Brookside Gardens
Wings of Fancy Live Butterfly Exhibit May 5- Sept. 16, 2012
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.
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 our web site.
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. Also, look for Brookside Gardens 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.
Private Gardens of Bethesda
NEW! Visit some of the most fabulous private gardens in the Bethesda and Chevy Chase area at the height of the gardening season. Join Brookside Gardens for our second annual private garden tour for your ONLY opportunity to visit several extraordinary, designer showcase properties - guaranteed to provide inspiration to the most avid gardeners and designers as well as garden hobbyists! Discover your inner designer as you gather creative ideas and practical information for your own garden. Pre-register through ParkPASS.org to visit one or all of the gardens on this exclusive tour, including one designed by Oehme van Sweden & Associates. For garden images and descriptions, download Garden Tour 2012 (pdf 1MB) Questions? Call 301-962-1402.
Let's Move!
Brookside Gardens is a proud participant in Let’s Move! Museums & Gardens, a national initiative launched by First Lady Michelle Obama to provide opportunities for museum and garden visitors to learn about healthy food choices and promote physical activity. Visit our Heart Smart Trail and get moving! Look for more Let's Move! opportunities coming soon.
PLEASE NOTE: 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.
Donations
Your contribution to the Montgomery County Parks Foundation on behalf of Brookside Gardens will keep the Gardens moving forward to become an even stronger resource for our community and help ensure hours of pleasure for future Brookside Gardens Visitors. We hope you will consider making a gift to the Montgomery County Parks Foundation today.
Brookside Gardens Visitors Center
Weddings, private receptions and corporate retreats are welcome.
Call 301-962-1404 for details.
Registration Online
Sign-up for activities, classes and events at Brookside Gardens 24 hours, 7 days a week through ParkPASS System.
Banner photo credits: Gary Cahn, Adam Fagen, Jingyi Liu
Date of last update: March 5, 2012
Montgomery County Department of Parks