The Beauty of Sherwood Gardens
For those looking for peace, quiet and beauty in Baltimore, Sherwood Gardens are worth a visit. This garden hosts one of the most famous tulip gardens in the country, and it is visited daily by walkers and joggers, who find this to be the perfect way to start their day. The park is quiet and full of beautiful sights.
John W. Sherwood, a local petroleum executive, created the garden in the 1920′s, bringing in tulips from the Netherlands.
Guilford Community Association representative Bruce Barnett says, “We plant 75 to 80,000 new tulips every autumn. They come up in the spring. I think it’s unique to Baltimore and as far as I know it’s unique to the United States. It’s one of the premiere tulip gardens in the nation.”
Barnett continues, “We have cherry trees, apple trees and pear trees, they’re lovely too. This is a great time of year to come down and see Sherwood Gardens.”
There is an added bonus to the peace and beauty of the garden, visitors can come dig up and purchase the bulbs after they have finished blooming.
[Via: wjz.com]
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