perennials with Fall Interest

Jim Deramus, Brookside Gardens Sta

October 14, 1:00pm

Meet at Fragrance Garden

Walk: Fall Conservatory Tour

Kathy Stevens, Brookside Gardens

StaOctober 21, 1:00pm


Demo: Planting Tulips

Roger Haynes, Brookside Gardens

Sta

October 28, 1:00pm

Trial Garden

Plant Identifcation WalksBrookside Gardens oers one o the

regions fnest collections o plants that

are well adapted or gardens in the

Washington, D.C.-metro region. Join us or

educational plant walks with our expert

horticultural sta to learn more about

some o the best and brightest plants in

our collections. Phil Normandys walks

will ocus on the woody plants in our

display gardens; Diane Lewis walks will

ocus on edible plants in the seasonal

and permanent displays. Both Phil and

Diane will teach plant identifcation

characteristics and cultural requirements

or 10-15 plants per session.

Fee: $5, FOBG: $4; registration required

Edible Plant ID with

Diane Lewis

Course number 118900

Wednesday, September 29, 1:00-3:00pm


Wednesday, October 27, 1:00-3:00pm


Woody Plant ID with Phil Normandy




Wednesday, October 13, 1:00-3:00pm




Lectures www.BrooksideGardens.org

Fall Lecture Series

How to Keep Your Sanity

While Dealing with Bugs

in the Garden!

Carol Allen, Horticulturist

As the gardening season winds down

and the harvest is rushed into storage,

spend time with Carol Allen or

sound, common sense ways to take

control o your garden with minimal

environmental impact. Whether you

grow vegetables or ornamentals,

there are sae, sane ways to control

pests. Carol will present inormation

on controlling a variety o wily pests,

so bring your notebook and your

questions!


Friday, September 24, 10:00-11:30am

Free; registration requiredVisitors Center Auditorium

Reducing, Replacing or Growing a

More Natural Great American Lawn

Susan Harris, Sustainable Gardening Writer

Americas love aair with the Great

American Lawn is a detriment to

our local environment. I youre sick

o mowing, blowing, spraying, and

ertilizing, join Susan Harris to nd lots

o solutions to the problems caused

by our expanses o turgrass. Learnabout natural lawn care, turgrass

species better suited to our area, and

design alternatives or replacing lawns

altogether or simply reducing their

size. Enjoy this lecture illustrated with

photos rom Maryland and across the

country. Susan co-ounded the national

Lawn Reorm Coalition and her ex-lawn

has been eatured in Fine Gardening

Magazine.


Friday, October 1, 10:00-11:30am

Free; registration required


Healthy Soil=Healthy

Food=Happy People

Mark Highland, Founder & President,

Organic Mechanics Soil Company

It all begins with soil. Gardens emerge

rom the earth each year, but what

really infuences the health and vigor o

our gardens plants? Did you know the

soil is alive? Reerred to as the soil ood

web, this interconnected environment

directly infuences root growth, nutrient

absorption, and overall plant health.

Mark will discuss how to build soil ood

webs, why they work to make plants

healthy, and what they mean or you,

the gardener, and the ood you pull

rom the earth.





A Ches Demonstration with

Carla Hall

In honor o the autumn bounty, Carla

Hall, a 2009 Top Che nalist and che& owner o Alchemy Caterers in Silver

Spring, will prepare three seasonal

dishes, including Roasted Butternut

Squash and Apple Salad, Creamy

Vadouvan Squash and Fennel Soup, and

a Petite Pizza with Butternut Squash,

Lemon-scented Ricotta, Brown Butter

and sliced Almonds. Well celebrate

the versatility o squash and other all

produce available locally throughout

this glorious season.





Not-so-Traditional Holiday

Entertaining

Adrienne Cook, Danielle Navidi, and

Karen Nelson Kent

With the holiday season ast

approaching, join the dynamic duo o

Adrienne Cook and Danielle Navidi to

learn some new and unusual recipes

or holiday entertaining, with an eye

toward healthy eating; but wait, theres

more! When entertaining riends and

amily, the visual presentation is just

as important as the menu. Learn some

creative approaches or setting the

stage or an unorgettable holiday with

fowers rom Karen Nelson Kent.


Friday, November 5, 10:00-11:30am



Special Saturday morning lecture

Color Your World with Flowers

Nancy Gingrich Shenk, Floral Designer

Extraordinaire

Learn to use color harmonies to set

the mood, enliven a party, and create

an atmosphere. Ater a lively spring

program, Nancy Gingrich Shenk joins us

again this all or another foral show

that will delve into the principles o

color through harmonies that aectour lives.

Note: Nancys arrangements will be

available for purchase following her

program.


Saturday, November 13, 10:00-11:30am

Fee: $15, FOBG: $10;

registration required




Register online at www.ParkPASS.org Horticultural Workshops

Horticultural Workshops

Focus on Butteries!

On this special morning, ten

photographers will be welcomed (with

their tripods) into the conservatory to

photograph these live butterfies beore

the Wings o Fancy Butterfy Exhibit

opens.


Sunday, August 29, 8:00-10:00am


Saturday, September 4, 8:00-10:00am


Saturday, September 11, 8:00-10:00am

Fee: $30, FOBG $27; registration required


Close-Ups in the Garden

Josh Taylor, Jr., Archiphoto Workshops

Capture stunningclose-ups o

fowers and

garden creatures

in the gardens at

Brookside. Learn

and apply close-

up techniques

that will lit

ordinary images

to the extraordinary. This workshop

will ocus on composition and close-up

techniques with the goal o capturingimages worthy o showing, sharing,

and selling. The rst session includes

an orientation, illustrated handout, and

a shooting session with Josh. The nal

session is a critique o participants

photographs and a shooting session

in the garden. Note: Bring ALL photo

equipment to all sessions, including a

digital memory card, extra batteries,

and camera manual. A tripod is

optional, but highly recommended.

While point-n-shoot cameras are

welcome, please be reminded that these

cameras have limited options.

Course number: 120450

Saturday, September 11 & Sunday,

September 12, 9:00-11:00am

Fee: $49, FOBG: $44;


Visitors Center Adult Workshop

Succulent Terrarium

Jane Pettit, Mother Nature Throws a Party

Create a mini succulent garden in a

terrarium. Unlike most terrariums, this

one needs very little attention - just lots

o sun! Well add other natural elements

or interest. Choose rom a variety o

glass containers to house your creation.

Fee includes all materials.



Fee: $49, FOBG: $44


Vegetable Gardening in Small

Spaces

Carol Allen, Horticulturist

Join horticulturist Carol Allen to learn

all the ins and outs o starting your own

vegetable garden in this 3-part series

o classes. Fall is the time to harvest

and preserve this years bounty while

thinking about next years garden.

Register or all three sessions or choose

the class(es) that best suit your level o

gardening interest and skill.

Session 1: Enjoying and Preserving the

Bounty rom your Garden

The vegetable patch is ripening at an

alarming rate! Learn how to harvest and

preserve the bounty rom your garden

by canning, reezing, and drying thosebeautiul vegetables.


Tuesday, September 14, 1:30-3:30pm

Fee: $25, FOBG: $22;


Session 2: Extend your Growing

Season with Cool-Season Crops

As your summer growing season winds

down, there are spaces in the garden!

What are your cool season choices to

extend the harvest? Fall is the besttime to grow some o our avorite

vegetables! Learn how best to extend

your gardening season late into all.


Tuesday, September 28, 1:30-3:30pm

Fee: $25, FOBG: $22;


Session 3: Prepping your Vegetable

Garden or Winter

Your vegetable garden worked hard this

year. Reward it by putting it to bed so

next year is even better. Plan ahead or

late winter/early spring crops.


Tuesday, October 12, 1:30-3:30pm

Fee: $25, FOBG: $22;


Visitors Center Adult Classroom

Basic Floral Design Series

Karen Nelson Kent, AIFD, Owner o Floral

Diversity

Explore the basics o foral design in

this hands-on workshop series. Over

the course o 6 weeks, youll learn the

undamentals o foral design, rom the

important tools o the trade to color

theory and design principles. I youre

interested in beginning to learn the art

o foral design or improving your skills,

youre sure to learn rom Karens expert

instruction. Each participant will create

a unique arrangement to bring home

during each o the 6 sessions.


Wednesdays, October 6, 13, 20, 27,

November 3 and 10, 2:00-5:00pm


Wednesdays, October 6, 13, 20, 27,

November 3 and 10, 6:00-9:00pmFee: $275, FOBG: $245;


Visitors Center Adult Classroom/

Workshop

Dried Lavender Wreath


Add a cheery circle o color to your

home with this door-size wreath.

Well intertwine lavender and yarrow

with French wired ribbon and other

dried elements to make a stylish andsophisticated statement or your home.

Ater the workshop, apply the techniques

to other materials (pinecones, boxwood,

etc.) or a variety o unique home dcor.

Fee includes all materials.


Tuesday, October 19, 1:00-3:00pm

Fee: $45, FOBG: $40;





Horticultural Workshops www.BrooksideGardens.org

The 2 or 1 Container

Joan ORourke, Friends o Brookside Gardens

Back by popular demand! Join Joan

to plant a unique container that will

provide a colorul accent this all

ollowed by a beautiul bulb display in

spring. All supplies, planting and care

instructions will be included.


Tuesday, October 26, 9:30-11:30am


Wednesday, October 27, 9:30-11:30am

Fee: $55, FOBG: $50;



Vermicomposting at Home

Mark Richardson,

Brookside Gardens Sta

As gardeners, we all know the benets

o compost - rom adding organic

matter to your soil or better nutrient

and water retention to diverting

landll waste to reduce our impact

on the environment. Despite all thebenets, making good compost at

home can be challenging. Join Mark

Richardson to learn a simple way to

compost your ood scraps right in your

kitchen using Redworms. Fee includes

a vermicomposting starter kit and

instruction or starting and maintaining

your own vermicomposting bin.


Thursday, November 4, 1:00-3:00pm

Fee: $95, FOBG: $85;

registration requiredVisitors Center Adult Workshop

Mixed Winter Container


In this popular class, Joan will help you

create a miniature winter garden in

a container eaturing plants that can

stand up to winters harshest weather.

Mix a variety o dwar evergreens

with a splash o herbaceous plants or

some late season color. Cost covers all

materials, including a 14 container (or

bring your own avorite container).


Wednesday, November 10, 9:30-11:30am


Thursday, November 11, 9:30-11:30am

Fee: $60, FOBG: $54;



Principles o Color

Nancy Gingrich Shenk, Floral Designer

Extraordinaire

This course is essential to good foral

design. The dierence between an

average creation and one that sings

is oten ound in color. Explore the role

o color using a spectrum o fowers,

greens, and abric backgrounds in this

all-day hands-on workshop. Color

is a central part o any foral design,

and youll create beautiul designs in

prescribed hues and harmonies. Never

look at color the same way again! Fee

includes an abundance o colorul

fowers and expert instruction or

creating an impressive foral design.


Sunday, November 14, 9:00am-4:00pm

Fee: $185, FOBG: $165;

registration required.


Mudcrete Workshop

Betty Mackey, B.B. Mackey Books

Betty Mackey

is back at

Brookside

Gardens again

this all to teach

you how to

create a one-o-

a-kind succulent

planter out oMudcrete, a

concrete material made with garden

soil. Combining Bettys expertise in

creating lightweight garden troughs

with a little gardening ingenuity, youll

create a living sculpture planted with

succulents or a beautiully intriguing

conversation piece in your garden.


Wednesday, November 17, 1:30-3:30pm

Fee: $49, FOBG: $44;



Thanksgiving Centerpiece

Karen Nelson Kent, AIFD, Owner o

Floral Diversity

Join Karen Nelson Kent o Floral

Diversity to create a beautiul

Thanksgiving centerpiece combining

colorul ruits and vegetables with

fowers and seasonal materials. Adorn

your holiday table this year with a

striking accent.


Tuesday, November 23, 2:30-4:30pm



Fee: $49, FOBG: $44;



Holiday Mixed Greens Wreath

Nicky Beadle, Brookside Gardens Sta

Why buy a wreath when you can make

one o your own? Greet your holiday

guests and neighbors with a unique

holiday wreath using a variety o reshly

cut and ragrant greens. Adorn your

wreath with an assortment o seasonal

embellishments or bring some o your

own avorite holiday decorations. Fee

includes all materials.Course number 118952

Friday, December 10, 10:00am-12:00pm


Saturday, December 11,

10:00am-12:00pm

Fee: $45, FOBG: $40;





Register online at www.ParkPASS.org Horticultural Workshops/Cooking Demonstrations

Cooking DemonstrationsJoin Brookside Gardens or this delectable

series o cooking classes, ocusing on

healthul recipes that you can try at home.

Enjoy samples o the dishes prepared

beore you with seasonal and local ruits,

vegetables, and herbs.

Mushroom Medley

Adrienne Cook, Garden and

Cooking Writer

Danielle Navidi, Caterer

Just as the mushroom season gets

into ull swing, Adrienne and Danielle

will demonstrate a spate o delectable

mushroom-laced dishes.



Fee: $25, FOBG: $22;



Flowers o Fall


Cooking Writer


Caulifower, broccolini, broccoli Raab

and broccoli itsel - they are all the

tight buds o the brassica amily and

Adrienne and Danielle will show you

exciting new ways to serve them.


Wednesday, October 20, 12:00-1:30pmFee: $25, FOBG: $22;



Ginger: Tonic & Taste


Cooking Writer


Nothing beats ginger as a digestive

but more is being learned about this

Asian root and its healthul properties.

Adrienne and Danielle will discuss

these benets and show you how to

use ginger in dishes, sweet and savory,

Asian and Western.



Fee: $25, FOBG: $22;



Not-so-Traditional Holiday

Entertaining, Part 2

Adrienne Cook, Garden and Cooking Writer


Just in time or the holidays! Join

Adrienne and Danielle to learn some

new and unusual recipes or holiday

entertaining, with an eye toward

healthy eating.


Wednesday, December 1, 12:00-1:30pm

Fee: $25, FOBG: $22;



Soups On


Cooking Writer


Four terric soups-as-meals are

eatured in this mid-winter warm-up

rom Adrienne and Danielles repertoire

o healthul, delicious dishes.


Wednesday, January 26, 12:00-1:30pm

Fee: $25, FOBG: $22;



Can You Say Cheese?


Cooking Writer

Danielle Navidi, CatererThe rst all-cheese program by

Adrienne and Danielle will include a

quick tutorial as well as an array o

mouth-watering ways to use cheese.

Not or the lactose intolerant!


Wednesday, February 16, 12:00-1:30pm

Fee: $25, FOBG: $22;



Holiday Centerpiece


Join us to make a long-lasting, estive

centerpiece using resh greens

surrounding a candle and adorned

with seasonal decorations - makeone or yoursel and one or a riend.

Fee includes all materials or two

centerpieces.


Tuesday, December 14, 9:30-11:30am


Wednesday, December 15, 9:30-11:30am

Fee: $32, FOBG: $28;



Moss and Rock Fountain


Bring the relaxing gurgle o a mountain

stream into your home with a beautiul

ountain in a bowl. Create a mini

landscape scene using rocks and

natural elements to delight the eyes as

well as the ears. All supplies including

pump and operating instructions will be

provided. Suitable or indoor or outdoor

use.

Course number 118950Wednesday, January 12, 1:00-3:00pm

Fee: $55, FOBG: $50;





Xcursions/School of Botanical Art & Illustration www.BrooksideGardens.org

A du Pont Family Holiday

Celebrate the holidays by visiting two

time-honored du Pont amily estates.

A rich amily horticultural tradition

(and nearly unlimited resources!) led

to the development o several grand

du Pont estates in the Brandywine

Valley. Nemours Mansion & Gardens,

the ormer home o A.I. du Pont,

recently reopened ater years o

gardens and mansion restoration.

Longwood Gardens, a world-renowned

horticultural display garden, celebrates

the holidays like none other. Enjoy the

estive holiday displays at Nemours,

ollowed by a lovely dinner and evening

light display at Longwood Gardens. Fee

includes admission, tours, dinner and

coach transportation.


Wednesday, December 8, 9:00am-9:00pm

Fee: $135; registration required

Meet at the Visitors Center Entrance

Philadelphia Flower ShowA perennial avorite, the Philadelphia

International Flower Show is always a

crowd-pleaser. This year, Springtime in

Paris will transport you to the beautiul

City o Light - the capital o art, ashion,

ood and love. Paris intrigues and

entertains like no other city, according

to Show Designer Sam Lemheney. Travel

to Philadelphia with Brookside Gardens

this year to nd out why. In addition to

the world-class garden displays, attend

a ree lecture or shop the Marketplace.Fee includes coach transportation and

entrance ee. Your lunch/dinner may be

purchased at the show.

Course number 120628 (Bus 1)

Course number 120629 (Bus 2)

Tuesday, March 8, 7:30am-7:30pm

Course number 120630 (one bus only)

Thursday, March 10, 10:00am-10:00pm



Brookside GardensSchool o Botanical Art &IllustrationDeveloped in collaboration with world-

renowned botanical artist, Margaret

Saul, the Brookside Gardens School

o Botanical Art & Illustration oers

botanical art classes that serve all levels,

rom beginner to advanced. Follow the

rigorous Certifcate Program or take

individual workshops that do not require

prerequisites. For more inormation about

the School, visit www.BrooksideArtSchool.

org or call Mark Richardson, School

Manager, at 301-962-1470. Most o the

course oerings are held at McCrillis

Gardens in Bethesda, MD. This exceptional

program is the envy o many living

urther afeld. Come and join us to see

why! Classes start in early September so

take this opportunity to Xperience a trulywonderul instructional program, right in

your own backyard!

Technique ShowcasesPick up a paintbrush and ater just

three hours, take home a new painting

technique learned rom step-by-step

painting demonstrations presented by one

o our talented teachers.

Intricate Venation (Leaves & Petals),Using Gouache

Doreen Bolnick


Sunday, September 12, 1:00-4:00pm


Brookside Gardens - Visitors Center

Adult Workshop

Xcursions

Champion Tree Tour

Join Joe Howard o the Montgomery

County Forestry Board and Montgomery

Parks Forest Ecologist Carole Bergmann

or this popular annual tour o

Montgomery Countys champion trees.

Fee includes transportation and drinks.

Please wear appropriate walking shoes

and bring a lunch.


Wednesday, October 6, 9:30am-4:00pm



Native Plants o the Northeast

Join us or a trip highlighting

northeastern native plants. Well start

the day with a visit to Bowmans Hill

Wildfower Preserve, a 134-acre nativeplant preserve and botanical garden,

showcasing an extraordinary diversity

o mid-Atlantic natives. October is a

antastic time to see the brilliant oliage

in the preserves 15-acre Penns Woods,

the rst o Pennsylvanias Memorial

Reorestation Program projects. Ater

lunch in the pavilion at Bowmans Hill,

well travel to Redbud Native Plant

Nursery in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, to

shop their extensive collection o native

plants. Redbud prides itsel on growingvery high quality, container-grown,

native plants in peat-ree, organic

potting soil. Fee includes admission,

tours, boxed lunch, and coach

transportation.


Tuesday, October 12, 7:00am-7:00pm





Register online at www.ParkPASS.org School of Botanical Art & Illustration

Fine Dry Brush, Sure and Steady!

Doreen Bolnick


Thursday, October 14, 1:00-4:00pm



Adult Workshop

Fun and Fast Composition

Merri Nelson


Sunday, October 24, 10:00am-1:00pm



Adult Workshop

Gouache: Botanicals in Winter

(Advanced)

Doreen Bolnick


Wednesday, February 9 & Thursday,

February 10, 10:00am-4:00pm


Sundays, February 13 & 27,

10:00am-4:00pm


McCrillis Gardens

Drawing and PaintingStudiosInormal instruction in botanical drawing

and painting within specifc levels o

experience listed. Take along a work inprogress or make a resh start.

Drawing Studio

Diane Berndt


Thursday, November 11,

10:00am-1:00pm


McCrillis Gardens

Master ClassesMaster Classes are best suited or thosestudents who have completed intermediate

level courses.

Leaves: Painting Techniques &

Contemporary Compositions

Billy Showell is a contemporary

botanical painter and author o

numerous books eaturing her approach

to botanical art. She will arrive rom

the UK to present a master class with

an emphasis on painting leaves, to

include: color mixing, contemporary

compositions and many useul tips. The

emphasis as always is on enjoying the

art and developing your own unique

style o painting. Billy will demonstrate

throughout each day.


Friday, October 1 & Saturday, October 2,

10:00am-4:00pm



Adult Workshop

The Art o Painting Mushrooms

with Sasha Viazmensky

Mushrooms as art orms are a avoritesubject or drawing lessons. Here is

your opportunity to learn rom Sasha,

an inspiring teacher and the worlds

master mushroom painter, how to

eectively illustrate the beautiul orms,

colors and ner structural elements

ound in these ascinating subjects.

In addition to learning his watercolor

technique, become thoroughly inspired

by Sashas knowledge and passion or

mushrooms o all types, his attention

to accuracy and his approach to eldsketching and compositions that

include his trademark scattering o

natural elements associated with the

natural habitat o his subjects.


Thursday, December 2-Saturday,

December 4, 10:00am-4:00pm



Adult Workshop

Core CurriculumThe Core Curriculum must be taken in

sequence rom Drawing 101 Painting

310. A new Stream o students starts

each all and each spring. The classes

listed below are open to anyone who has

taken the prerequisites listed or each

course.

Drawing 101 ~ Fall 2010 Stream

Diane Berndt

Would you like to learn how to draw?

By learning observation, correct pencil

hold, perspective, and composition

basics, you will be well on your way!

The Weekly Class Program, including

materials required, is mailed with

registration conrmation.


Wednesdays, September 1, 8, 15 and 29,

10:00am-1:30pmCourse number 117100

Saturdays, September 11 & October 9,

9:00am-4:30pm


McCrillis Gardens


Doreen Bolnick

Start drawing plants learn to observe

and draw leaves and fowers to create

a botanical study through step-by-step

instruction that sees art and scienceconnect. Learn about plant structure

and the importance o accuracy, as you

look deeper and become inspired by

natures design.

Prerequisite: Drawing 101


Wednesdays, October 13, 20, 27 &

November 3, 10:00am-1:30pm


Saturdays, October 23 & November 6,

9:00am-4:30pm


McCrillis Gardens

Painting 103 ~ Fall 2010 Stream

Kathy Lutter

Every student o botanical art yearns to

apply color, but rst a little knowledge

and mastery o basic techniques and

applications must be acquired. Brush

handling skills, varied watercolor wash

techniques, color study (and exercises



School of Botanical Art & Illustration www.BrooksideGardens.org

to increase color perception) that see

you mixing a ull range o colors rom

just three selected pigments - magical!

This initial instruction in color mixing,

color composition as well as structural

composition comes together in a un

and nal exercise using botanical

elements.

Prerequisites: Drawing 101 & 102


Wednesdays, November 17, December 1,

8 and 15, 10:00am-1:30pm


Saturdays, November 20 & December 11,

9:00am-4:30pm


McCrillis Gardens

Dimensional Study 204 ~ Fall 2010

Stream

Diane Berndt

Bring Your Artwork to Lie: A source o

light, either perceived by the artist or

actually observed, must be present to

reveal the natural orm o the subject.

Learn how to enhance your own

drawings or paintings without later

intervention by your teacher!

Prerequisites: Drawing 101, 102, Painting

103


Wednesdays, January 5, 12, 19, 26 &

February 2, 10:00am-1:30pmCourse number 117102

Saturdays, January 22 & February 5,

9:00am-4:30pm, March 5, 1:00-4:30pm


McCrillis Gardens


Kathy Lutter

Explore creative techniques. Instruction

continues in color theory, color mixing,

and application, including some novel

techniques.Prerequisites: Drawing 101, 102, Painting

103, Dimensional Study 204


Wednesdays, February 16, 23, March 2 &

9, 10:00am-1:30pm


Saturdays, March 12 & April 9, 9:00am-

4:30pm


McCrillis Gardens

Observational Studies &

Composition 308 ~ Fall 2009 Stream

Doreen Bolnick

Create a eld sketch page, which

is a denitive study piece with

observational sketches, written notes

and color reerences, vital or creating

your nal botanical art piece. Students

will work in the studio or outdoors.

Prerequisites: Painting 205, Botany 307


Tuesdays, October 5, 12, 19 & 26,

10:00am-1:30pm


Saturdays, September 18 & October 16,

9:00am-4:30pm


McCrillis Gardens


Diane Berndt

In this advanced level subject, students

work in the medium o graphite pencil

to create works o exquisite detail.

Prerequisite: Observational Studies &

Composition 308


Tuesdays, November 2, 9, 16 & 23,

10:00am-1:30pm


Saturdays, October 30 & November 13,

9:00am-4:30pm

Fee: $217; registration requiredMcCrillis Gardens


Lee DZmura

This advanced level subject is designed

to oster a deeper awareness or the

creative art concepts relating to this

genre. It encourages adaptability in

application and greater condence and

sense o involvement in the creation

o botanical artworks where the

consideration and development o apersonal style is acilitated.

Prerequisite: Drawing 309


Fridays, January 7, 28, February 25 &

March 25, 10:00am-1:30pm


Saturdays, January 8, 29, February 26 &

March 26, 10:00am-1:30pm


McCrillis Gardens

Workshops & Electives Prerequisites may be required

Pen & Ink I

Karen Coleman

Pen & Ink is a medium used by

botanical illustrators to create artwork

o clarity that is readily reproducible

without the costs associated with

printing continuous tone illustrations.

As condence develops this also

becomes a great medium to use or

sketching outdoors. Start with the

basics - materials, how to hold a pen,

how to delineate a continuous straight

or curved line without mechanical aids

- a useul skill that also assists brush-

handling skills or detailed painting and

nally how to render orm using various

shading techniques.

Prerequisites: Painting 205Course number 117199

Tuesdays, September 7, 14, 21 & 28,

11:00am-2:00pm


McCrillis Gardens

Edible Plants in Colored Pencil

Karen Coleman

Create a glowing work o a ruit or

vegetable using colored pencil on

paper. Learn to depict smooth, glossy

suraces like an eggplant or bumpy,grainy suraces like a lemon. You choose

the subject to bring to class and then

use the paper surace and the unique

characteristics o colored pencil to

make it all work. As this is a one-day

workshop, each student will be asked

to complete a drawing ahead o class so

that the ocus will be on the medium.

Drawing experience is benecial.


Saturday, November 20, 10:00am-4:00pm



Adult Workshop

Pen & Ink II

Alice Tangerini

Instruction ocuses on techniques

using both traditional & mechanical

pens and their application or

optimum reproduction. Traditional

pen techniques used or scientic



Register online at www.ParkPASS.org Adult Programs by Start Date

Green Matters: the RealFood RenaissanceBuilding on the success o last years

Food or Thought, the 2011 Green

Matters Symposium on February 25

will ocus on the growing number

o local, regional and national

grassroots eorts to encourage

Americans to eat Real Food. From

school systems serving local ood

in caeterias and involving kids

in growing school gardens to high

prole ches committed to changing

the way we eat and think about

where our ood comes rom, were

experiencing a culinary renaissance.

Visit www.BrooksideGreen.orgater

November 1 or more inormation.

Adult Programs by Start Date

Date Title Fee FOBG Number

Aug 29 Workshop: Focus on Butterfies $30 $27 100654

Sept 4 Workshop: Focus on Butterfies $30 $27 100549

Sept 11 Workshop: Focus on Butterfies $30 $27 100649

Sept 11 Workshop: Close-ups in the Garden $49 $44 120450

Sept 14 Veg Series: Preserving the Bounty $25 $22 121799

Sept 15 Workshop: Succulent Terrarium $49 $44 118799

Sept 15 Woody Plant ID Walk $5 $4 118901

Sept 24 Lecture:How to Keep Your Sanity FREE 120449

Sept 28 Veg Series: Extending your Season $25 $22 121800

Sept 29 Edible Plant ID Walk $5 $4 118900

Sept 29 Cooking: Mushroom Medley $25 $22 118804

Oct 1 Lecture: Great American Lawn FREE 118850

Oct 6 Workshop: Basic Floral Design Series $275 $245 118800

Oct 6 Workshop: Basic Floral Design Series $275 $245 118801

Oct 6: Trip: Champion Tree Tour $39 118805

Oct 8 Lecture: Healthy Soil FREE 118849

Oct 12 Veg Series: Prepping or Winter $25 $22 121799

Oct 12 Trip: Native Plants o the Northeast $89 121699Oct 13 Woody Plant ID Walk $5 $4 118902

Oct 19 Workshop: Dried Lavender Wreath $45 $40 118899

Oct 20 Cooking: Flowers o Fall $25 $22 121449

Oct 22 Carla Hall Che Demonstration FREE 118851

Oct 26 Workshop: The 2 or 1 Container $55 $50 118802

Oct 27 Workshop: The 2 or 1 Container $55 $50 118803

Oct 27 Edible Plant ID Walk $5 $4 118903

Nov 4 Workshop: Vermicomposting at Home $95 $85 120455

Nov 5 Lecture: Not-so-Traditional Holiday FREE 118854

Nov 10 Cooking: Ginger: Tonic & Taste $25 $22 121450

Nov 10 Workshop: Mixed Winter Container $60 $54 118906

Nov 11 Workshop: Mixed Winter Container $60 $54 118907Nov 12 Lecture: Color Your World with Flowers $15 $10 120611

Nov 14 Workshop: Principles o Color $185 $165 120452

Nov 17 Mudcrete Workshop $49 $44 120451

Nov 23 Workshop: Thanksgiving Centerpiece $49 $44 118852

Nov 23 Workshop: Thanksgiving Centerpiece $49 $44 118853

Dec 1 Cooking: Not-so-Traditional Part 2 $25 $22 121453

Dec 8 Trip: A du Pont Family Holiday $135 118949

Dec 10 Workshop: Holiday Mixed Greens Wreath $45 $40 118952

Dec 11 Workshop: Holiday Mixed Greens Wreath $45 $40 118953

Dec 14 Workshop: Holiday Centerpiece $32 $28 118954

Dec 15 Workshop: Holiday Centerpiece $32 $28 118955

Jan 12 Workshop: Moss and Rock Fountain $55 $50 11895 Jan 13 Movie: The Future o Food $15 $12 1206

Jan 26 Cooking: Soups On $25 $22 12

Jan 27 Movie: Food, Inc. $15 $12 12

Feb 10 Movie: King Corn $15 $12 120623

Feb 16 Cooking: Can You Say Cheese? $25 $22 121452

Mar 8 Trip: Philadelphia Flower Show $89 120628



illustration to show texture and

plant structure will be stressed or

reproduction in publications. There will

be a discussion o scanning techniques

or publication.

Prerequisites: Pen & Ink I


Saturday, February 19, Sunday, February

20 & Monday, February 21, 10:00am-

2:00pm



Adult Workshop

Paint Orchid Flowers

Doreen Bolnick

Learn to observe and practice

watercolor techniques useul

in capturing the intricacies o

orchid fowers. Doreen Bolnick will

demonstrate several techniques

including layering watercolor washes,

liting, glazing, and nely applied

dry brushing. Students will receive a

diagram o a typical orchid fower to

clariy structure.


Sunday, March 6, 10:00am-4:00pm


Brookside Gardens Visitors Center

Adult Workshop



Art Xhibits/Childrens Programs www.BrooksideGardens.org

Childrens Programs

Childrens Garden

The Natures Fun in Your Backyard

theme continues throughout the

all season. Dont orget to look or

pollinators visiting many o the colorul

annuals and perennials in the garden.

Children will be inspired by colorul

un plants, insect and animal activity,

plus enjoy exploring simple, natural

materials provided in the Natures Art

area. Gain a ew ideas or creating un

in your backyard rom our tree house

made out o reclaimed construction

materials. Childrens imaginations will

soar as they gain a greater appreciation

or nature.

Childrens Discovery Benches

Hands-on activities, games, books, andpuzzles ll the Childrens Discovery

Benches located in the Childrens

Classroom.

Open Tuesday through Friday based on

sta availability.

September through June, 2:00-5:00pm

Saturday Morning Storytime

Brookside Gardens Volunteers

Participate and listen to nature and

seasonal stories that will encourage a

childs imagination and creativity. Eachweek, a dierent story will be read

ollowed by a hands-on crat.

Saturdays, October 2-December 11

Ages 3-6, 10:00am

Fee: Free; no registration required

Visitors Center Childrens Classroom

Flower Buds

This once-a-month series will meet

the second Monday o every month. We

will eature gardening activities, stories,

crats and garden walks or children

ages 3-5 with a parent.


Monday, September 13, 10:30-11:30am


Monday, October 11, 10:30-11:30am


Monday, November 8, 10:30-11:30am


Monday, December 13, 10:30-11:30am


Monday, January 10, 10:30-11:30am


Monday, February 14, 10:30-11:30am

Fee: $3.00 per child (adult ree);



Workshops and Classes

Farmers Market Cooking Class with

Tiny Chefs

Aspiring little ches will learn the basics

o cooking using resh vegetables and

ruits to create bake and no-bake dishes

in this delicious oering. Children aged

57 gain greater knowledge o ood

ingredients and cooking techniques

while broadening their personal tastes

and creating a nished edible product.

Children will also play and learn about

nutrition and ood saety through

interactive games and activities.


Tuesday, September 14, 10:30-11:30am




Tuesday November 2, 10:30-11:30am

Fee: $30.00, FOBG: $28.00;



University o Maryland MasterGardeners Grow It Eat It Salad Box

Heres a un project or you and your

child to do together! Just beore the

school year begins, learn how to

improve your health and your childs

health by growing your own resh

organic salad! Let the Master Gardeners

rom the University o Maryland show

you how to construct, build and plant

your own wooden Salad Box planter.

Aterwards, enjoy a tasty sampling o

what you will be growing! Your newplanter will measure approximately 21

x 15 and easily t on a deck, balcony,

or ront stoop. Fee includes building

supplies, soil and seeds.


Saturday, August 28, 10:00am-12:00pm

Ages: 8-12

Fee: $25.00, FOBG: $23.00;



Art XhibitsThe Brookside Gardens Visitors Center

exhibitions showcase aordable

original works or gicle prints on

horticultural themes by area artists.

All art exhibitions are ree-o-charge

and most o the works are available or

purchase.

Autumn Blaze (Watercolor)

Lou Janesko

August 28 October 9, 2010

Kimono Gardens (Ceramic on

wood, giclee prints)

Marcia Jestaedt


Nature as Prism (Photography)

Wayne Guenther


Eden & Other Gardens (Fiber art

art quilts)

Verena Levine & Diane Garrison

October 9 December 4, 2010

Color & Light (Paintings)

Womens Art Exchange

October 9 December 4, 2010

The Art o Seeing, 2010-2011

(Paintings and drawings)

Botanical Art Society o the National

Capital Region

December 4, 2010 - February 6, 2011

Tangled Tulips & Poppies Three

(Watercolors)

Carol Vorosmarti

February 7 April 10, 2011

The Art o Spring (Paintings)Olney Art Association

February 7 April 10, 2011



Register online at www.ParkPASS.org Childrens Programs

ChildrensDaySaturday, September 18

11:00am-4:00pm

Its an Adventures with Food

Childrens Day, a ree annual

special event at Brookside Gardens.

Learn about ruits and vegetables,

participate in a variety o hands-

on activities, and listen to a

special band whose musicians use

hand-made, home grown gourd

instruments! Learn where your

ood comes rom, see a gourd

petting zoo, plant a salad, play

games and have lots o un! Please

bring a can or non-perishable ood

item to donate to our local ood

bank. Check in at the inormation

tables to obtain your passport or

a schedule and map o the days

events.

Entertainment:

Richmond Indigenous Gourd

Orchestra

Featuring original music played on

handmade instruments made rom

locally grown gourds, the Gourd

Orchestra plays its own brand o

paleolithic lounge music mixing

past with present, rhythm with

melody and chaos with order.

Shows at 12:00pm & 2:00pm

Crats, Activities, and Displays

(ongoing rom 11:00am-4:00pm):

Montgomery County Beekeepers

Association

See a live bee hive and learn

about the honeybee plus othervery important pollinators. Try on

a beekeepers suit and play the

Pollination Game.

Botanical Art Society o the

National Capital Region

BASNCR artists will provide an

assortment o ruit and vegetable

images or our young visitors to paint

or color.

Brookside Nature Center

Learn how pioneers processed and

stored ood crops. See i you can

make your own corn meal with a

mortar and pestle.

Story Time

An inspiring story every hour at

11:30am; 12:30pm; 1:30pm; 2:30pm &

3:30pm.

Grow a Mini Salad Garden

Its not too late to grow vegetables!

Plant your own mini-salad to grow

and harvest later this all.

Face Painting

Pick out your avorite ruit or

vegetable design to show o on yourcheek or hand.

Plus play our Fruit and Veggie Bingo

game and complete a Food Geography

Scavenger Hunt.

Photo: James Allen


22/2420 Brookside Gardens Xperience Fall/Winter 2010-2011

Childrens Programs www.BrooksideGardens.org

Ready, Set, Grow: A Fall Vegetable

Container Garden

Lynn Richard, Brookside Gardens Sta

Did you know broccoli has as much

calcium as milk? Or that brussels

sprouts are high in Vitamin K and

Vitamin C. They are also high in olic

acid and ber. Come plant and learn

more about these healthy nutritious

veggies. Choose broccoli or brussels

sprouts as your main veggie to grow

and then add a companion lea crop o

lettuce or spinach. Yum, yum!


Thursday, September 9,

10:30am-12:00pm

Ages: 6-11

Fee: $22.00, FOBG: $20.00;

registration required.


Festive Pumpkin Carving Workshop


Create your own abulous pumpkin!

We will supply the tools, carving ideas

and tips so your pumpkin will be ready

just in time or Halloween. Play a ew

pumpkin games, plus taste a ew savory

pumpkin treats!


Friday, October 22, 4:00-6:00pm

Ages: 7-12

Fee: $14.00, FOBG: $12.00;



Childrens Fall Natural Garden Crat

Days Workshops


Celebrate the all season with the

gardens harvest o fowers, leaves

and herbs. Choose a convenient day

to enroll your child in our Fall Natural

Garden Crat Days Workshops. This

week, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday,

between the hours o 4:00-6:00pm,

children can choose 4 out o 6 dierent

all crat ideas to make. All materials are

supplied. Some example crats include:

a Scented Sachet, Lea Print Bandana,

Beeswax Candle, Pressed Flower Note

Card or Bookmark, Seed Packets and

Soap.






Thursday, November 18, 4:00-6:00pm

Ages: 7-12

Fee: $15.00, FOBG: $13.00;



Childrens Holiday Natural Garden

Crat Days Workshops


Choose a convenient day to enroll your

child in our Holiday Natural Garden

Crat Days Workshops. This week,

Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday,

between the hours o 4:00-6:00pm,

children can choose 4 out o 6 dierent

holiday ornament and crat ideas to

make. All materials are supplied. Some

example crats to choose rom include:

Thistle Reindeer Ornament, Money

Plant Guardian Angel, Applesauce and

Cinnamon Ginger Man Ornament,

Golden Pear Apple and Holly Lea

brookside gardens xperience

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