Howard County Native Landscaping Tours
Event Details
Date:
April 19, 2025
Time:
1:00pm — 3:00pm
Venue:
Various Locations
Garden tours featuring native, pollinator-friendly landscaping will be offered this spring, summer, and fall in neighborhoods around Howard County.
Tours will run from April to September. Each tour date will include three gardens, and most tours will be self-guided, demonstrating how local gardeners are helping to support native pollinator conservation.
The first 55 visitors to each home will be eligible to pick up a free pollinator plant, and all attendees will be entered into a raffle to win a tree or shrub!
This project is possible due to a Community Engagement and Restoration Mini Grant from the Chesapeake Bay Trust, matching funds from Howard County Bee City, and additional support from the Community Ecology Institute, Howard EcoWorks, and Lauren’s Garden Service. The grant is sponsored by the Kings Contrivance Community Association, and is led and organized by Howard County volunteer Master Gardeners & Watershed Stewards Kate Reilly, Nancy Klein, and Susan Tucker.
Landscaping tour dates (check the event website for specific locations and details):
April 19th, 1-3 pm, Macgill’s Common in Kings Contrivance
May 3rd, 1-3 pm, Oakland Mills & Sewell’s Orchard
May 17, 1-3 pm, Long Reach & Elkridge
May 31, 10-12 pm, Harper’s Choice & Beaver Brook
June 15, 9-11 am, Wilde Lake
June 28, 2-4 pm, Harper’s Choice & Cedar Woods
July 12, 9-11 am, Huntington in Kings Contrivance
July 26, 10-12 pm, Sykesville (registration required)
August 9, 9-11 am, Ellicott City East
August 23, 9-11 am, Allview
Sept 6, 10-12 pm, Ellicott City West & Ellicott City Centennial
Sept 27, 10-12 pm, Laurel
Garden tours featuring native, pollinator-friendly landscaping will be offered this spring, summer, and fall in neighborhoods around Howard County.
Tours will run from April to September. Each tour date will include three gardens, and most tours will be self-guided, demonstrating how local gardeners are helping to support native pollinator conservation.
The first 55 visitors to each home will be eligible to pick up a free pollinator plant, and all attendees will be entered into a raffle to win a tree or shrub!
This project is possible due to a Community Engagement and Restoration Mini Grant from the Chesapeake Bay Trust, matching funds from Howard County Bee City, and additional support from the Community Ecology Institute, Howard EcoWorks, and Lauren’s Garden Service. The grant is sponsored by the Kings Contrivance Community Association, and is led and organized by Howard County volunteer Master Gardeners & Watershed Stewards Kate Reilly, Nancy Klein, and Susan Tucker.
Landscaping tour dates (check the event website for specific locations and details):
April 19th, 1-3 pm, Macgill’s Common in Kings Contrivance
May 3rd, 1-3 pm, Oakland Mills & Sewell’s Orchard
May 17, 1-3 pm, Long Reach & Elkridge
May 31, 10-12 pm, Harper’s Choice & Beaver Brook
June 15, 9-11 am, Wilde Lake
June 28, 2-4 pm, Harper’s Choice & Cedar Woods
July 12, 9-11 am, Huntington in Kings Contrivance
July 26, 10-12 pm, Sykesville (registration required)
August 9, 9-11 am, Ellicott City East
August 23, 9-11 am, Allview
Sept 6, 10-12 pm, Ellicott City West & Ellicott City Centennial
Sept 27, 10-12 pm, Laurel