Have You Seen the Mums?

Visiting the Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens in Druid Hill Park is a great way to spend a few hours seeing things of beauty in a lovely setting.

I try to get to the seasonal shows open to the public for a small voluntary donation.

Currently up and running through November 20th is the 2011 Chrysanthemum Display. The Conservatory is a wonderful glass building featured recently in a coffee table book entitled Glass House of Dreams.

Parks & People sponsor some events there and promise the following upcoming themes: Holiday Plants, For The Birds, Winter Survival, Starting Seeds, Bulbs.

For more information about visiting hours, directions and events, call 410.396.0008 or go to www.baltimorecity.gov/recnparks.