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.
Conservatory Summer Display: Summer of Food
Saturday, April 24 - Sunday, September 19, 2010
10:00am-5:00pm daily; FREE
Brookside Gardens Conservatory
Wings of Fancy Live Butterfly Exhibit
Saturday, May 1 through Sunday, September 19, 2010
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily
Fees: $6 adults; $4, ages 3-12
Brookside Gardens South Conservatory
FOBG Plant Sale
Sponsored by the Friends of Brookside Gardens
Saturday, September 11, 10:00am-3:00pm
Outside the Visitors Center
Childrens Day "Adventures with Food"
Saturday, September 18, 11:00am - 4:00pm
Throughout the Gardens
Azalea Auction
Sponsored by the Brookside Gardens Chapter of the Azalea Society of America
Sunday, September 19, viewing starts at 10:30am and the auction begins at 11:00am
Outside the Visitors Center
Fall Lecture Series: "
How to Keep Your Sanity While Dealing with Bugs in the Garden!"
Carol Allen, Horticulturist
Friday, September 24, 10:00-11:30am
Free; registration required Course number 120449
Visitors Center Auditorium
Dahlia Show/Sale
Sponsored by the National Capital Dahlia Society
Saturday, September 25, 2:00-5:00pm
Sunday, September 26, 9:00am-3:00pm,
Cut blooms will be sold after the close of the show at 3:00pm
Visitors Center Auditorium
Fall Lecture Series: Reducing, "Replacing or Growing a More Natural Great American Lawn"
Susan Harris, Sustainable Gardening Writer
Friday, October 1, 10:00-11:30am
Free; registration required, Course number 118850
Visitors Center Auditorium
Mushroom Fair
Sponsored by the Mycological Association of Washington
Sunday, October 3, 12:00-5:00pm
Visitors Center Auditorium
Fall Lecture Series: Healthy Soil=Healthy Food=Happy People
Mark Highland, Founder & President, Organic Mechanics Soil Company
Friday, October 8, 10:00-11:30am
Free; registration required, Course number 118849
Visitors Center Auditorium
Conservatory Chrysanthemum Display
Saturday, October 9 through Sunday, November 28 (note: South house closes November 15)
10:00am-5:00pm daily; FREE
Brookside Gardens Conservatory
Chesapeake Chrysanthemum Society Plant Show
Sponsored by the Chesapeake Chrysanthemum Society
Saturday, Oct 16, 1:00-5:00pm
Sunday, Oct 17, 9:00am-3:30pm
Visitors Center Auditorium
Fall Lecture Series: Not-so-Traditional Holiday Entertaining
Adrienne Cook, Danielle Navidi, and Karen Nelson Kent
Friday, November 5, 10:00-11:30am
Free; registration required, Course number 118854
Visitors Center Auditorium
Special Saturday morning lecture
"Color Your World with Flowers"
Nancy Gingrich Shenk, Floral Designer Extraordinaire
Saturday, November 13, 10:00-11:30am
Fee: $15, FOBG: $10; registration required, Course number 120611
Visitors Center Auditorium
Garden of Lights - Winter Walk-through Holiday Light Display
November 26, 2010 - January 9, 2011
Weeknights (M-Th) 5:30- 9:00pm, Admission $20 per car/van
Weekends (F-Su )5:30- 10:00pm, Admission $25 per car/van
Last car admitted 30 min. before closing time.
(Closed Dec. 24 & 25 and Jan. 3-6)
Conservatory Winter Display and Train Exhibit
Train Exhibit- November 27 - through January 9, 2011
North House Winter Display & Train Exhibit- December 4- January 9
The Train Exhibit opens with the Garden of Lights on Friday, November 26 at 5:30pm and runs through January 9, 2011. The North House will remain open only in the evenings during display change from November 22-December 4. Both houses will be open during the day at no cost from December 4-January 9 from 10:00am-5:00pm.
Brookside Gardens Conservatory
FOBG Holiday Wreath and Centerpiece Sale
Sponsored by the Friends of Brookside Gardens
Saturday, December 4, 9:00am-4:00pm
Visitors Center
Sixth Annual Seed Exchange
Sponsored by Washington Gardner Magazine
Saturday, January 29, 12:30-4:00pm
Visitors Center Auditorium
Register at www.washingtongardener.com
Montgomery County Department of Parks