Brookside Gardens Horticulture Library
The Mission of the Horticultural Reference Library at Brookside Gardens is to be a resource for Brookside Gardens & Montgomery County Parks staff, the citizens of Montgomery County, and any other individual interested in learning about the science and art of Horticulture. Adopted 1997.
Hours
10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Monday-Friday.
Holidays Closed.
Other
weekday hours are available by appointmentThe library
is also open weekends during Maryland Master Gardener
Plant Clinic Hours*. Staff are available to guide visitors
to the appropriate resources and to answer questions.
*Master Gardener Plant Clinics
Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., and Sundays, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. (year-round) .For more information please visit http://mastergardener.umd.edu/local/Montgomery/AskMG/PlantClinics.cfm
Phone
The Library phone number is 301-962-1476.
Resources
The Library houses a collection of approximately 5,000 volumes on plants and gardening for adults and children. It is a reference collection; therefore books are not lent to the public.
The Library also subscribes to approximately 30 periodicals and receives newsletters from local plant societies and garden clubs. A file of nursery catalogs for seeds, plants, and gardening supplies is updated regularly.
Search our Living Plant Collection
Book of the Month
The Greens Book by Susan Belsinger & Carolyn Dille offers detailed descriptions of a variety of greens and also includes delicious recipes. From appetizers, first courses, soups, pastas, sauces, main courses, salads to desserts. This book will help you incorporate vegetables into your meals and it will want to make you eat your greens.
Growing your own high quality produce at home can help you make great foods with recipes from books like The Greens Book while also staying healthy and protecting the environment.
Book review by Cristian Balbuena - Student Intern
Articles
Bot Camp teaches web-savvy students about cataloging plants
Links
Brookside Gardens is a member of The Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries
The Council on Botanical
and Horticultural Libraries, Inc. (CBHL)
is the leading professional organization in the field of botanical and horticultural information services.
The Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries, Inc. (CBHL) believes in the critical importance of collecting, preserving, and making accessible the accumulated knowledge about plants for present and future generations.
Therefore, CBHL provides an organizational framework and an active forum for institutions and individuals concerned with fostering the advancement of botanical and horticultural information and information services.
Montgomery County Department of Parks