Calendar of Events
NOTES: For
a complete listing of our educational programs, plant
shows, and sales,
refer to the
Xperience Guide to Programs and Events.
To view our educational programs in a calendar format, visit www.BrooksideLearning.org.
Conservatory Summer Display: Summer Edibles and Some Are Not
Saturday, April 28 - Sunday, September 23
Note: South House closes on Monday, September 17
10:00am-5:00pm daily; FREE
Brookside Gardens North Conservatory
Wings-of-Fancy Live Butterfly Exhibit
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 Butterfly Exhibit. Wings of Fancy Hotline: 301-962-1453
National Public Gardens Day Special
Friday, May 11, 2012 only!
Celebrate National Public Gardens day by visiting your favorite local public garden, Brookside Gardens! Enjoy the beautiful gardens and browse our gift shops, featuring fine horticultural gifts, crafts, jewelry, books, garden ornaments and butterfly related items. Mention "Today is National Public Gardens Day" and receive a 15% discount on one item in the Marylandica Gift Shops. This offer excludes gift cards, admissions to Wings of Fancy and cannot be combined with any other offers.
Free Lecture: What the Cluck? Gardening with Chickens
Friday, May 11, 10:00-11:30am
Jessi 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.
Free; registration required, walk-in registrations welcome, Course number 186849
Visitors Center Auditorium
Smithsonian GardenFest 2012
Friday, May 11 & Saturday, May 12
Look for the Brookside Gardens table at the Smithsonian's "Garden Fest" on Friday and Saturday behind the Smithsonian Castle. Visit www.gardens.si.edu/whats-happening/ for details and times.
Annual Silver Spring Garden Mart
Sponsored by the Silver Spring Garden Club
Saturday, May 12, 9:00am-1:00pm
Outside the Visitors Center
Yoga Stretches for Gardeners
The Silver Spring Garden Club monthly meeting
Monday, May 21, 8:00pm;
Doors open at 7:30pm
FREE and open to the public, wear
loose clothing and bring a strap if you have one.
Visitors Center
Special Garden Tour: Private Gardens
of Bethesda
Saturday, June 2,
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Register through www.parkpass.org
Summer Twilight Concert Series
Join us in the gardens 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 Previti- The gal with the golden voice
Tuesday, June 5, 6:30-8:00pm
Justin Trawick-
Arlington-based Urban Folk Rock band with a range from folk/bluegrass to funk/hip hop
Tuesday, June 12, 6:30-8:00pm
Lesson Zero-
Indie, Rock, Roots Music
Tuesday, June 19, 6:30-8:00pm
Natty Beaux- Swingin’ Jump Blues & Rockabilly
Tuesday, June 26, 6:30-8:00pm
51st Annual Lily Show
Sponsored 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 Sale
Sponsored 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 Sale
Sponsored by Friends of Brookside Gardens
Saturday, September 8, 10:00am-3:00pm
Outside the Visitors Center
Montgomery County Department of Parks