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Brookside Gardens Calendar of Events

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.

Garden of Lights (Winter Walk-through Holiday Light Display)
November 25, 2011- January 8, 2012
(closed Dec 24 & 25 and closed January 2, 3, 4 & 5) 
5:30-9:00pm (Monday –Thursday) $20 per car/van
5:30-9:00pm (Friday – Sunday) $25 per car/van

Conservatory Winter Display and Train Exhibit 
South Conservatory Train Exhibit Saturday, November 26 - January 8, 2012
North Conservatory open evenings only November 28-December 2
Both houses open December 3-January 8 from
10:00am-5:00pm - Free 
Brookside Gardens Conservatory

Conservatory Spring Display: Spring Garden
Saturday, January 21 - Sunday, April 15 , 2012
10:00am-5:00pm daily; FREE
Brookside Gardens Conservatory

Sixth Annual Seed Exchange
Sponsored by Washington Gardener Magazine
Saturday, January 28, 1:00-4:00pm
Visitors Center Auditorium
Register at washingtongardener.com

Hours and Directions

Brookside Gardens
1800 Glenallan Ave.
Wheaton, MD 20902 

Holiday Closures: 
Saturday, Dec. 24: Visitors Center and Conservatories open regular hours; Light Show closed
Sunday, Dec. 25: Visitors Center, Conservatories and Light Show closed
Monday, Dec. 26: Visitors Center closed; Conservatories open 10:00am- 5:00pm; Light Show open 5:30-9:00pm
Saturday, Dec. 31: Visitors Center, Conservatories and Light Show open regular hours
Sunday, Jan. 1: Visitors Center and Conservatories closed; Light Show open 5:30-10:00pm
Monday, Jan. 2: Visitors Center closed; Conservatories open 10:00am- 5:00pm; Light Show closed Jan. 2-5

General Information: 301-962-1400
The grounds of Brookside Gardens are open every day of the year.
Gardens: Sunrise to Sunset. 
Visitors Center: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
Conservatories: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 


Visitors Center Gift Shop: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and Noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday
Conservatory Gift Shop: 
Conservatory Gift Shop Regular hours: Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday- Saturday, and Noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday
Horticultural Reference Library: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, and during the Master Gardeners Plant Clinic hours (closed holidays)
Master Gardener Plant Clinics: Year round; Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Sunday 1 to 4 p.m.  also Wednesdays and Thursdays, 1p.m. to 4p.m. beginning April 14 and running through October, 2010. (located in Brookside Gardens Library)

The Garden of Lights

Winter Garden Walk at Brookside Gardens located in
Montgomery County, Maryland

Friday, November 25, 2011– Sunday, January 8, 2012

Open every night except closed on December 24 & 25, and January 2-5 
Open New Year’s Eve until 10pm with last car admitted at 9:30pm 
Hours:
Weekdays: 5:30 to 9:00pm, with last car admitted at 8:30pm 
Weekends (Friday – Sunday) 5:30 to 10:00pm, with last car admitted at 9:30pm

Admission

NOTE: Pedestrians cannot be admitted due to safety regulations. Visitors must drive to the entrance gate. After paying at the gate, visitors drive into the parking lot, park their vehicle, and walk through the light show display.

Cars/Vans (Monday - Thursday): $20 (cash only)

Car/Vans (Friday - Sunday): $25 (cash only)

Advance Sale Tickets: $20 (available starting November 1). Tickets are good for any night and may be purchased in advance at the Conservatory or Visitors Center Gift Shops during posted gift shop hours, using cash, check or credit. Advanced ticket holders must enter the gardens after 5:30 p.m. with normal flow of traffic (no early admission.)

Buses & Limousines please register in advance at 301-962-1457. Limousines with 14 or fewer passengers will be charged regular admission.

Visualize close to one million twinkling colorful lights shaped in imaginative displays throughout the gardens. Enjoy the four seasons illuminated as giant summer sunflowers, autumn leaves, winter snowflakes, spring flowers, rain showers, and more. Walk along the easily accessible paths and you’ll see what sets this light show apart from others; it’s the hundreds of wrapped trees and shrubs, beautifully lighted gazebos, cascading fountains, and the individually formed displays in the shapes of blooming flowers and wild animals. Look for moving displays such as a flock of geese, or an 11 foot giraffe covered with 9,000 lights. This festive, secular light show, now in its 15th season, is a popular family tradition in the Washington, DC area drawing close to 40,000 visitors each winter.

Inside of the Conservatory, a winter display of holiday poinsettias, flowering
plants and evergreens are combined in bright and bold combinations, providing
a colorful landscape through which the garden railway trains travel. 

The South Conservatory & Train Exhibit (free of charge 10:00am - 5:00pm daily.) 

Schedule of musical performances Listen to local musicians perform in the Visitors Center Auditorium each night of the show from 6:30pm to 8:00pm through January 8. Light refreshments may be purchased and enjoyed during the entertainment. While you’re here, do a bit of holiday shopping at our gift shop, Marylandica.

Party On! at the New Year’s Eve Celebration – What better way to say goodbye to the old year and an early hello to 2011 than by bringing your family and friends to the Garden of Lights for an evening filled with lights, music, and memories. All for the same weekend rate of $25.00 per car or van.

Garden of Lights Information Line: 301-962-1453

Hours and Location

Brookside Gardens
1800 Glenallan Ave.
Wheaton, MD 20902 

General Information: 301-962-1400
The grounds of Brookside Gardens are open every day of the year.
Gardens: Sunrise to Sunset. 
Visitors Center: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
Conservatories: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 


Visitors Center Gift Shop: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and Noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday
Conservatory Gift Shop Regular hours: Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday- Saturday, and Noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday
Horticultural Reference Library: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, and during the Master Gardeners Plant Clinic hours (closed holidays)
Master Gardener Plant Clinics: Year round; Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Sunday 1 to 4 p.m.  also Wednesdays and Thursdays, 1p.m. to 4p.m. beginning April 14 and running through October, 2010. (located in Brookside Gardens Library)

Master Gardeners at Brookside Gardens in Montgomery County,  MD

Master Gardeners will answer questions on Saturdays 10:00 am – 2:00 pm and Sundays 1:00 – 4:00 pm.

Brookside Gardens in Montgomery County, Maryland offers an incomparable, award-winning 50-acre public display garden situated within Wheaton Regional Park. Included in the gardens are several distinct areas: Aquatic Garden, Azalea Garden, Butterfly Garden, Children's Garden, Rose Garden, Japanese Style Garden, Trial Garden, Rain Garden and the Woodland Walk. The Formal Gardens areas include a Perennial Garden, Yew Garden, the Maple Terrace, and Fragrance Garden. Brookside Gardens also feature two conservatories for year-round enjoyment. A horticultural reference library is located in the airy Visitors Center. Admission is free.

Brookside Gardens

1800 Glenallan Avenue
Wheaton, MD 20902
301-962-1400 

Hours: 
Gardens: sunrise - sunset
Visitors Center: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Conservatories: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Brookside Gardens Camellia Show, Sat., April 2, 1:00 - 5:00 pm, Sun., April 3 10:00 am-4:00 pm

BROOKSIDE GARDENS is located at:
1800 Glenallan Avenue
Wheaton, MD 20902
301-962-1400

Hours:
Gardens: sunrise - sunset
Visitors Center: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Conservatories: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m

Website: http;//www.brooksidegardens.org

Brookside Gardens is Montgomery County's incomparable, award-winning 50-acre public display garden situated within Wheaton Regional Park.

Included in the gardens are several distinct areas: Aquatic Garden, Azalea Garden, Butterfly Garden, Children's Garden, Rose Garden, Japanese Style Garden, Trial Garden, Rain Garden and the Woodland Walk. The Formal Gardens areas include a Perennial Garden, Yew Garden, the Maple Terrace, and Fragrance Garden. Brookside Gardens also feature two conservatories for year-round enjoyment. A horticultural reference library is located in the airy Visitors Center. Admission is free.

Visit Brookside Gardens in Silver Spring, MD - Special Event "Earth Day Festival" April 17, 2011

Brookside Gardens

<!-- <p>Brookside Gardens is Montgomery County's incomparable, award-winning 50-acre public display garden situated within Wheaton Regional Park.</p> -->1800 Glenallan Avenue
Wheaton, MD 20902
301-962-1400
Hours:
Gardens: sunrise - sunset
Visitors Center: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Conservatories: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Brookside Gardens is Montgomery County's incomparable, award-winning 50-acre public display garden situated within Wheaton Regional Park. Included in the gardens are several distinct areas: Aquatic Garden, Azalea Garden, Butterfly Garden, Children's Garden, Rose Garden, Japanese Style Garden, Trial Garden, Rain Garden and the Woodland Walk. The Formal Gardens areas include a Perennial Garden, Yew Garden, the Maple Terrace, and Fragrance Garden. Brookside Gardens also feature two conservatories for year-round enjoyment. A horticultural reference library is located in the airy Visitors Center. Admission is free.

Earth Day Festival, Sunday April 17
Vendors are invited to apply to participate in an Earth Day Festival "Green Craft Fair" 12noon- 4:00pm!

NOTE: Brookside Gardens follows Montgomery County Government for weather related closures and delays. If Montgomery County Government is closed, Brookside Gardens is closed. Information is also posted on our facebook page below right, or at www.MontgomeryParks.org

NOTE: Pets are not allowed in Brookside Gardens. Service animals are welcome. For more details on our rules and regulations, please see the Garden Etiquette section of their web site.

Brookside Gardens' vehicle entrances feature deer exclusion grates, which also preclude pedestrians from crossing. All pedestrians should plan to enter the Gardens through the pedestrian entrances. The Visitors Center pedestrian entrance is located on Glenallan Avenue to the left of the vehicle entrance as you enter. The Conservatory pedestrian entrance is located to the right of the vehicle entrance as you enter. Please do not attempt to cross the deer exclusion grates on foot, as this could result in injury.

Couple turn pesky vines into sculpture using Oriental Bittersweet on display at Brookside Gardens in Silver Spring, MD

Brookside Gardens locatd in Montgomery County, MD features some interesting vine sculptures created by sculptors Paula Stone and Seth Goldstein who go over the hills and through the suburban woods to get Oriental Bittersweet as their medium.  For more information about this creative couple and their sculpture see:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/11/AR2010061101911.html

What's Happening at Brookside Gardens in Silver Spring, MD 

"Wings of Fancy" Live Butterfly Exhibit

Saturday, May 1 through Sunday, September 19, 2010
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily

Brookside Gardens South Conservatory
1500 Glenallan Avenue
Wheaton, MD 20902
"Butterfly Hotline- Recorded Information:
301-962-1453

FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO:

http://www.montgomeryparks.org/brookside/wings_of_fancy.shtm

WHAT'S IN BLOOM IN JULY AND AUGUST?

Annuals, butterfly bush, chaste tree, crape myrtle, hydrangeas, perennials, rose-of Sharon, roses, summersweet, trumpet vine, water and bog plants.