April in this area is full of natural beauty, and Brookside Gardens is one of the best places in the DMV to photograph flowers and gardens. There should be lots of trees and flowers in bloom when we enjoy a morning there for our April field trip. 

Where:

Brookside Gardens

1800 Glenallan Ave. 
Wheaton, MD

Website: https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/

When:
 
Saturday, April 5, 2025 from 8:00 – 10:30 a.m.

(Rain date: Sunday April 6, 2025 from 8:00 – 10:30 a.m.)

We will meet outside the front entrance to the visitor center at 8:00 a.m. 

Cost:

Admission to the gardens is free. 

There is free parking is available at the main entrance/visitor’s center. Additional parking is also available at the conservatory entrance on Glenallen Avenue. 

Notes/Equipment:

• Lenses in the 24-70 range will work well
• Macro photographers will want to bring a macro lens, too
• Tripods are permitted except in the conservatories
• There are restrooms in the visitor center, which opens at 9 a.m.
• A map of the gardens is here: https://montgomeryparks.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/brookside-gardens-map-2024.pdf
• Brookside Gardens asks that photographers “…not disturb any gardens, stand on rocks or displays, block paths, or climb garden or fountain walls” and “not interfere with other visitors’ enjoyment of the gardens.”

We hope you can join us!
 
Rena Schild and Steven Glintz
NVPS Field Trip Coordinators 2024-2025

nvps-field-trips@googlegroups.com

Photographs courtesy of Rena Schild: