{"id":31644,"date":"2025-03-09T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/?p=31644"},"modified":"2025-03-14T14:29:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T18:29:01","slug":"april-5-2025-field-trip-brookside-gardensroo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/april-5-2025-field-trip-brookside-gardensroo\/","title":{"rendered":"April 5, 2025:  Field Trip &#8211; Brookside Gardensroo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rena-pic-April-2025.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rena-pic-April-2025.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31639\" style=\"width:336px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rena-pic-April-2025.png 400w, https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rena-pic-April-2025-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rena-pic-April-2025-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>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.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brookside Gardens<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1800 Glenallan Ave.&nbsp;<br>Wheaton, MD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/montgomeryparks.org\/parks-and-trails\/brookside-gardens\/\">https:\/\/montgomeryparks.org\/parks-and-trails\/brookside-gardens\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong><br>&nbsp;<br>Saturday, April 5, 2025 from 8:00 \u2013 10:30 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Rain date: Sunday April 6, 2025 from 8:00 \u2013 10:30 a.m.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will meet outside the front entrance to the visitor center at 8:00 a.m.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cost:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Admission to the gardens is free.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is free parking is available at the main entrance\/visitor&#8217;s center. Additional parking is also available at the conservatory entrance on Glenallen Avenue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Notes\/Equipment:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lenses in the 24-70 range will work well<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Macro photographers will want to bring a macro lens, too<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tripods are permitted except in the conservatories<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There are restrooms in the visitor center, which opens at 9 a.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A map of the gardens is here: <a href=\"https:\/\/montgomeryparks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/brookside-gardens-map-2024.pdf\">https:\/\/montgomeryparks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/brookside-gardens-map-2024.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brookside Gardens asks that photographers \u201c\u2026not disturb any gardens, stand on rocks or displays, block paths, or climb garden or fountain walls\u201d and \u201cnot interfere with other visitors\u2019 enjoyment of the gardens.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope you can join us!<br>&nbsp;<br>Rena Schild and Steven Glintz<br>NVPS Field Trip Coordinators 2024-2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"m&#97;&#105;&#x6c;&#x74;&#x6f;:n&#118;&#112;&#x73;&#x2d;&#x66;i&#101;&#108;&#100;&#x2d;&#x74;&#x72;i&#112;&#115;&#x40;&#x67;&#x6f;og&#108;&#101;&#x67;&#x72;&#x6f;u&#112;&#115;&#46;&#x63;&#x6f;&#x6d;\">&#x6e;&#x76;&#x70;&#115;&#45;&#102;ie&#x6c;&#x64;&#x2d;&#x74;&#114;&#105;ps&#x40;&#x67;&#x6f;&#x6f;&#103;&#108;eg&#x72;&#x6f;&#x75;&#x70;&#115;&#46;&#99;om<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photographs courtesy of Rena Schild:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Renas-bw-2025.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Renas-bw-2025.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31642\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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