A BEAUTIFUL EVENING! Join over 300 of Baltimore's premier business leaders, philanthropists and park lovers for Parks & People's signature fundraising event - Picnic in the Park. Enjoy an evening of sparkling cocktails, local cuisine and live music under the stars on our beautiful 9-acre campus in West Baltimore. Honoring Calvin G. Butler, Jr., CEO BGE [...]
Presented by UME Master Gardners Learn how to save seeds from your garden this year to use next year. Be sure to attend our Seed & Plant Swap following the workshop. RSVP by October 12th
Start saving seeds, separating plants, and collecting greening materials & tools you don’t use for the Plant & Seed Swap. Join us for gardening demonstrations, hands-on activities, giveaways and a great time sharing resources and materials with fellow greeners and organizations supporting the greening community in Baltimore. Greeners of all ages are welcome to attend [...]
Join Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES) at our annual Open House hosted by the Parks & People Foundation. Exhibits will feature our projects involving citizen science, with topics including environmental justice, vacant lot biodiversity, stormwater management, stream pollution, land use and more. Learn about what about our findings from projects studying Baltimore neighborhoods and about ways [...]
Presented by Baltimore City Fruit Tree Partnership Join TreeBaltimore and its partners at Baltimore City Rec & Parks, Baltimore Orchard Project and Parks & People at its semi-annual event. The event will feature fruit tree giveaways, workshops and more. Time and location TBD.
Presented by UME Master Gardeners Learn how to reduce garden maintenance and increase your yield in your community greenspace with year-round planning. Attendees will learn some best practices in garden succession planning, and put their knowledge to work by drawing an edible garden plan for each season. Skill Level: Intermediate Registration for this event is [...]
Rawlings Conservatory, 3100 Swann Dr, Baltimore, MD 21217 Presented by Baltimore City Fruit Tree Partnership Join TreeBaltimore and its partners at Baltimore City Recreation and Parks, Baltimore Orchard Project and Parks & People at its annual Fruit Tree Fair. The fair will feature fruit tree giveaways, workshops, family-friendly activities and more! This event is free [...]
Presented by UME Master Gardeners Learn how to create year-round color in your community greenspace. Attendees will learn to use different plants, mediums and techniques to keep a green space beautiful during four seasons, and to create a year-round plan for your own site. Skill Level: Intermediate. RSVP by April 16th
Presented by UME Master Gardeners Celebrate Baltimore Wildlife Week by learning how to plan your very own pollinator-friendly community greenspace. Attendees will learn about plant selection and basic pollinator garden design, and to design a pollinator garden for their own site. Skill Level: Intermediate. Registration for this event is now closed.
Presented by UME Master Gardeners Small but impactful landscape and maintenance practices can improve water and soil quality at your community greenspace, and in the watershed. Attendees will assess a garden to identify problem areas, and learn about simple Baywise practices for stormwater and erosion control that can be used to improve water and soil [...]
Presented by Parks & People Volunteers, workdays, parties, fundraisers and more - learn about managing different types of events at your community greenspace. Receive tips and helpful tools, and spend some time with help from experienced greeners to work on creating a plan for your next big event. It is encouraged but not required to [...]
UME Demonstration Garden, 4915 Greenspring Ave, Baltimore, MD 21209 Presented by UME Master Gardeners Join us on a special tour of the University of Maryland Extension (UME) Demonstration Garden a Cylburn Arboretum. The tour will showcase the latest research from UME and methods you can use in your own community edible and ornamental gardens. Special [...]