The Brookside Gardens chapter of the Azalea Society of America has 3 spring sales in the DC-MD area. In addition to azaleas you won't find anywhere else (and at good prices), we have companion perennials and woody plants. The dates are: May 7, 8am-noon, Tilden School (Old Geo'town Rd. in Bethesda) May 8, 9:30-2:30pm, National Arboretum (NY Ave, DC) May 15, 9:30am-2:30pm, Brookside Gardens Visitor Center (Wheaton, MD) Full disclosure: I acquire the plants and run the sales for the Chapter table; local vendors bring and sell their own plants. I get nothing from the sales except lost weekends and aggravation ;^>, but the chapter uses the funds to support programs, give donations to the Arb and Brookside Gardens., fund internships, etc. Here is a link that might be useful: Brookside Gardens chapter ASA webpage

The next 3 to 4 weekends are going to be jam-packed with sales. Here is a summary of what is up this weekend. The web-sites will have directions if address not listed here. Historic Londontown in Edgewater Md. Saturday April 24 08:00 AM  12:00 PM. http://www.historiclondontown.org/index.php/events/details/42-annual-spring-plant-sale Herring Run Native Plant Nursery, Baltimore, MD Saturday April 24 10am  2pm http://baywatersheds.org/herring-run-nursery/ FREE tree give-away Saturday April 24 9am  12pm (Walter P. Carter School, 820 E. 43rd St, Baltimore MD http://baywatersheds.org/ Audubon Society of Central Maryland, Mount Airy, MD Saturday April 24 9am - 2pm http://www.centralmdaudubon.org/psinfo.htm Parkfairfax Native Plant Sale, Alexandria, VA Saturday April 24 9am  2pm http://home.earthlink.net/~sknudsen/ HarperÂs Choice in Columbia, MD Multicultural Festival and Plant Sale in the Square in the Village Center Saturday April 24 9am  3pm (HarperÂs Choice Village Center, 5485 Harpers Farm Rd, Columbia, MD 21044) http://www.harperschoicecommunityassociation.org/ Oakland Mills in Columbia, MD Annual Plant Sale, 9am  1pm and Rain Barrel Workshop & Sale, 10am at The Other Barn. If you are interested in purchasing a Rain Barrel ($55), call 410-381-0312. (Oakland Mills Village, 5851 Robert Oliver Place, Columbia, MD) http://www.oaklandmills.org/ http://www.oaklandmills.org/pdf/Plant%20Sale.pdf Jen

George, is your garden on the Westport tour? The Guilford Garden tour is June 10th. I usually go to this one every year and have never been disappointed. A few of the gardens are usually within walking distance of the Guilford Green and there are plenty of good restaurants in town when the lunch bell tolls, a couple right on the harbor. Guilford's Secret Gardens Spectacular private gardens around the historic Guilford Green and in the countryside will be open to the public on June 10 for the annual "Secret Gardens of Guilford" tour. Visitors will be welcome to stroll through the private sanctuaries from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Shuttle buses will transport visitors from the centrally located Bishop's Orchards on Route 1 to a countryside destination on the tour. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 on the day of the tour, which will take place rain or shine. For tickets or information, please call 203-458-6516. This year's tour will include several gardens with water features. Among the sites on the tour are new gardens of neighbors who have shared plants and ideas, and some gardens from previous tours that have been reworked to create new effects. Proceeds benefit the Guilford ABC program, which provides "A Better Chance" for academically talented young women of color. The program, which is in its 29th year, has sent more than 100 young women from inner cities to Guilford High School and on to distinguished colleges and careers. Also on the 10th there is a garden tour in Newington and one in West Hartford. Tomorrow is Farmington. Usually I go to this one too but last year I was just not impressed by it at all. When I bought the tickets the day of the tour I overheard one of the volunteers tell someone that is was just "regular people's" gardens that year. What she probably meant was there were no real high end or historic homes on the tour and there weren't but that wasn't the issue for me. At least half of the gardens were not ready for a public tour. A couple of them looked like they hadn't even been spring cleaned yet. I brought a friend who had never been on a garden tour before and even she was puzzled. Oh well, usually it's a good tour so maybe it will be back on track this year. Sue Here is a link that might be useful: Farmington Garden Tour

Hi Nashonii! You need to stop and chat with us more often. Wish I could answer your question. Maybe you could start a new thread so more people would see it. Does Fayetteville have a Master Gardeners organization? They might keep track of events.