Montgomery Community Media

Zinnia, a new tavern and garden restaurant located where Mrs. K’s Toll House in Silver Spring used to be, opens Oct. 1. Besides the colorful gardens from Mrs. K’s 90-year operation on Colesville Road, the new property now boasts raised beds filled with herbs and vegetables that will be used as drink garnishes or in […]

Wings of Fancy, Brookside Garden’s live butterfly and caterpillar exhibit, will remain closed for a second year in a row due to health and safety concerns related to COVID-19, Montgomery Parks announced Wednesday. The conservatory will open April 29 and will feature plants from around the world, including banana, palm, eucalyptus, red powderpuff and cacao […]

Here are five things to know today, April 22nd, in Montgomery County: 1. Show us your Friday! MyMCMedia is celebrating the fourth annual, “Day in the Life of Montgomery County,” today. This photo project spotlights the people and places that make our county so extraordinary, and we hope you will join us. Email your photos to […]

The Garden of Lights is back at Brookside Gardens. This walk-through holiday light display features one million dazzling colorful lights shaped into hand-crafted, original art forms of flowers, animals and other natural elements. Find out more in this video, below: You can find out more about Brookside Garden of Lights here. Visit our PEG partner […]

The Montgomery Parks Foundation, an independent nonprofit organization providing fundraising and support to Montgomery Parks, has secured $1 million dollars from a private donor to help construct a new growing greenhouse at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton. The greenhouse is part of the multi-phase Master Plan adopted in 2005 that will enhance the many spectacular offerings […]

Enjoy this long-awaited spring in the midst of 26,000 gorgeous azaleas at Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission’s Brighton Dam. The five-acre garden, planted beginning in 1959, is now open. It’s a spacious spot for a stroll any day, and a great destination for colorful family photos on Mother’s Day. You can find the Azalea garden at […]