FOBG is a volunteer ONLY organization. Both mailed-in and online memberships are tallied once a month. It may therefore take 4-6 weeks to acknowledge, register your contribution and mail your membership card. Thank you for your understanding and patience.
NOTE: If you are interested in joining the FOBG Board please contact us at friendsofbrooksidegardens@yahoo.com. Thank you!
Thank you for supporting the Fall Plant Sale! FOBG 30th Anniversary Membership Meeting, Sunday October 18, 2026 (1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.) VENUE: Brookside Gardens Visitor Center EVENT REGISTRATION: September 21 to October 15
purple martin birDhouse at Brookside
Save the Date - October 18, 2026, 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
FOBG 30th Anniversary Membership Gathering
Theme: ”Our place in the garden”
Visitor Center Auditorium, Brookside Gardens
Join us to celebrate 30 years of FOBG support for Brookside Gardens. This event is open to members, guests and the public. Tickets only $15 (+$1.82 service charge +6% MD State tax) per person.
CLICK HERE TO SEE DETAILS AND REGISTER (Registration open: September 21 - October 15).
Don’t miss the pop map in the events page to see your membership and donations at work.
Socializing - Speakers - Light Refreshments - Silent Auction - Giveaways
Registration opens September 21, 2026.
FALL plant SALE 2026 AT BROOKSIDE GARDENS
Friends of Brookside Gardens and Brookside Gardens FALL PLANT SALE 2026
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE PLANT SALE!
The Friends of Brookside Gardens and Brookside Gardens Fall Plant Sale is coming!! Mark your calendars and, check the FALL PLANT SALE PAGE for plant listings and other details. There will be native ecotype and hybrid cultivar perennials, shrubs, trees and more.
Celebrate the the 30th anniversary of FOBG by getting the designated commemorative plant(s) and shopping bags ($8 per bag) at the plant sale.
If you could not attend on September 12, there is a plant sale of native ecotype plants at Montgomery Parks Pope Farm Nursery in Gaithersburg on September 18, 19 and 20. For more information, click here: Plant Sales - Montgomery Parks
Participate in the Bloomin’ Buck$ with Brent and Becky’s Bulbs program. Place your order through Bloomin' Bucks and 25% of all sales is donated to FOBG. Thank you for your support!
Friends of Brookside Gardens (FOBG) was established to support the mission of the Brookside Gardens. This includes maintaining of programs to reveal the year-round wonders and beauty of nature and also educating the public on how the proper care of plants can preserve the environment. This year marks the 30th year for FOBG!! Thank you FOBG members for your generosity, loyalty and support! HAPPY 30th Anniversary FOBG!
OUR PURPOSE
WE MAKE BROOKSIDE BLOOM
To ensure the funding for a sustainable future for Brookside Gardens.
Our Action
To “grow” the programs and plantings at Brookside Gardens and advocate for the Gardens in the community. ......read more
FOBG MEMBERSHIP
WANT TO BECOME A FRIEND?
What your membership supports:
Seasonal plantings
GreenScapes Symposium
Earth Month
Children's Day
Summer Twilight Concert Series
Conservatory plantings & exhibit
Spring & Fall Lecture Series
Horticultural Internships
Leave a lasting legacy by enhancing and sustaining this Maryland treasure!
A BEAUTIFUL SETTING
Brookside Gardens is Montgomery County's incomparable, award-winning 50-acre public display garden situated within Wheaton Regional Park. Included in the gardens are several distinct areas and Formal Gardens areas. Brookside Gardens also feature two conservatories for year-round enjoyment.
The Visitor Center is open daily - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Gift Shop is open daily 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.
Conservatory is open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission free.
AUTUMN EMBERS
September19, 2026 to November 1
General information
Visitor Center Front Desk: 301-962-1400
Email: Info@MontgomeryParks.org
What’s in Bloom at Brookside Gardens?
CLICK HERE to view Brookside Gardens Interactive Map and Tour.
Brookside Gardens' Cultivate program guide for Fall 2026/Winter 2027 is now available! Register for spring and summer programs, reserve spaces and renew memberships offered by both Montgomery Parks and Montgomery County Recreation at one common site. Visit Active Montgomery today to set up an account and register for programs.
Photo credits : Coriolana Simon & Doug Wolters of TimePoints Photography AND Nithya Raghavan
