Brookside Gardens Summer Calendar 2012

Brookside Gardens, Maryland Summer 2012 Calendar

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 (open Memorial Day)

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

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!BrooksideGardensoffers all concerts free of charge; no registration is required. Don’t forget your chairs and blankets!

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 thePotomacLily Society

Saturday, June 30, 12:30-5:00pm

Sunday, July 1, 9:00am-4:00pm

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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

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Friends of Brookside Gardens Plant Sale

Sponsored by Friends ofBrooksideGardens

Saturday, September 8, 10:00am-3:00pm

Outside theVisitorsCenter

Visit:

Brookside Gardens

1800 Glenallan Ave.

Silver Spring,MD20902

General Information: 301-962-1400

The grounds ofBrooksideGardensare open every day of the year.

Gardens:Sunriseto Sunset.

VisitorsCenter: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Conservatories: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Wings of Fancy open 10:00am- 4:00pm)