A tradition for over 40 years, the William Paca Garden Plant Sale provides the opportunity to take home a piece of history. HA volunteers personally raise over 8,000 plants – perennials, annuals, trees, vines, and vegetable starts – that represent the best of the old and the new. This year, you’ll find perennial offerings focused on native flowers, like white turtlehead, Virginia bluebells, and bleeding heart. Hostas and woodland phlox complement the shady garden, while sunny spaces shine with annuals like cockscomb, salvia, and zinnias. Bring drama to your fence...

In 1811, Frances Loockerman moved into the Hammond-Harwood House with her husband and three children. Over the next 46 years, she saw the neighborhood transform. On this walking tour of Maryland Avenue, led by Hammond-Harwood House Curator, Lucinda Dukes Edinberg, we will visit places Frances would have known, note changes she would have been aware of, and fill in the streetscape she could not have imagined. Tour begins in front of the Hammond-Harwood House, 19 Maryland Avenue.

Join the Friends of the Rising Sun Inn for a Make-Your-Own Mother’s Day Tea Cup Floral Arrangement program on Saturday, May 13 , 2023, at 1:00 p.m. at the Historic Rising Sun Inn located at 1090 General’s Highway, Crownsville. Celebrate Mother’s Day with the very special “make-your-own” event with a beautiful flower arrangement. Choose your flowers for a one-of-a-kind arrangement made by you! The price is $60.00 for one arrangement. If you want to make additional arrangements, advanced ordering is necessary. All materials and instructions are provided by professional florist,...

The Annearrundell County Free School was established by the Colonial Assembly almost 300 years ago.  Each of the then twelve existing counties in the state were expected to build a one-room schoolhouse with taxpayer money going for the purchase of the land and building of the schoolhouse.  Students paid a tuition and one of the school's most celebrated students was Johns Hopkins. The Annearrundell County Free School has begun its Open House season.  It will be open on Saturday, May 13, 2023 and Sunday, May 14, 2023 from 1:00-4:00 pm. ...