• Guided Mindfulness Walk

    Brookside Gardens 1800 Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton, MD, United States

    (MD) (Montgomery Parks) Join integrative therapist Tania Lanning for a guided walk focused on self-care in nature. Among the fragrant blossoms, maple trees, and brightly colored roses of the Formal Gardens, you will be invited to awaken your senses, notice your inner voice, and reflect on how you can bring awareness and compassion to your internal experience. Participants will receive ...

    $28
  • Spring Garden Tour at Hillwood

    Hillwood Estate 4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, United States

    (DC) (Hillwood) Explore Hillwood’s magnificent spring displays featuring tens of thousands of cheerful bulbs. Learn about the design process that led to this year’s unique display and first-hand stories of practical gardening lessons. Tickets are distributed at the Ellen MacNeille Charles Visitor Center upon opening each day. This forty-five-minute tour is limited to twenty and meets in the visitor center ...

    Free – $20
  • Spring Garden Tour at Hillwood

    Hillwood Estate 4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, United States

    (DC) (Hillwood) Explore Hillwood’s magnificent spring displays featuring tens of thousands of cheerful bulbs. Learn about the design process that led to this year’s unique display and first-hand stories of practical gardening lessons. Tickets are distributed at the Ellen MacNeille Charles Visitor Center upon opening each day. This forty-five-minute tour is limited to twenty and meets in the visitor center ...

    Free – $20
  • Spring Greening Fair

    Lederer Youth Gardens 4801 Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave NE, Washington, DC

    (DC) (Anacostia Parks and Community Collaborative) Join us for a free Earth Day celebration! Enjoy arts, crafts, and family activities! Discover practical ways to care for trees, remove invasive vines, and protect your home from climate impacts. Reduce energy use and save money on your utility bills!

  • Earth Day at Brookside Gardens

    Brookside Gardens 1800 Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton, MD, United States

    (MD) (Montgomery Parks) Celebrate Earth Day at Brookside with activities and performances entirely geared toward families. Little ones can try out being a naturalist and learn how to pot a plant — and take said potted plant home, while supplies last. Watch live science experiments with the Science Guys of Baltimore during the first half of the event, and then ...

  • Jazz in the Garden

    National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden 7th Street & Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC, United States

    (DC) (National Gallery of Art) Travel across the country through music, exploring our many traditions—from Appalachian and Americana to Creole jazz, Hill Country blues, contemporary jazz, and more for the nation’s 250th anniversary. Every Friday through August 14 (except June 5 and July 3). Pre-show dance classes on May 22 and 29, June 12, and July 24. Event registration through ...

  • Jazz in the Garden

    National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden 7th Street & Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC, United States

    (DC) (National Gallery of Art) Travel across the country through music, exploring our many traditions—from Appalachian and Americana to Creole jazz, Hill Country blues, contemporary jazz, and more for the nation’s 250th anniversary. Every Friday through August 14 (except June 5 and July 3). Pre-show dance classes on May 22 and 29, June 12, and July 24. Event registration through ...

  • Cutting Garden Tour at Hillwood

    Hillwood Estate 4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, United States

    (DC) (Hillwood) Marjorie Merriweather Post loved displaying fresh cut flowers throughout her home. This tradition continues today as the cutting garden produces nearly one thousand stems a week during the height of summer. From sunflowers and zinnias to eucalyptus and lisianthus, a weekly harvest supplies a bounty of flowers which are used in arrangements throughout the property. Tour the garden ...