xperience spring 2012 final

Spring & Summer

2012* Benefit Lecture: On the High Line with Rick Darke, page 6

* Plants of the Piedmont trip, page 15

* Check out or new kids’ summer camps, page 19

Dear Friend,

When I go to meetings and introduce myself as working at Brookside Gardens, it’s very

gratifying to hear people exclaim, “I love Brookside Gardens, what a great place to work!”

And of course, I totally agree. For many years, our goal has been to bring people to the

Gardens for the experience we create: peaceful landscapes, notable plant collections,

inspiring garden displays, engaging learning opportunities and accurate information

services. Recently, we’ve been looking outside our gates, recognizing that there are those

in our community who may not be aware of what we do, or who can take advantage of

our services in a virtual way, or who have a similar mission that we can align with to

achieve common goals. It’s invigorating to meet new people and develop new programs.

Last September, we worked with the Montgomery Countryside Alliance to offer a premier

DC area showing of Queen of the Sun, a documentary about honeybees. As gardeners, we’re

acutely aware of the role that pollinators, including honeybees and native bees, play in

our ecology and economy. The Gardens provided the venue, and together we marketed

the event to our combined constituency for a sold-out show. We reached a new audience

and were able to support the work of a valued local non-profit organization and its

members.

Later in October, we partnered with Caribou Coffee, Susan G. Komen for the Cure,

the Brickman Group, and Holy Cross Hospital to plant ribbons of pink tulips to raise

awareness of breast cancer research. With some of our own staff touched by this disease,

it was a natural fit to host this garden for a truly worthy cause. Next spring, we hope

to work with staff at local hospitals to plan a health-related event when the tulips are

bursting into bloom in all their pink glory.

As a county park, Brookside Gardens is committed to public service. While our staff

continues to provide excellent horticultural programming based out of our beautiful

gardens, we will strive to build relationships with other like-minded groups to diversify

our offerings, meet the needs of our citizens, and strengthen our community.

Happy Gardening!

Stephanie Oberle

1. Back in the Grove

2. Designing an Autumn Harvest

3. Garden Clippings

4. Were You There?

5. Volunteer Update

PROGRAM GUIDE

6. Special Events

8. Plant Shows & Exhibits, Conservatory Displays and Lectures

9. Spring Lecture Series

10. Horticultural Workshops

13. Garden Photography & Writing Workshops

14. Cooking Demonstrations & Xcursions

15. Adult Programs by Start Date

16. Brookside Gardens School of Botanical Art & Illustration

18. Art Xhibits & Children’s Programs

21. Registration

Table of Contents

General Information, 301-962-1400

Adult Education, 301-962-1470

Children’s Education, 301-962-1408

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

Brookside Gardens1800 Glenallan Avenue

Wheaton, Maryland 20902

www.brooksidegardens.org

Hours: Brookside Gardens is open

every day except December 25

Gardens: Sunrise–Sunset

Conservatories: 10:00am–5:00pm

Visitors Center: 9:00am–5:00pm

(closed some holidays)

McCrillis Gardens | 6910 Greentree Road, Bethesda, MD 20817

Letter from the Director

Horticultural Reference Library

10:00am–3:00pm Monday

through Friday, except holidays

301-962-1476

Master Gardeners—Plant

Clinic at Brookside Gardens

Saturday 10:00am–2:00pm

Sunday 1:00–4:00pm

Open Year Round

Wed. & Thurs. (April–October)

1:00–4:00pm

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

Cover Photo: Leslie McDermott

The Shop at Brookside Gardens

Hours:Monday-Saturday 10:00am–4:00pm

SundayNoon–4:00pm301-962-1448

Recall that as part of Brookside Gardens’ 40th

anniversary celebration we planted a grove of 40

young baldcypress trees (botanically, Taxodium distichum) in

a little-used area between Glenallan Avenue and the creek

in front of the Conservatory parking lot. These were sited

very close to one another to simulate a natural cypress

swamp. Since the spring of 2009 they have adapted with

enthusiasm to this damp site. Originally from eight to

13 feet tall, in the past three growing seasons they have

stretched to between 13 and 18 feet, and their slender

trunks have become much more muscular. Crowns are now

touching one another, creating the desired canopy effect.

While these “bones” of the garden were getting established,

Brookside staff has worked in partnership with volunteers,

donors, and community groups to install the next stages

of this work-in-progress. Under the cypresses deciduous

native shrubs have been planted including winterberry

holly (Ilex verticillata), summersweet (Clethra alnifolia

‘Ruby Spice’ and Vanilla Spice™), red chokeberry (Aronia x

prunifolia), viburnums (V. nudum ‘Winterthur’, V. dentatum

Blue Muffin™), sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus, both

maroon-and yellow-flowered forms), a new large-flowered

smooth hydrangea (H. arborescens Incrediball™) and

fothergilla (F. ‘Mt. Airy’ and its blue-leaved sport, ‘Blue

Shadow’). All tolerate the damp conditions and will coexist

happily in the light shade of the cypresses.

Elsewhere on the site, closer to our Brookside Nature

Center neighbor, we planted 20 pawpaws (Asimina triloba)

where conditions were too shady for cypresses. Pawpaws

are understory plants native to the Washington DC region

which naturally spread to form thickets (the proverbial

“pawpaw patch”). As they mature we anticipate the

privacy from Glenallan Avenue they will provide and the

appearance of their aromatic, edible fruits.

The majority of these new species were planted during

Earth Day celebrations in April 2010 and April 2011 by

enthusiastic community volunteers. Many of the shrubs

were paid for through funds given by the Friends of

Brookside Gardens. These donations of time, energy and

money have been critical in keeping grove development

moving forward in these days of reduced financial and

human resources in Montgomery Parks.

Also completed during this time was an intimate seating

area tucked into the heart of the grove. Three teak benches

rest upon a small patio constructed of bricks engraved to

recognize donors who generously supported development

of the grove. Many donors honored loved ones with

their brick engravings. A border of thick limestone slabs

recycled from original Brookside features frames the

bricks, with one engraved “Brookside Gardens 1969-2009.”

Another engraved piece of the same stone greets you at

the entrance, making it clear you have arrived at the 40th

Anniversary Grove.

Take a detour on your next visit and “get into the grove!”

Stop by often to discover what new plantings we will add

in 2012. And check your footwear…it’s a natural swamp!

—Phil Normandy

Plant Collections Manager

Brookside Gardens Xperience • Spring–Summer 2012 1

Back in the Grove

2 Brookside Gardens Xperience • Spring–Summer 2012

Designing an Autumn Harvest

For thousands of years in Northern Asia,

chrysanthemums have been associated with the time

of relative ease that follows the busy harvest season. Much

hard physical work was done to harvest crops before frost

ruined them. Once harvested, they had to be carefully

processed and stored to provide a secure supply of food

through the winter. As the rush of work was completed,

the chrysanthemums would flower, despite repeated frosts.

Autumn Harvest as the concept for the 2011

Chrysanthemum Display was an easy starting point

given the timing of their flowering, but figuring which

edible crops to include and how to incorporate them

into the display was a more lengthy process. Grasses

and grass-like plants have long been a favored foil to the

chrysanthemums and it was fun to trial edible grasses

and grains to see which could be successfully worked into

the display. Wheat and sorghum were grown by the Fritz

Greenhouse staff but were not very successful. Wheat did

not tolerate the intense heat of the summer of 2011 and

died once the heavy rain of September came. Sorghum

is a plant whose roots want to range far and wide from

the stem and this crop may not have been happy to be

contained in a pot. Rice, two types of millet, sugar cane and

lemongrass made it into the display as living examples of

edible grasses.

Squash was a natural choice to include, as the fruits are

harvested in the fall just as the chrysanthemums begin to

flower and could be expected to last in good quality for the

duration of the display. Also, squash have such a variety of

sizes, shapes and colors; they would create an intriguing

display on their own. Squash are also interesting from a

botanical and horticultural perspective, as there are several

species grown in North America, and the common names

have been interchanged and mixed over the hundreds of

years they have been cultivated.

The design was planned in the autumn of 2010, and we

quickly realized that we could not grow all the squash we

needed for the display here at Brookside. We decided to

contact growers in the area who already produce squash

and pumpkins, inviting them to donate their product in

exchange for recognition in the display. Numerous letters

of invitation were mailed late in 2010 and two farmers

responded, saying they were willing to donate squash,

assuming that they would have a crop from which to

donate. You just never know what could happen over the

long growing season.

The growing problem of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug,

summer drought, Hurricane Irene and heavy rain in

September did cause problems for many pumpkin and

squash farmers in the area. Fortunately, two farmers

had squash to donate, and in late September we went to

the farms to collect our portion of their harvest. It was

great fun to arrange the squash and create a mosaic of

colors and textures from the beautiful fruits. We greatly

appreciate the generosity of David Heisler and Chuck

Sharp in sharing their harvest with us. We hope to

have a similar display next year, our final year of food in

the garden.

—Kathy Stevens

Conservatory Manager

Many thanks to our squash and pumpkin donors:

David Heisler

Comus Market

23830 Old Hundred Road

Dickerson, Maryland 20842

www.comusmd.com

Chuck and Denise Sharp

Sharp’s at Waterford Farm

4003 Jennings Chapel Road

Brookeville, Maryland 20833

410-489-2572

www.sharpfarm.com


Green Matters Symposium: Urban Farming Pioneers

Since 2010, we’ve focused our programming and

gardening efforts on one of our favorite topics – FOOD!

While this has meant a steep learning curve for staff who

are more comfortable with Fothergilla than Tomatillos,

this three-year theme has given us a great opportunity

to support the growing local food movement. For our

first food-focused Green Matters Symposium in 2010, we

welcomed speakers who helped introduce the world to the

importance of a local food economy. In 2011, we continued

our food education with lessons from the local community

about food policy and grassroots efforts to affect change in

our local food system.

For 2012, Green Matters: Urban Farming Pioneers promises to

peer into the future of food production and establish a new

vision for urban agriculture. According to the Vertical Farm

Project, the world will welcome about 3 billion new people

over the next 40 years, and with them, the need for new

farm acreage equivalent to an area 20 percent larger than

Brazil. It’s clear that this impending environmental crisis

will require visionary thinking on a global scale, but it also

will require food producers to start using “non-arable” land

to feed the masses. What might the world’s food systems

look like in 40 years? Dickson Despommier, Darrin Nordahl,

Ben Flanner and Jeff Semler each will share his work and

his own vision of the future of agriculture. From converting

public parks to orchards, growing organic produce on

urban rooftops, building vast networks of vertical farms

and finding the financial and educational resources to

drive these efforts, this year’s speakers are applying their

expertise to rebuilding the global food system. Join us on

Friday, February 24, 2012 from 8:30am-4:00pm. For more

information, visit www.brooksidegreen.org.

Garden Clippings

Bethesda Magazine Green Awards Given in conjunction with Bethesda Green, these awards

recognize businesses, non-profits, communities and

individuals that are leading the local fight to protect the

environment. The 2011 winners were chosen from nearly

100 nominations of green champions in the Bethesda area.

Brookside Gardens won the award in the category for a

nonprofit organization that has significantly incorporated

green practices into its culture and

operations. To learn more about Brookside

Gardens’ green initiatives, look for Green

Thumbs Up signs throughout our facilities

and gardens.

Keep Montgomery County Beautiful AwardsBrookside Gardens’ Rain Garden received an Award of

Excellence in the Environmental/Ecological Plantings category

from the Keep Montgomery County Beautiful (KMCB) Task

Force. Started in 1983, the KMCB program encompasses a

series of initiatives designed to maintain the County’s high

quality environment, especially in connection with the

Department of Transportation (MCDOT).

Brookside Gardens Recognized


Were you There?

Lots of children moving and grooving this past

September gave a twist (pun intended) to Brookside

Gardens’ largest one-day special event, Children’s Day.

The event, entitled Adventures with Food – Let’s Move and

Groove, supports Brookside Gardens’ larger, three-year

theme of Food. The twist part, “Let’s Move and Groove”

supports a national initiative, Let’s Move! Museums and

Gardens, launched by First Lady Michelle Obama to provide

opportunities for museum and garden visitors to learn

about healthy food choices and to promote physical

activity. To support the initiative, we offered a circuit of

exercises in the Gude Garden, including a “down at the

farm” relay race, jump roping, hula hooping, hopscotch,

fruit and veggie beach ball, walking, and a fitness

demonstration.

Though the weather was a little cool and damp, we

welcomed approximately 2,500 visitors throughout the day.

The Richmond Indigenous Gourd Orchestra (RIGO) played

their impressive sounding instruments that produced

fun rhythmic sounds and songs that brought the crowd

together for enjoyment and dance. Additionally, a “gourd

petting zoo” displayed samples and types of gourds for

the crowd to see, touch and feel, learning more about

the variety of these types of fruits. The audience was

also invited to use the gourds as instruments, which the

younger audience members took advantage of, playing

along with the orchestra’s music.

In addition to two performances by RIGO, several activity

tents set up throughout the grounds allowed visitors to

partake in many fun, hands-on educational activities.

These included face painting, visiting a kids’ farmer’s

market, learning about pollinators and food, hunting

for different types of fruits and vegetables, potting and

growing a vegetable plant, and even the opportunity to

paint a cornucopia of fruit and vegetable images, thanks

to the Botanical Art Society of the National Capital Region.

Many thanks to our principle sponsor, the Friends of

Brookside Gardens, for giving us the opportunity to plan

a free event for the community. Thanks also go out to the

Montgomery County Beekeepers Association and Brookside

Gardens’ Volunteers who kept the event on track. Come

visit this event in 2012 on September 15!

—Lynn Richard, Children’s Program Horticulturist

River Hill Holiday Design Show

River Hill Garden Center in Clarksville generously named Brookside Gardens as the beneficiary

of the 2011 Holiday Design Show. Each year River Hill donates the proceeds from this fabulous

event to a local charity. On November 9 and 10, hundreds of River Hill patrons and Brookside

Gardens supporters reveled in the festivities, which included holiday decorating and floral

design demonstrations, tasty treats catered by Sisters Sandwiches and Such, plus special

discounts on seasonal items displayed throughout the beautifully decorated garden center.

The entire venue was transformed into a holiday wonderland in preparation for the event,

with a multitude of breathtaking decorating ideas to replicate at home. The Holiday Design

Show is a brilliant way to kick off the holiday season. Our deepest appreciation goes out to

River Hill Garden Center for their generous support of Brookside Gardens.

Children’s Day 2011: Adventures with Food - Let’s Move and Groove


There are so many ways to enhance your role as a

volunteer at Brookside Gardens! The actual volunteer

shift is just the beginning of the volunteer experience;

whether you are a brand new volunteer who just finished

your paperwork and training or a long time volunteer with

a decade of service under your belt, consider padding your

volunteer resume with any number of exciting events and

activities for volunteers only!

Many of the opportunities for

additional volunteer engagement

are through volunteer recognition

events. Throughout the year, there

are several events, large and small,

with the purpose of recognizing the

hard work of Brookside Gardens

volunteers. These events are a great

opportunity to get to know other

volunteers, Brookside Gardens

staff, and expand your horticultural

knowledge.

Brookside Gardens volunteers

have access to the Smithsonian

Gardens In-Service Training, held

every winter once a week for six

weeks. This lecture series, located

at the National Zoo, brings in

weekly speakers to cover a range of

horticultural topics. The Maryland-

National Capital Park and Planning

Commission (M-NCPPC) also has a

similar weekly In-Service Training

each winter, often with horticultural

or natural resource based themes.

The M-NCPPC training is held in the

Brookside Gardens auditorium.

Keeping track of and tallying

volunteer hours regularly is a

great way to ensure an invitation

to one of the most treasured of

annual volunteer events for public

garden volunteers from around the

Washington D.C. area. Volunteer hours used to determine

distribution of invitations for the annual Volunteer

Appreciation Day, coordinated by the Horticulture

Consortium of the Greater

Washington Area. This collaborative,

rotating event features speakers,

breakout sessions, tours, gifts

and lunch at an area horticulture

institution. While the minimum

number of hours needed to qualify

can change from year to year,

typically a minimum of 40 volunteer

hours a year is required.

Finally, why not consider an

additional volunteer placement? We

often are looking for experienced

Brookside Gardens volunteers to

take on new roles or additional

responsibility, such as Adult Guides

for the Adult Education Department,

who conduct pre-scheduled tours for

groups visiting the Gardens. Other

possibilities include Special Projects

Volunteers, Library Volunteers,

and Information Desk Volunteers.

In addition to these positions, feel

free to share with us your ideas for

utilizing volunteers and their skills at

Brookside Gardens.

Thank you for all that you do for

Brookside Gardens!

—Jared Ashling,

Volunteer Coordinator

Volunteer Update

Here are a few other ways to take

your Brookside Gardens volunteer

experience to the next level!

n Attend the All Volunteer Training,

March 13, and find out what’s new for

2012 in the gardens.

n Prepare and share one of your favorite

recipes at our Spring Season Kick-Off

Potluck, March 28.

n Attend one of the Behind the Scenes

at Wings of Fancy lectures, held

each spring for new, returning, and

prospective volunteers.

n Nominate your property to be a stop

on the annual Volunteer Garden Tour,

May 1! Show off your personal garden

style and let your fellow Brookside

Gardens volunteers get to know you

through your garden.

n Divide, propagate or donate plants for

the popular Volunteer Plant Exchange,

May 18.


PROGRAM GUIDE www.BrooksideGardens.org

On The High Line: The New Nature of Urban Parks and Community Places with Rick Darke

Brookside Gardens is pleased to welcome Rick Darke,

widely published author, photographer, lecturer and

consultant focused on regional landscape design,

planning, conservation and enhancement. Mr. Darke

will join us for a benefit program on Thursday, May 3 from 6:30-9:00pm; all proceeds will support

Brookside Gardens’ educational programs. This

memorable evening will feature Mr. Darke’s lecture;

a reception; plant sale, including edibles and native

plants; and book signing.

Rick Darke’s work blends art, ecology and cultural

geography in the design and management of livable

landscapes. His projects have included parks,

scenic byways, botanic gardens and residential

landscapes. Darke’s work has been featured in

the New York Times, The Huffington Post, Royal

Horticultural Society’s The Garden, Gardens Illustrated

and elsewhere. He is the author and photographer

of many books, including The American Woodland

Garden: Capturing the Spirit of the Deciduous Forest,

The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Landscapes,

and The Wild Garden: Expanded Edition. Rick has

been photographing the High Line in New York

City for ten years, and his images and writing are

included in Annik La Farge’s new book, On The High

Line (Thames & Hudson, April 2012). For further

information, visit: www.rickdarke.com. For more

information about this exciting program, including a

description of his talk, refer to page 9.

SPRING & SUMMER

Programs& Events

Join us for the final season of food-

focused gardens and events at Brookside

Gardens this year. Enjoy our edible plant

displays and programming focused on

growing, cooking and displaying food in

creative ways.

Look for the strawberry graphic

to find our food-related programs

and events.

Brookside Gardens offers a variety

of programs and events focused on

sustainable horticulture throughout

the year.

Look for our “Green Thumbs

Up” logo to find programs

with a focus on making our

gardens “greener.”

Earth Day FestivalSponsored by the

Friends of Brookside Gardens

Celebrate Earth Day at

Brookside Gardens this year on April 22,

2012, from 12:00-4:00pm. Look for more

information at www.brooksidegreen.org

or call 301-962-1470 to request

information be sent to you

via email.

Film Screening and Discussion

with Michael Raupp, Professor of

Entomology, University of Maryland

The Asian longhorned beetle (ALB)

is one of the world’s worst invasive

species and could destroy one

third of America’s trees. For the

first time, the ALB infests a city

on the edge of a natural forested

area. ‘Bugged’ follows scientists,

government officials and private

citizens on the front lines

of the ALB eradication war.

Watch scientists use tree rings,

paintball guns and fungi to fight

the beetle!

Course number 191149

Thursday, May 24, 6:30-9:00pm

Fee: $15, FOBG: $10; registration required

Visitors Center Auditorium

BUGGED:The Race to Eradicate the Asian Longhorned Beetle

Brookside Gardens Benefit


Register online at www.ParkPASS.org Concert Series/Garden Tours

Brookside GardensFree Garden Walks on

Saturday afternoons,

April 28, May 5, 12, 19, 26 &

June 2, 2:00pm

Free; no registration

required

Meet at the Visitors Center

(outside doors exiting the

rear of building)

McCrillis GardensFree Garden Walks on

Sunday afternoons,

May 6, 13, 20 & 27, 2:00pm

Free; no registration

required

Meet at McCrillis House

in Bethesda (call

301-962-1455 for

directions)

Garden ToursEnjoy free, spring tours of Brookside Gardens in Wheaton

or McCrillis Gardens in Bethesda. Brookside Gardens is an

award winning display garden, featuring an abundance

of annual and perennial displays throughout the season.

McCrillis Gardens is a naturalistic strolling garden, offering

shady woodland walks and splashes of color in spring.

Highly trained, knowledgeable guides offer engaging

horticultural tours, focusing on the plants that make each

garden unique.

Summer Twilight Concert SeriesJoin us each Tuesday evening in June for a series of performances set in the beauty of the gardens! Brookside

Gardens offers all concerts free of charge; no registration is required. Don’t forget your chairs and blankets!

Marianna PrevitiThe gal with the golden voice

Tuesday, June 5, 6:30-8:00pm

Justin TrawickArlington-based Urban Folk Rock band with a

range from folk/bluegrass to funk/hip hop


Lesson ZeroIndie, Rock, Roots Music


Natty BeauxSwingin’ Jump Blues & Rockabilly


Sponsored by the Friends of Brookside Gardens

Plant Shows & SalesBrookside Gardens hosts local, regional

and national plant society events

throughout the year. Many of the societies’

shows feature judged competitions; all of

the shows feature passionate collectors,

eager to share their enthusiasm with

others.

Orchid Show & SaleSponsored by the Friends of Brookside

Gardens & the Brookside Gardens Orchid

Club

Saturday, March 17, 10:00am-4:00pm

Sunday, March 18, 10:00am-3:00pm


Ikenobo and Ikebana ExhibitionSponsored by the Ikenobo Ikebana Society

of Metropolitan Washington DC Chapter

and the Ikenobo Ikebana Society Baltimore

Group


Sunday, March 25, 9:00am-4:00pm

Visitors Center

58th Annual Spring Camellia Society Show & SaleSponsored by the Camellia Society of

Potomac Valley

Saturday, April 7

Sale: 9:00am-5:00pm

Show: 1:00-4:00pm

Visitors Center

Daffodil ShowSponsored by the Washington Daffodil

Society

Saturday, April 14, 2:00-5:00pm

Sunday, April 15, 9:00am-4:00pm

Visitors Center

Dahlia Tuber SaleSponsored by the National Capital Dahlia

Society

Saturday, May 5, 10:00am-2:00pm

Outside the Visitors Center

Annual Silver Spring Garden Mart Sponsored by the Silver Spring Garden Club



51st Annual Lily ShowSponsored by the Potomac Lily Society

Saturday, June 30, 12:30-5:00pm

Sunday, July 1, 9:00am-4:00pm

Visitors Center

Annual Cactus and Succulent Show and SaleSponsored by the National Capital Cactus

and Succulent Society

Friday, August 3, 9:00am-5:00pm

Saturday, August 4, 9:00am-5:00pm

Sunday, August 5, 9:00am-4:00pm

Visitors Center

Friends of Brookside Gardens Plant SaleSponsored by Friends of Brookside Gardens

Saturday, September 8, 10:00am-3:00pm


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Plant Shows & Sales/Conservatory Displays www.BrooksideGardens.org

Conservatory DisplaysSpring Display: Spring ForwardSaturday, January 21 through

Sunday, April 15

10:00am-5:00pm daily; FREE

Brookside Gardens

Conservatory

Summer Display: Summer Edibles and Some Are Not Saturday, April 28 through

Sunday, September 23

Note: South House closes on

Monday, September 17

10:00am-5:00pm daily; FREE

Brookside Gardens

Conservatory

Landscape for LifeBrookside Gardens Staff

This 5-part lecture series

teaches you to work with

nature in your garden. Conventional

gardens often work against nature,

damaging the environment’s ability to

clean air and water, reduce flooding,

combat climate change and provide all

the other natural benefits that support

life on earth – including us. The good

news is that even one home garden can

begin to repair the web of life. It’s possible

to create a great-looking garden that’s

healthier for you, your family, your pets,

and the environment, while saving you

time and money.


Tuesdays, July 10, 17, 24, 31 & August 7,

6:30-8:00pm


Visitors Center Adult Classroom

Attracting Hummingbirds and Butterflies to Your BackyardConnie Toops, Author and Photographer

Sponsored by the Black Hill Visitor Center

Butterflies and hummingbirds are among

the most colorful creatures to appear

in our backyards, but often their visits

are brief, leading us to wish they would

stay longer. Connie Toops, co-author and

principal photographer of Hummingbirds

and Butterflies, can help. Join Connie for

an informative talk, illustrated by her

award-winning images, that will bring

hummingbirds and butterflies into your

yard and into your heart. Volunteers

should contact Anna Robinson at

Black Hill Visitor center to register

(301-528-3492).


Sunday, February 26, 2:00-3:00pm

Fee: $5, Free for Nature Center and

Brookside Gardens volunteers;

registration required

Brookside Gardens Visitors Center

Auditorium

Spring Lecture SeriesThanks to the generous support of the

Friends of Brookside Gardens, we offer an

excellent FREE lecture series in spring and

fall. Space is limited; please register in

advance.

Pure Vegetarian Cooking for Self-Healing! Liz Chabra, ERYT500, Ayurvedic Chef &

Yoga Teacher

Ayurvedic, or Authentic-Yogic, cooking

uniquely combines the knowledge

of herbs, body type and nourishing

ingredients along with colors, spices

and aroma, to create transformational

curry! Combining the 5,000 year science

of holistic wellness, “Ayurveda,” with

the demands of modern day living, Liz

Chabra, yoga teacher and homemaker

offers smart and sassy ways to cook

gorgeous wholesome meals, and

transform your daily dishes into an

Aahh-Om of pure healthy pleasure!


Friday, March 23, 10:00-11:30am

Fee: Free; registration required


Forest Gardens - Productive Ecosystems Lincoln Smith, Sustainable Landscape

Designer & Forest Gardener

Learn about a sustainable way of

producing what people need in healthy

ecosystems. Modeled on a young

natural woodland, a forest garden

can produce all kinds of food ranging

from perennial herbs, vegetables and

salads, to chestnut and acorn flour,

fruits and nuts. Besides food, forest

gardens also produce wood and other

fiber for building, crafts and fuel. Best

of all, they provide all this while cooling

air, building soil, cleaning water and

supporting wildlife.


Thursday, April 12, 6:30-8:00pm



A Garden Odyssey—In Search of the World’s Most Creative GardensScott Scarfone, ASLA, Principal and Founder

of Oasis Design Group

Imagine traveling the world,

passionately searching for the most

exquisite and creatively designed

gardens. Imagine having the time and

resources to enable you to escape the

daily demands of life and give you the

chance to focus entirely on studying

and becoming engrossed in every aspect

of these gardens. Scott Scarfone was

given this opportunity as a Chanticleer

Fellow in 2002. During the Fellowship,

he expanded his knowledge of society

and culture as expressed through these

gardens’ physical representations and

intrinsic meanings. Hear about his

travels to England, Japan, Thailand

and more in this slide-illustrated

lecture.


Friday, April 20, 10:00-11:30am



Why Can’t I Grow Coconuts in Washington?Allen Hirsh, Plant Cold Hardiness Scientist

Join Allen Hirsh as he sorts out the

numerous factors that determine

whether a plant makes it through

the winter unscathed. In this slide-

illustrated lecture, Dr. Hirsh will discuss

the physiology of hardiness in clear

layman’s terms, comment on the

ecology and garden practices that effect

hardiness and dispel a few myths about

cold hardiness. Walk away with a much

clearer idea about what freezing does to

plants and how best to ‘push the zones’

in your garden.






Register online at www.ParkPASS.org Spring Lecture Series

On The High Line: The New Nature of Urban Parks and Community PlacesRick Darke, Author, Photographer & LecturerRe-imagined from an abandoned elevated rail line on New York’s west side, the High Line is now visited by millions each year. Rich with intrigue because it is full of chance, the semi-wild experience of this unique new park resonates with anyone yearning for a bit of open space removed from the relentless scripting of modern

urban life. Join Rick Darke for a journey through the High Line’s beginnings, its stunning success, and a look at related projects celebrating the nuanced Nature of our time. Fee includes admission to lecture, reception, plant sale and book signing.Course number 189199 Thursday, May 3, 6:30-9:00pmFee: $40, FOBG: $30; registration requiredVisitors CenterProceeds benefit Brookside Gardens


Lectures/Horticultural Workshops www.BrooksideGardens.org

What the Cluck? Gardening with ChickensJessi Bloom, Landscape Designer &

Author, Free-Range Chicken Gardens

Believe it or not – chickens can be

trained, just like other pets. Jessica

Bloom, an award-winning landscape

designer and author of Free-Range

Chicken Gardens, teaches you how to

share your own garden with your

feathered egg-producing friends and

avoid common mistakes chicken

owners tend to make. Learn how to

create a beautiful garden that integrates

chickens and takes advantage of their

many benefits.


Friday, May 11, 10:00-11:30am



Research and Camellia Breeding at Longwood Gardens Matt Taylor, Research Horticulturist,

Longwood Gardens

Longwood Gardens is an extraordinary

display garden in Kennett Square,

Pennsylvania, that has run a robust

plant research and development

program since the mid-1950’s. Learn

about the history of this research

program and the plants Longwood has

released to the industry over the years.

More specifically, Matt Taylor, Ph.D., will

discuss many of the ongoing research

projects, including the extensive

Camellia breeding and tissue culture

programs in depth.


Friday, June 15, 10:00-11:30am


Horticultural Workshops

Rain Garden WorkshopMontgomery County

Department of Environmental

Protection Staff

Transform your yard into a natural

ecosystem to help soil capture and

filter rainwater. Learn the techniques

to evaluate your yard and create a rain

garden that uses native plants and

enhanced soils to build a watershed-

friendly garden full of beauty and life.

Develop a planting plan and materials

list to create your garden and learn

about the County’s rebate program to

assist with funding your project. Please

bring a bag lunch or snack, if you’d like.


Friday, March 9, 10:00am-1:00pm



Fee: $10; registration required


Vegetable Gardening BasicsCarol Allen, Horticulturist

Learn the basics of starting your own

home vegetable garden in this 3-part

lecture series. Register for all three

sessions or choose the one that best

suits your level of gardening interest

and skill.

Session 1: Soil & SeedsSo you want to start a vegetable

garden...where to begin? The best

gardeners know everything starts and

ends with good soil. Let’s learn about

soil preparation and starting your own

seeds at home.


Wednesday, March 21, 6:30-8:00pm


Session 2: Plants, Mulches & WateringAfter you’ve carefully prepped your

soil and figured out which plants you’d

like to grow, let’s learn about choosing

the healthiest plants and keeping

them growing strong throughout the

gardening season.


Wednesday, April 4, 6:30-8:00pm

Fee: $18, FOBG: $15; registration

required

Session 3: Harvest & Succession Your veggies won’t always take a full

growing season to mature. Learn about

when and how to harvest for peak

flavor and how to plan for successional

planting to maximize your yield.




required

Establishing New Woody Plants in the GardenPhil Normandy, Brookside Gardens Staff

Don’t miss this demonstration to learn

the proper steps to take at planting time

and ensure successful establishment

of trees and shrubs. Phil will explain

how to assess a plant’s structure and

show how to make the right pruning

cuts in the right places. He also will

discuss his preferred pruning tools and

how pruning affects future growth of

both evergreen and deciduous species.

Finally, Phil will share the latest

research-based approach for preparing

rootballs of both container-grown and

field-dug plants to help maximize

transplanting success.


Wednesday, April 4, 10:00am-12:00pm


required



Register online at www.ParkPASS.org Horticultural Workshops

New Ways with Market BouquetsKaren Nelson Kent, AIFD, Floral Diversity

We all like to pick up fresh

flowers now and then,

but few of us know what

to do with them when

we get home. In this fun,

hands-on workshop, learn

some quick techniques for

transforming those simple

bouquets into exceptional

arrangements. Fee includes

all materials.


Thursday, April 12,

6:30-8:00pm

Fee: $49, FOBG: $44;



Make & Take Rain Barrels Montgomery County Department of

Environmental Protection Staff

Gather water from your rooftops, help

control stormwater impacts from your

yard and store water to use in your

landscape. Learn about watershed

health in the County, and how you

can help, starting at your own home.

Rain barrel with fittings and easy

instructions provided. Limited to one

rain barrel per household. Remember

to bring a vehicle large enough to carry

a 55-gallon barrel home! Please bring a

bag lunch or snack, if you like.


Friday, April 20, 10:00am-1:00pm


Saturday, April 21, 10:00am-1:00pm



Floral Design DemonstrationKaren Nelson Kent, AIFD, Floral Diversity

Enjoy this fun floral demonstration

meant to spark your creativity and

inspire you to fill your home with the

beauty of fresh flowers.




required


Simply Modern Flowers Karen Nelson Kent, AIFD, Floral Diversity

Nothing brightens a home

like fresh flowers. Learn a

number of quick and easy

techniques in this 4-part

workshop to create stunning,

simple arrangements from

a variety of commonly

available flowers. Fee

includes materials to

make one arrangement

each week.


Tuesdays, May 1-May 22,

6:30-8:00pm

Fee: $185, FOBG: $165;



Hanging Basket WorkshopJoan O’Rourke, Friends of Brookside Gardens

Create your very own display of flowers

and foliage in a hanging basket.

Beautiful new plant color introductions

will add surprises to this perennial

favorite. Instructions will cover lining

a 14-inch wire basket with sphagnum

moss and planting tips for best results.

Fee includes all materials.


Friday, May 11, 1:30-3:00pm


required


Strawberry Jar Hostas Joan O’Rourke, Friends of Brookside Gardens

Most gardeners have a love/hate

relationship with Hosta. We love what

Hosta can do for shady areas in our

gardens, but we hate it for how much

the deer love it. Try your luck with

miniature hostas in a unique strawberry

jar container that you can keep on a

shady patio and away from the deer!


Tuesday, May 15, 10:00-11:30am


Wednesday, May 16, 10:00-11:30am


required


Butterfly Container WorkshopKathy Stevens, Brookside

Gardens Staff

Create a beautiful, functional

container garden that will

support the entire butterfly life cycle

in this enjoyable workshop. Native

butterflies, like some of those you see

in the Wings of Fancy exhibit, need

more than just nectar from flowers to

establish healthy populations in our

gardens. Plant a container that supports

all stages of the butterfly life cycle and

encourages native butterflies to call

your garden home.


Wednesday, May 16, 1:30-3:00pm


required


Conservation Landscaping Techniques Montgomery County

Department of Environmental

Protection Staff

Learn how conservation-based

landscaping techniques can beautify

your yard and neighborhood, restore

native habitats, help improve the

environment and save you time

and money. Explore ways to replace

traditional lawns with native

landscapes to benefit our local streams

and the Chesapeake Bay. Turf removal

techniques will be explained, and a

site design exercise tailored to each


Horticultural Workshops www.BrooksideGardens.org

participant’s yard will be developed,

along with a shopping list and

information on the County’s rebate

program to assist with funding. Please

bring a bag lunch or snack, if you like.


Friday, May 18, 10:00am-1:00pm





Miniature Rock GardenJoan O’Rourke, Friends of Brookside Gardens

Enjoy planting your very own miniature

rock garden in a shallow dish. Sure

to provide years of low-maintenance

delight! Joan O’Rourke has selected

some of her favorite succulents for

this colorful and resilient container

garden.


Tuesday, May 29, 10:00-11:30am


Wednesday, May 30, 10:00-11:30am


required


Faux Ancient Hypertufa PotsJane Pettit, Mother Nature Throws a Party

These fabulous

pots look like

they’ve been

around for

centuries. Make

anything from

a 6-inch bowl

to a 6-foot

trough out of

this lightweight concrete mix that can

easily be carved. During the first day,

we set up the easy mold, mix and pour

the concrete form. On the second day,

we remove the mold and carve the soft

concrete. Makes a great garden accent

or a unique personalized gift.


Tuesday & Wednesday, June 5 & 6,

10:00am-12:00pm


required


Garden Chair WorkshopDan Benarcik, Chanticleer

Now is your opportunity to make and

take home your own garden chair,

modeled after the Gerrit Rietveld Red

and Blue Chair in the Museum of

Modern Art. Adapted for use in the

garden by Lester Collins at Innisfree on

the Hudson, it was popularized at Wave

Hill in the Bronx. No carpentry skills

required. All materials are pre-cut and

ready to assemble. The only thing you

need to bring to class is a willingness

to learn and your own FULLY CHARGED

cordless drill/screwdriver! Please bring

your own ropes or straps to transport

your chair home on a roof rack if

necessary.


Friday, June 8, 10:00am-12:30pm


required


A Bit of Brookside Joan O’Rourke, Friends of Brookside Gardens

Bring home some of our best perennial

plants this year! Joan O’Rourke has

chosen some of her favorite perennial

plants from our displays for a container

that will grace your garden for many

seasons to come. Fee includes all

materials, including a 14-inch container.


Tuesday, June 12, 10:00-11:30am


Wednesday, June 13, 10:00-11:30am


required


Bamboo Garden Tuteur WorkshopCindy Brown, Smithsonian Gardens

We gardeners tend to have a love/

hate relationship with bamboo. Learn

all about this garden thug, from the

differences between running and

clumping forms to how to prevent it

from taking over the world. Then, learn

a technique for creating a beautiful

bamboo tuteur – the perfect support

for sweet peas or any other climbing

ornamental or vegetable plants, using

bamboo splitters and some gardening

ingenuity. Bring a vehicle large enough

to transport a finished tuteur or

take it home as a kit to construct in

the garden.


Saturday, July 7, 1:00-2:30pm


required


Garden Whimsy Mosaic TotemJane Pettit, Mother Nature Throws a Party

What garden nymph or gnome built

this totem in my yard? These treasures

can be tucked among the leaves and

branches to be discovered by the close

observer or set out as a focal point.

Either way, they add color and artistic

whimsy to any garden. The finished

pieces are approximately 30” high and

winter-hardy. All supplies are provided,

including a concrete totem, adhesive,

grout and mosaic materials. This 2-day

class involves planning and applying

mosaic the first day and grouting

the second.


Tuesday, July 10 & Friday, July 13,

10:00am-12:00pm


required



Register online at www.ParkPASS.org Garden Photograpy & Writing Workshops

Think it Build it Willow Furniture WorkshopBim Willow, Furniture Maker, Artist,

Gardener

Come with a hammer and leave with

your choice of 12 different projects!

Bent willow furniture is the perfect

rustic accent, whether you need a seat

for that perfect spot in your garden or

a place to repot your houseplants. Price

varies depending on project chosen.

Class starts at 9:00am for chairs and

loveseats, 1:00pm for all other projects.

When registering online, you’ll first add

the program with the base fee of $70

to your shopping cart, then choose one

project from the list that appears when

you select ‘Go to Checkout.’ Questions?

Call 301-962-1470.


Saturday, July 21, 9:00am-4:00pm

Fee as noted below; registration

required

End Table or Plant Stand: $70

Sweet Pea Tripod Trellis: $75

Garden Bench: $115

Ladder Back Chair: $175

Sassy Chair: $245

1-shelf Baker’s Rack: $250

Bent Willow Chair: $285

2-shelf Baker’s Rack: $305

3-piece Arbor: $325

Bent Willow Rocking Chair: $350

Bent Willow Loveseat: $400

Brookside Gardens Service Area

(directions provided upon registration)

Concrete Leaf Sculpting WorkshopAnn Baker, Brookside Gardens Staff

A unique piece of sculpture adds a

whimsical accent to any garden. If

you’d like to learn to create your own

masterpiece, then join Ann Baker to

turn a live leaf into stone and add

year-round interest to that perfect

nook in your garden. Fee includes all

materials to make one large or two

small sculptures. Don’t forget to register

for the next course on August 1 to paint

your leaf.


Wednesday, July 25, 10:00am-12:00pm


required

Visitors Center Adult Workshop

Concrete Leaf Painting Workshop Ann Baker, Brookside Gardens Staff

Registered for the Concrete Leaf

Sculpting Workshop or have an

unpainted or tired-looking concrete

leaf at home? Join Ann Baker to finish

that unique piece of sculpture with

some acrylic paint and a sealant to help

your leaf add interest to your garden

for years to come. Fee includes a wide

variety of paint colors.


Wednesday, August 1, 10:00am-12:00pm


required

Visitors Center Adult Workshop

Garden Photography & Writing Workshops

Inspired by Spring: Poetry in the Garden Yvette Neisser Moreno, Instructor of

Creative Writing at GWU & The Writer’s

Center

Attention all lovers of words and

flowers! In this workshop–open to

novices as well as experienced poets–

students will write poems inspired by

the blooming of nature in springtime.

Workshop time will be divided between

outdoor locations in the gardens and

an indoor classroom. In the gardens,

students will create drafts of poems

while observing flowers and plants, in

the way artists create sketches. Indoor

class sessions will take the form of a

poetry workshop, with guidance on

honing images and language, creating

metaphor and deepening meaning in

students’ draft poems. The workshop

will culminate in a poetry reading

(participation optional) to be held in the

Gardens on June 2 at 1:00pm.


Tuesdays, May 1-May 29, 6:30-8:00pm

(5 sessions)

Saturday, June 2; 1:00-3:00pm


required


Focus on Butterflies!Bring your tripod and enjoy two

quiet hours of photography in our

Wings of Fancy Live Butterfly and

Caterpillar Exhibit before it opens to the

public. Register for one session or all

nine.


Sunday, May 20, 8:00-10:00am


Saturday, May 26, 8:00-10:00am


Sunday, June 3, 8:00-10:00am


Saturday, June 9, 8:00-10:00am


Saturday, July 7, 8:00-10:00am


Sunday, July 15, 8:00-10:00am


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


Sunday, August 12, 8:00-10:00am


Saturday, September 1, 8:00-10:00am


required

Brookside Gardens Conservatory

Josh

Tay

lor,

Jr.


Cooking Demonstrations/Xcursions www.BrooksideGardens.org

Butterfly & Garden Photography WorkshopJosh Taylor, Archiphoto Workshops

Learn how to capture striking images

of butterflies and flowers in this two-

session workshop. The first two-hour

session will be spent photographing

colorful butterflies in the Conservatory.

The second two-hour session starts

in the garden and covers close-up

techniques for capturing blooming

flowers, followed by an instructor

critique of participants’ photographs.

The fee covers online pre-workshop

instruction and assistance in the

Conservatory and gardens, plus an

illustrated handout. Please have a

working knowledge of your camera,

and bring all photo equipment to both

sessions (including a digital memory

card, extra batteries, and camera

manual). A tripod is optional, but highly

recommended. Point-n-shoot cameras

are fine, but dramatic photographs of

butterflies can be a challenge with the

limited options offered by basic models.


Saturdays, June 16 & 23, 8:00-10:00am


required


Cooking DemonstrationsJoin Brookside Gardens for this

delectable series of cooking classes,

focusing on healthful recipes with

seasonal and local fruits, vegetables,

and herbs. Enjoy samples of the dishes,

prepared before you, using the Cook

sisters’ own easy-to-follow recipes that

you can try at home.

All Yum Alliums Adrienne Cook, Garden and Cooking Writer

Danielle Navidi, Caterer

They are a tonic to flagging digestion

and some people even eat them out of

hand, like sweet apples. Be prepared to

be charmed by members of the onion

family in this cooking class.


Wednesday, March 28, 12:00-1:30pm


required


Greening of Spring Adrienne Cook, Garden and Cooking Writer


The best of the greens arrive in the

spring - everything from crisp, fresh

mesclun greens to dense, rich kales and

chards. New ways to prepare them all.




required


Asparagus InspirationsAdrienne Cook, Garden and Cooking Writer


The sweet-nutty flavor of fresh-picked

asparagus is the essence of spring.

Get ready for an exciting look at this

perennial favorite.




required


Peas and Their Peeps Adrienne Cook, Garden and Cooking Writer


Snaps, snows, English or garden,

Whatever form they come in, the

sweetness and crunch of peas enliven

any dish. Try something new in this

exciting class.




required


Berry Blast Adrienne Cook, Garden and Cooking Writer


The jewels of early summer -

blueberries, raspberries, strawberries -

will be showcased in dishes savory and

sweet.




required


Summer’s TrifectaAdrienne Cook, Garden and Cooking Writer


Hot-weather lovers eggplant, tomato

and peppers come out to play through

the summer. Learn new ways to make

them shine.


Wednesday, June 27, 12:00-1:30pm


required


Squash, Sweet & Mellow Adrienne Cook, Garden and Cooking Writer


Summer squash’s many forms and the

versatility of spaghetti squash will be

the focus of this cooking class.


Wednesday, July 18, 12:00-1:30pm



XcursionsPhiladelphia Flower ShowA perennial favorite, the Philadelphia

International Flower Show is always

a crowd-pleaser. This year, “Hawaii:

Islands of Aloha” promises to deliver

a tropical experience in March. In

addition to the world-class garden

displays, attend a free lecture or shop

the Marketplace.

Course number 150902 (Bus 1)

Course number 150903 (Bus 2)

Tuesday, March 6, 7:00am-7:00pm

Course number 150904 (one bus only)

Thursday, March 8, 10:30am-10:30pm


Meet at the Visitors Center Entrance

Josh

Tay

lor,

Jr.

Plants of the PiedmontThe Appalachian Piedmont region,

sandwiched between the Appalachian

Mountains to the west and the

Coastal Plain to the east, is home

to a tremendous variety of our best

native plants. Mt. Cuba Center, the

former home of Mr. and Mrs. Lammot

du Pont Copeland, is a rich and

vibrant landscape that features these

extraordinary plants exclusively. Enjoy

a guided tour of the gardens at peak

bloom time, followed by a visit to North

Creek Nurseries, one of the region’s best

growers of native plants. Registration

fee includes transportation, admission,

tours and boxed lunch.


Wednesday, April 25, 7:00am-7:00pm



Light! at Longwood GardensExperience Longwood Gardens in a

whole new Light! through the evocative

and imaginative art of Bruce Munro,

British artist and light designer. Never

before seen in the United States,

this debut exhibition illuminates the

gardens with large-scale, site-specific

light installations. Both indoors and

outdoors, by day and by night, Light!

will change the way you see gardens.

Longwood Gardens, one of the world’s

premier public display gardens, is

spectacular any time of the year. Enjoy

a guided historical tour of the gardens,

followed by plenty of time to visit the

conservatories and outdoor gardens

at twilight. Registration fee includes

transportation, boxed lunch, dinner at

the Terrace Restaurant, admission and

tour of Longwood Gardens.


Thursday, June 21, 11:00am-11:00pm




Adult Programs by Start DateDate Title Fee FOBG NumberFeb. 26 Lecture: Attracting Hummingbirds… $5 n/a 174999March 6 Trip: Philadelphia Flower Show $89 150902March 8 Trip: Philadelphia Flower Show $89 150904March 9 Rain Garden Workshop $10 n/a 182150March 10 Rain Garden Workshop $10 n/a 182151March 21 Veg. Gardening: Soil & Seeds $18 $15 187099March 23 Lecture: Pure Vegetarian Cooking FREE 186850March 28 All Yum Alliums $32 $28 183399April 4 Establishing Plants in the Garden $28 $25 183550April 4 Veg. Gardening: Plants, Mulches & Water $18 $15 187100April 11 Greening of Spring $32 $28 183400April 12 Lecture: Forest Gardens FREE 182899April 12 New Ways with Market Bouquets $49 $44 188649April 20 Lecture: A Garden Odyssey FREE 183549April 20 Make & Take Rain Barrels $10 n/a 182100April 21 Make & Take Rain Barrels $10 n/a 182101April 25 Plants of the Piedmont $95 n/a 190749April 25 Asparagus Inspirations $32 $28 183401April 25 Veg. Gardening: Harvest & Succession $18 $15 187101April 26 Floral Design Demonstration $15 $10 188699April 26 Lecture: Why Can’t I Grow Coconuts…? FREE 182949May 1 Simply Modern Flowers $185 $165 188600May 1 Inspired by Spring: Poetry in the Garden $140 $130 183449May 3 On the High Line with Rick Darke $40 $30 189199May 9 Peas and Their Peeps $32 $28 183402May 11 Hanging Basket Workshop $54 $49 183000May 11 Lecture: What the Cluck? FREE 186849May 15 Strawberry Jar Hostas $44 $40 183051May 16 Strawberry Jar Hostas $44 $40 183052May 16 Butterfly Container Workshop $44 $40 183199May 18 Conservation Landscaping Techniques $10 n/a 188801May 19 Conservation Landscaping Techniques $10 n/a 188802May 20 Focus on Butterflies! $30 $27 183561May 23 Berry Blast $32 $28 183403May 26 Focus on Butterflies! $30 $27 183552May 29 Miniature Rock Garden $49 $44 183053May 30 Miniature Rock Garden $49 $44 183054June 3 Focus on Butterflies! $30 $27 183562June 5 Faux Ancient Hypertufa Pots $69 $63 187149June 8 Garden Chair Workshop $215 $195 183349June 9 Focus on Butterflies! $30 $27 183554June 12 A Bit of Brookside $49 $44 183049June 13 A Bit of Brookside $49 $44 183050June 15 Research and Camellia Breeding FREE 183905June 16 Butterfly & Garden Photography $44 $40 188749June 21 Light! at Longwood Gardens $135 n/a 190899June 27 Summer’s Trifecta $32 $28 183404July 7 Focus on Butterflies! $30 $27 183555July 7 Bamboo Garden Tuteur Workshop $28 $25 187349July 10 Garden Whimsy Mosaic Totem $95 $85 187150July 10 Landscape for Life $49 $44 188549July 15 Focus on Butterflies! $30 $27 183563July 18 Squash, Sweet & Mellow $32 $28 183405July 21 Willow Furniture Workshop varied pricing 182999July 25 Concrete Leaf Sculpting Workshop $20 $18 189249August 1 Concrete Leaf Painting Workshop $18 $15 183651August 4 Focus on Butterflies! $30 $27 183557August 12 Focus on Butterflies! $30 $27 183564Sept. 1 Focus on Butterflies! $30 $27 183559


School of Botanical Art & Illustration www.BrooksideGardens.org

Open House 2012 Botanical ART IN ACTION!Sunday, June 3, 11:00am-2:00pm

Brookside Gardens Visitor Center

It is all happening during our annual

school art exhibition, “Botanica 2012:

The Art & Science of Plants” at the

Brookside Gardens Visitors Center. At

this action packed event our teachers

will be there to answer your questions

about the school’s curriculum. It will

also include: a chance to win free entry

to a class; a tour of the annual school

art exhibition; art demonstrations by

students and teachers; a “hands–on

table” for you to try some of the drawing

tricks as demonstrated, and even

brushing on some beautiful watercolor.

We warmly invite you to join a fun and

totally absorbing couple of hours!

Botanica 2012: The Art & Science of PlantsMay 19 – July 6, 2012

The Brookside Gardens School of

Botanical Art & Illustration’s annual

exhibition of artwork by our students

and teachers.

Guided tours of the exhibition

Sunday, June 3, 1:00-2:00pm

Exhibition entries deadline:

Monday, April 16

Students and teachers, past and present,

please contact Diane Berndt (daberndt@

verizon.net) for further information or

for an entry form. There is no entry fee.

Master ClassesMaster Classes are best suited for those

students who have completed intermediate

level courses.

Botanicals on Veiny Vellum Kate Nessler

Learn the basics, expand and

strengthen your skills and discover

the delight of evoking your creative

side through this medium. You will

learn how to see, place and paint your

specimen in watercolor on “Veiny

Vellum” in a way that inspires creative

compositions. Understanding that each

artist has different needs, Kate gives

one-on-one instruction, and encourages

teamwork and an open atmosphere

for questions, answers and discussion.

Instruction culminates with a class

exhibit of each student’s work-in-

progress that provides the stimulus for

invaluable group discussion – reviewing

the process and the steps each artist

can take to see further progress. The

ultimate prize for those who get hooked

and continue to develop these skills

is beautiful botanicals to behold and

enjoy, on a medium known for its

longevity.

Prerequisite: Advanced level botanical

painting


Friday-Sunday, April 13-15,

10:00am-4:30pm

Brookside Gardens School of Botanical Art & IllustrationMargaret Saul, DirectorBrookside Gardens School of Botanical Art & Illustration offers many well-structured classes designed for beginners or for those with more experience at either intermediate or advanced levels. If a novice, then let us introduce you to your artistic side. You will begin to see a totally new, but beautiful world unfold around you – something students often remark on. The journey has you studying your plant subjects through closer observation combined with additional botanical knowledge to better understand their structure, and step-by-step practical instruction to see you carefully draw and paint in finely applied watercolor and with a beautifully receptive paintbrush, their fascinating form, amazing patterns and colors. Experienced botanical artists can enjoy exceptionally well presented master classes by those at the top of their field, or discover new approaches, techniques or new media through a variety of workshops suited to specific levels or with no prerequisites.


Tuesday-Thursday, April 17-19,

10:00am-4:30pm



Adult Classroom

Succulents in Colored PencilLibby Kyer

Succulents are so sculptural. Ranging

in size from minute to massive, these

plants seem to thrive in habitats

that ordinary plants fear, and their

voluptuous curves and complex shapes

defy their habitat. They are lush,

colorful and beautifully detailed. Learn

to render these specimens in colored

pencil, with new ways to interpret

form and portray extreme perspective,

create perfect hues and portray texture

with wet and dry colored pencil

applications. Libby’s methods will see

the observation process enhanced, form

rendered with confidence and complex

details broken down into thoroughly

understandable components. These

methods can be applied to succulents

or any other subject matter. Instruction

includes individual attention and

helpful demonstrations with work-

along exercises for you to document

your use of new techniques, materials

and methods.

Prerequisite: Experience with

intermediate level colored pencil

techniques


Monday-Wednesday, June 18-20,

10:00am-4:30pm



Adult Classroom


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

Core CurriculumThe Core Curriculum must be taken in

sequence from Drawing 101 – Painting

310. A new “Stream” of students starts

each fall. The classes listed below are open

to anyone who has taken the prerequisites

listed for each course.

Painting 205Kathy Lutter

Prerequisite: Dimensional Study 204


Tuesdays, February 14, 21, 28 & March 6,

10:00am-1:30pm


Saturdays, March 10 & 24,

9:00am-4:30pm


McCrillis Gardens

Botanical Art Intensive 206 - Draw & Paint a Flowering TulipDiane Berndt, Kelly Sverduk & Kathy Lutter

Prerequisites: Painting 205 or

intermediate level


Tuesday & Wednesday, April 10 & 11,

10:00am-4:30pm


Saturday, April 21 & Sunday, April 22,

10:00am-4:30pm


McCrillis Gardens

Botany for Artists 207Kathy Lutter

No prerequisite


Tuesdays, April 17, 24, May 1 & 8,

10:00am-1:30pm


McCrillis Gardens

Botany for Artists 207Kelly Sverduk

No prerequisite


Saturdays, April 28 & May 12,

9:00am-4:30pm


McCrillis Gardens

Workshops & ElectivesPrerequisites may be required

Pen & Ink I (Elective)Karen Coleman

Prerequisites: Dimensional Study 204 or

experience in detailed drawing


Sunday, March 11 & Sunday, March 25,

10:00am-4:30pm


McCrillis Gardens

Painting Studio – Intermediate LevelKathy Lutter

Prerequisites: Painting 103 or some

experience with watercolor


Tuesday, March 20, 10:00am-1:00pm


McCrillis Gardens

Daffodils: Draw or PaintKelly Sverduk

Prerequisites: Painting 205 or some

experience with botanical watercolor


Thursday, March 29, 10:00am-2:00pm


Brookside Gardens Visitors Center Adult

Classroom

Painting Studio – Intermediate-Advanced LevelLee D’Zmura


experience with botanical watercolor


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





Classroom

Colored Pencil I (Elective)Merri Nelson


experience with tonal drawing and

color


Sunday, April 29 & Sunday, May 6,

10:00am-4:30pm


McCrillis Gardens

Nature Journal – Spring Ephemerals (Elective)Lee D’Zmura

Prerequisite: Painting 205 or equivalent


Thursdays, May 3 & May 10,

10:00am-4:30pm



Classroom

Botanical Illumination I (Elective)Kandy Phillips

Prerequisites: Painting 205 or equivalent


Thursdays, May 24, 31, June 7 & 14,

10:00am-1:00pm


Saturdays, June 9 & 16, 10:00am-4:30pm



Classroom

Start Drawing & PaintingDiane Berndt & Kelly Sverduk

No prerequisites


Wednesdays, June 13, 20 & 27,

10:00am-1:00pm


Saturdays, June 23, 30 & July 7,

10:00am-1:00pm


McCrillis Gardens

Butterflies in the GardenKandy Phillips

No Prerequisites


Thursdays, August 23 & 30,

10:00am-4:00pm



Adult Classroom


Art Xhibits/Children’s Programs

Art Xhibits The Brookside Gardens Visitors

Center exhibitions showcase

affordable original works or

giclée prints of original works on

horticultural themes by area artists.

All art exhibitions are free of charge

and most of the works are available

for purchase.

February 6 – April 8, 2012Nature Photography Eric Hagemann

Bouquets of Grasses (Monotypes) Mary D. Ott

WatercolorsAndrea Bank

April 9 – May 18, 2012Pastels and WatercolorsKay Sandler

WatercolorsAnna Shuman

May 19 – July 6, 2012Botanica 2012: The Art & Science of Plants (Watercolor, Colored Pencil, Graphite, Pen & Ink)Artwork by teachers and students

in the Brookside Gardens School of

Botanical Art & Illustration

July 7 – August 26, 2012Recent WatercolorsDebra Halprin

PhotographsGene Rizor

Fields of Light (Pastels)Jo Ellen Murphy

Fall Exhibition of PaintingsWashington Metropolitan

Artist Society

Children’s Programs

Children’s Garden“Nature’s Fun in Your Backyard” is

down-to-earth fun. This children’s

garden exhibits many ideas that engage

children’s imaginations and puts them

in touch with nature and the earth. It

highlights natural beauty and natural

fun. See what’s inside a gnome hut,

follow stepping stones to a tea party,

build and stack natural wooden blocks,

pretend you are a farmer, climb into

a tree house, observe life around a

water garden and discover important

pollinating insects.

Children’s Discovery BenchesHands-on activities, games, books

and puzzles fill the Children’s

Discovery Benches located in the

Children’s Classroom. Benches are

available depending on staff and room

availability.

Saturday Morning StorytimeBrookside Gardens Volunteers

Participate and listen to nature and

seasonal stories that will encourage

a child’s imagination and creativity.

Each week a different story will be read

followed by a hands-on craft.

Saturdays, March 3-June 9, 10:00am

Ages: 3-6

Fee: Free; no registration required

Visitors Center Children’s Classroom

Flower Buds This once-a-month series will meet

the second Monday of every month. We

will feature gardening activities, stories,

crafts and garden walks for children

ages 3-5 with a parent. Siblings are

welcome but will not be able to partake

in craft making.


Monday, March 12, 10:30am-12:00pm


Monday, April 9, 10:30am-12:00pm


Monday, May 14, 10:30am-12:00pm


Monday, June 11, 10:30am-12:00pm


Monday, July 9, 10:30am-12:00pm


Monday, August 13, 10:30am-12:00pm

Fee: $5/child (adult free); registration

required


Garden Nature Club for FamiliesJoin us the first Friday of every month

for fun gardening activities and walks

through the gardens. Let us help you

get outdoors! Strengthen social and

family bonds while enjoying the health

benefits of experiencing the many

varied learning opportunities that

abound in nature. Come get inspired

and connected with us!


Fridays, March 2-August 3, 4:30-6:00pm

Ages: 3 & up

Fee: $24/family, FOBG: $22/family;


Register one child and the rest of the

family is included


St. Patrick’s Day Green and Growing Scavenger HuntHave some St. Patrick’s Day fun

following the giant green leprechaun

footsteps through the garden. He’s left

some clues to help you through - to

Josh

Tay

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Jr.


Register online at www.ParkPASS.org Children’s Programs

find where he’s going is all up to

you! Along the way if it’s a nice day,

leprechaun helpers will trick you

into some healthy activities, all good

fun in the sun, of course! Guided

garden walks leave on the half hour

beginning at 10:00am. Last walk

leaves at 12:30pm. An adult must

walk with each child and assist in

the activities. Please register for a

time.


10:00am


10:30am


11:00am


11:30am


12:00pm


12:30pm

Friday, March 16

Ages: 2-6

Fee: $5/child


Workshops & Classes

Dig–in, Dig-out! It’s Spring Break!Get outdoors this week! It’s Spring!

Get inspired by our “Dig-in, Dig-out”

activity table. Discover interesting

fruit and veggie plant facts and plant

a seed for your summer vegetable

garden!

April 2-6, 10:00am-3:00pm

Ages: 4 & up


Outside adjacent to Visitors Center

Will be held indoors in inclement

weather

Mother’s Day Butterfly ContainerSpend a little parent-child quality

time planting a beautiful container

garden that attracts butterflies! Mom

or Dad will enjoy spending time

with you learning about butterflies,

butterfly plants and gardening. First,

enjoy a private tour of Brookside

Gardens “Wings of Fancy” live

butterfly exhibit, then plant a 14”

container garden to grow at home.

One container garden per family.



Ages: 5 & up


required

Brookside Gardens Conservatory

Dig-in, Dig-out! School is Out!Celebrate pollinators with us this

week!! Did you know every third

bite of food we eat is from the help

of a pollinator? Stop by one of our

“Dig-in, Dig-out” activity tables and

learn how you can help protect our

pollinators, essential insects for

farmers and food production.

June 18-22, 10:00am-3:00pm

Ages: 4 & up


Outside adjacent to Visitors Center

Will be held indoors in inclement

weather

Summer Camp Programs

Garden Impressionists Camp IIvette Burgess, Artist

Your children will delight in

exploring Brookside’s beautiful

landscaped gardens as they learn

how to train their artist’s eye and

seek out natural patterns, shapes

and color. With the gardens as our

inspiration, we’ll encourage campers

to use different artistic techniques

and media to create their own works

of art depicting nature’s beauty.


June 18-22, 9:00am-12:00pm

Ages: 6-8

Fee: $150/week; registration required


June 18-22, 1:00-4:00pm

Ages: 9-11



In The Garden with Monet and MozartDebbie Vanegas & Zachary Tilkens

In this brand-new camp, kids will

get outdoors, get physical and get

creative! Heeding the call of First

Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!”

initiative, we’ll use music and art to

teach children about the living things

that inhabit Brookside Gardens.

Campers will move creatively, use

their sense of smell, sight and

sound in new ways, and learn art

and musical techniques in a natural

setting. The children will create

art works, fashion nature-inspired

instruments, and learn to hear the

music that nature plays every day in

the Gardens.


June 25-29, 9:00am-3:30pm

Ages: 6-8



June 25-29, 9:00am-3:30pm

Ages: 9-11



In The Garden with Monet - Extended CareCourse number 189699

June 25-29, 3:30-5:30pm

Ages: 6-8


June 25-29, 3:30-5:30pm

Ages: 9-11


A Garden “Focus!”Francine Bethea

Learn the basics of digital nature

photography at one of the region’s

most beautiful spots—Brookside

Gardens. Inspired by trees, flowers,

animals, and natural landscapes,

your children will learn about

F-stops, shutter speeds, composition

and lighting. Bring a digital camera,

spare battery and memory card with

you each day. Spend the day with us!

Register separately for the Garden

Focus Lunch Break (bring your lunch)

and Green Thumb Garden Club.


July 9-13, 9:00am-12:00pm

Ages: 9-11




Children’s Programs www.BrooksideGardens.org

A Garden Focus Lunch BreakCourse number 189701

July 9-13, 12:00-1:00pm

Ages: 9-11


Green Thumb Garden ClubLynn Richard, Brookside Gardens Staff

The Green Thumb Garden Club will

challenge campers to explore and

investigate different gardens and

habitats throughout Brookside Gardens’

beautiful displays and natural areas.

Can plants eat insects? Why do some

plants have thorns, or fuzzy leaves?

How can plants survive in deserts or

swamps? Kids will learn the answers

to these questions and other secrets of

the plant kingdom. Campers will plant

and take home vegetable, succulent and

butterfly container gardens.


July 9-13, 1:00-4:00pm

Ages 9-11


July 30-August 3, 1:00pm-4:00pm

Ages: 9-14



Green Thumb Garden Club - Extended CareCourse number 189799

July 9-13, 4:00-5:30pm

Ages: 9-11


July 30-August 3, 4:00-5:30pm

Ages: 9-14


Growing Green Gardening CampLynn Richard, Brookside Gardens Staff

This camp brings together the

worlds of science, nature and art to

encourage children to appreciate all

things green! Campers will have fun

exploring the gardens and learning

about the fascinating world of plants

and gardening. We’ll make creative

gardening crafts using herbs and other

natural materials, a cement garden

stepping stone, plant a vegetable

container garden and terrarium, and

much more.


July 16-20, 9:00am-3:30pm

Ages: 9-11


July 23-27, 9:00am-3:30pm

Ages: 6-8



Growing Green Gardening Camp - Extended CareCourse number 189849

July 16-20, 3:30-5:30pm

Ages: 9-11


July 23-27, 3:30-5:30pm

Ages: 6-8


Botanical Art CampRita Pazelli, Botanical Artist

Come learn about Maryland’s

natural history through its trees and

wildflowers. Through observation

techniques and fieldwork in the garden

and forest, campers will learn how

to journal, collect and make pressed

plant specimens, then sketch, draw

and paint what they’ve found. We’ll

provide students with a sketchbook and

their choice of media (graphite pencils,

colored pencils or watercolors). At the

end of the week, students choose a

favorite work of art to be matted and

framed. Spend the day with us! Register

separately for the Botanical Art Camp

Lunch Break (bring your lunch) and

Green Thumb Garden Club.

Course Number 178799

July 30-August 3, 9:00am-12:00pm

Ages: 9-14



Botanical Art Camp Lunch BreakCourse Number 189899

July 30-August 3, 12:00-1:00pm

Ages: 9-14


Butterfly FlutterbyJennifer Mazur or Lynn Richard

What better place to discover butterflies

than Brookside Gardens’ “Wings of

Fancy” live butterfly exhibit? We’ll make

several visits to the exhibit and get a

behind-the-scenes tour, create butterfly

crafts, listen to stories, play games,

plant a container butterfly garden, and

learn about the best plants to attract

butterflies in your own backyard.


August 6-10, 9:00am-3:30pm

Ages: 9-11


August 13-17, 9:00am-3:30pm

Ages: 6-8



Butterfly Flutterby Camp - Extended CareCourse number 189949

August 6-10, 3:30-5:30pm

Ages: 9-11


August 13-17, 3:30-5:30pm

Ages: 6-8


Tours of the “Wings of Fancy” Butterfly Exhibit for Youth GroupsBring your youth group (public and

private schools, home schools, scouts

and summer camps) to this live

butterfly exhibit for a special guided

tour with a knowledgeable docent.

Learn about the butterfly life cycle

and observe butterfly behaviors like

nectaring, spiraling and puddling.

Due to the popularity of the butterfly

exhibit, groups of 15 or more of ages

6 & up are requested to make an

appointment. Please call 301-962-1467.

Tours are available weekdays from

10am to 1pm, at half-hour intervals.

Maximum: 30 children per ½ hour.

While you are waiting for a tour time,

Butterfly Discovery Backpacks are

available to borrow with a driver’s

license. View descriptions of backpack

activities at www.brooksidegardens.org.

Fee: $4 for ages 3-12; $6 for ages 13 & up

Registration www.BrooksideGardens.org

Important Registration Information1. 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 cancel-lation 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.

Refund Policy: If a program is cancelled you will be notified and receive a full refund. If you choose to cancel your reg-istration 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% admin-istrative 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 thirty-five dollar ($35.00) fee will be charged for all returned checks.

To register by mail, or in person: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 Make checks payable to M-NCPPC

To Register Online: www.ParkPASS.org

Already have a ParkPASS account? To register, just fill in the first three boxes.

Need to register a child? Fill in these three 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

Need to open a ParkPASS account? Please fill in all the boxes.

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 andparticipation of individuals with disabilities in all programs/services. Register a minimumof two weeks in advance of the program start date and call 301-962-1451 to request adisability accommodation.

For registration information, call 301-962-1451.

REGISTRATION FORMFill out a separate form for each participant. Friends of Brookside Gardens members enter the FOBG rate for each course.Registration opens February 14 for Montgomery and Prince George’s County residents, February 15 for all others.

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Due to new PCI Compliance Standards, we can no longer accept credit card payments by mail. To pay with a credit card, please register online at www.ParkPASS.org or by phone at 301-962-1451 between the hours of 9:00am-12:00pm Monday through Friday. We apologize for this inconvenience.

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Saturday, May 5 through Sunday, September 16

10:00am-4:00pm daily

Fees: $6 adults; $4 ages 3-12

Brookside Gardens South Conservatory

Groups of 15 or more by appointment only,

call 301-962-1467 for reservations.

We regret that we are unable to accommodate

strollers in the Exhibit.

Wings-of-Fancy Live Butterfly &

Caterpillar Exhibit

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Thank you, Donors!Donations received between

June 1, 2011 and December 15, 2011

ANNUAL APPEALHydrangea Level $1,000 –

$2,499AnonymousRuth HarperAudrey and Sheldon KatzIra and Marcia Wagner

Wisteria Level $500 – $999Stephanie and Brian Oberle

Rudbeckia Level $100 – $499Five AnonymousBernice Bartlett Marian Bellama Josephine Bennett Ellen Bennett and Richard GratzLeslie and David BloomNelson and Ruth BortzErika BraddockArden Brady Gloria and Josef BrownTerence and Sarah ByrneSusan Canada Suzanne Carbone Jane Carroll Donald and Anita CowanJames Cutlip Cynthia and Gregory DonaldsonAnn and Don English John and M.T. GiovanelliClaudia Golenda David and Helen Gray John and Barbara GunnMary Ann Haley and Bill WatsonAnne HardmanHelen Hecht Angela Hitti Clara Jean Hughes Larry and Susanne KarackiBarbara Katz - London

Landscapes, LLCCarole and Alan Kuritzky Paul and Mimi LevineCarmela MannarinoDwight and Sue MasonWilliam and Janet MillerWinnie and Bob MitchellBob and Sally NewcombNorma Nichols Helen Pechacek Vivian and Edward PortnerMarjorie PrayJill ShafferJeff Splitstoser and Chris CalvertJeffrey and Patsy StannLarry and Martha SummersRichard and Ann TerrillBetsy Thomas Kathryn Toffenetti Teresa Tretter Charles and Jean Warner

Marjorie Williams Mary Louise Williamson Jim and Marca WoodhamsWoodmoor Garden ClubKenneth Young

Trillium Level $50 - $99Six AnonymousHerman and Rhoda AldermanElizabeth Allaben and

Matthew ChambersJane Barrett Betty Behnke Bob and Mary BessioGilbert and Florence BowenJames and Wendy BrunoDeborah Clawson Martin Czigler and Doris MahElaine DynesKurt and Sylvia Eschbach Wyn Fitzpatrick Thelma Fontyn Duff and Joanne GillespieMarianne Jacobs Una Pearl Jarboi Bill Johnson and Vikki BrooksCarol KariEleanor Kupris David and Sandra LangeDavid Lavine and Flora

IngenhouszSamuel Levy Ma-Li Liang Li-Ting Liang Patricia Makely and Joseph

SchechterCarmen Maymi Charles and Gail McGuireRoman and Yvonne NovakCynthia NyeCharles Ossola and

Barbara WahlGary and Harriet PeckMartin and Marcia Postman Mary Robitaille Kenneth Rogers Jeanne Salvado Carol Sanders Bina SardanaKatherine Seidel Kathy Stevens and Sam

RosenbaumPeter and Joan StogisTerry Strayer and John GratzUrsula Sabia SukinikAlice Sutch Cathy Tait and Larry McMillanJudy Tenley Virginia VitucciMaria Wortman Jin Ok Yang

Tulip Level Up to $49Ronald AndersonKaren BasingerClaire BermanEdith DamanSelma FalloonStella GordonMary Jane HellekjaerEdward KarpoffPamela KoppBette LewisMarilynn LiottaVi and Johanna LyskawaVincent and Caroline

ManganielloLeslie MontrollJoAnn and Bob MuellerStephen OlinerHarriet SaxeBarbara ShidlerPeter TaltyKathy TiniusNancy and Dick TraubitzDavid Warner GENERAL DONATIONSThree AnonymousElaine AvnerClaire BermanJacqui CrocettaBob and Daryl BryantAnnie May DeFrankPhoebe deReynierErnst & Young, LLPFriends of Brookside GardensJoanne GillespiePatricia GunterJimm HayesLinda JohnsonTin LuuNaval Academy Garden ClubNeighborhood Garden Club of

Gaithersburg-Washington Grove

Dolores NelsonBob and Sally NewcombAlice PauQuince Orchard Garden ClubTakisha ReeceStephen & Debra SchmalSilver Spring Garden ClubThan TruongRobert WeinstockArthur WeissmanShana YoungKathryn ZorefLeslie Zoref

IN KIND GIFTSRon and Sue Merryman

LIBRARY BOOK DONATIONSJudy BrownMelinda FurchtKathy JentzZena McCallamGeorge MoquinMargie RichardsJanet SenftNancy TraubitzJoyce WalkerBim WillowMarca Woodhams

LIBRARY BOOK FUNDFriends of Brookside Gardens

PROGRAM SUPPORT2011 Children’s Day Friends of Brookside Gardens

2011 Fall Lecture SeriesFriends of Brookside Gardens

Garden RenovationsFriends of Brookside Gardens

2012 Green MattersFriends of Brookside GardensAudrey KatzNeighbors of Northwest BranchRenee’s Garden SeedsSilver Spring Garden ClubDavid and Lynn VismaraUniversity of Maryland

Extension—Home & Garden Information Center

Winding Orchard Citizens Association

Seasonal Garden StaffFriends of Brookside Gardens

2012 Spring Lecture SeriesFriends of Brookside Garden

TRIBUTE GIFTSIn Memory of Edward and

Consolata AmatucciAnonymousPatricia HowellCathleen IrishDavid and Stephanie IrishJohn and Sandra Irish

In Memory of Margaret BancroftWendy DobbinsJennie Pinto

In Memory of Priscilla BeeverCharles and Carole BadgettCharles BeeverJohn and Linda Beever

Donald and Anne BordineDonna GentryRichard Goldstein and

Deborah KossWilliam and Kathleen GoodwinJohn and Maria HarringtonJacqueline McCarthyMary Anne MountFrances NebeskyVivian OmagbemiElizabeth Pierce and

Chester BukowskiJudith ScherS.E.L.L. SmithHeidi and Andrew Sung

In Memory of Hanni BestSteve and Kathy Sharp

In Memory of John Douglas Black

George and Mary BlackSusan BlackBarbara DanahyMark DooreJanet and Mike FlinnHelene KeefnerJoyce LoneyPenny and Willard OwensTerri RohrCeleste WootenClarence Wooten

In Memory of Paul and Rita DeCamp

Mary CuthbertsonAnn DeCampJim DeCampJoe DeCamp, Jr.John DeCampKaren DeCampPaul DeCampSusan DeCampRita RamosDorothy Shealy

In Honor of Lila EdwardsMargie Richards

In Honor of Ann EnglishLandscape Design School of the National Capital Area Garden

Clubs

In Memory of Robert FaulknerDorre Faulkner

In Memory of Laurel Mae “Lulu” Frisch

Rhoda AttanasioJanet Batlan

Mary BoivinNancy BrooksLillian CaplanJudy ChristensenEarly Childhood Center, Inc. Jane and Dave GerthSandra and Edward GreenBarbara and Stanley GreenAmy O’ConnorJanice OltmanDarinka Zic

In Memory of Clare HarrisGerald and Joanne AckleyJack and Pauline BarnesBetty DeLongEdmund and Helen KolodgieArthur and Charlotte

MurakamiSonja OzbunEunice Joyce PetersenNancy and Bill RagsdaleJames Sammon

In Memory of Fred IkléCapital City Nurses RegistryArnaud and Alexandra de

BorchgraveCarol and Luigi EinaudiHenry A. Kissinger Christopher and Barbara

McDonaldAnne MuckermanMarc Plattner and Jacqueline

StarkEdward RownyPeter SkalaCorrin SmithDov Zakheim

In Memory of Ann KoernerLarry and Susanne Karacki

In Honor of Lois C. LordMichael Wirsch

In Memory of Harriette Markow

Karen AbramsBAE Systems Redland

Corporate CenterHela FinbergCarmela GarufiAnn HendersonEdward Leary and

Candace ButlerJoan O’Rourke

In Memory of Fran McClureSusan AllenNancy Safer

In Memory of Jeffrey James Miskell

Bruce ChapmanGordon JohnstonApril MiskellErin MiskellKimberlee Miskell

In Memory of Anne Howard Phalen

Erica and Karl GlasenerLane Nothman

In Honor of Margie RichardsCheryl BeagleJudy BrownCarole GalatiHelen GrayGerri HallPaula Jean HallbergJulia HormanMimi LevineFran McClureLeslie McDermottJoAnn MuellerStacy ParsonsJean PascoeSara RosenTaffy Turner

In Memory of Ellen Schalkowsky

Adele AsimowMichael and Miriam DowJohn and Marina GaffneyHarry and Selma Jacobs Bonnie KramerNaomi LevyEllen MarcusEllen MeyersonRuth and Pedi NetaMartin and Lois Snyderman

In Memory of Muriel Yess Ruggiero

In Memory of Patricia Yess Blackwell

Ruth Pollack

In Honor of Kathie ZorefLeslie Zoref

ROSE GARDEN COMMEMORATIVE BRICK PROGRAM

Annie May DeFrankIn Memory of Emily Viola HookIn Memory of Willard Dewey

HookIn Memory of Violet Marie

Boice

In Memory of Doris Rebecca Dixon

In Memory of Dixie Lee HedgesIn Honor of Joy Elaine BarnesIn Honor of Margaret Emily

YiannikisIn Memory of Anthony A.

DeFrankAnnie May DeFrank

In Memory of Fran McClureMarney BruceWendy BrunoSarah ByrneMarlene CianciKathleen DyerCarol Foster HallLeonard Friedman and Randi

PassamaneckLynn FurrowCarole GalatiJudith GraefPaula Jean HallbergJulia HormanPatricia KennyPatricia KingsleyPatricia LynchMarcia McCombEllen MeyersonMargie RichardsJudith SaksKaren SeitzGloria ShermanTaffy TurnerBarbara Waite-JaquesLinda WatersPatricia Wolfe

TRIBUTE BENCHESIn Memory of Esther &

Stanley DickterLaurence S. Dickter

In Memory of Mary G. LaRocheDavid LaRoche

In Memory of Anna and Arno Lehtonen

Carolyn C. Hush and Family

In Memory of Judy Ann Strobell

William C. Strobell

In Memory of Micheline de Ram Toumayan

From her family

In Memory of Ann TrachtmanThe Trachtman Family

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