Locations
These are my suggestions for locations around the DVM to frame your photos. Most options are free; however, some locations require photo permits, which are covered by the client.
GARDENS & PARKS
Brookside Gardens ($50 permit)
1800 Glenallan Avenue
Wheaton, MD 20902
Notes: Seasonal flowers, must get a permit 2 weeks in advance
Wheaton Regional Park - Free
2000 Shorefield Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20902
Brighton Dam - Free
2 Brighton Dam Rd, Brookeville, MD 20833
Notes: Open field, Azaleas around April, creek
Centennial Park - Free
10000 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City, MD 21042
Lake Kittamaqundi - Free
10221 Wincopin Circle, Columbia, MD 21044
Notes: Pond/lade, small shops, restaurants
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Sherwood Gardens - $75
4310 Underwood Rd, Baltimore, MD 21218
Buddy Attick Lake Park - Free
555 Crescent Rd, Greenbelt, MD 20770
Savage Mill - Free
8600 Foundry Street
Savage, MD 20763
Notes: Old historic brick structures, small shops, bridge
Plants Alive Nursery
15710 Layhill Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20906
Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
1550 Anacostia Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20019
Outdoor places in DC - Free
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National Monuments
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Smithsonian Gardens
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Botanic Garden
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Library of congress
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Rock Creek Park
Downtowns:
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Annapolis
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Bethesda
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Georgetown
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Washington DC
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Old Town Alexandria
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Seasonal:
SPRING:
Cherry Blossoms in DC
MAY
Tulips at Burnside Farms
11008 Kettle Run Rd, Nokesville, VA 20181
https://www.burnsidefarms.com/photography
Notes: Sunflowers during the Summer
JULY
Super Bloom of Sunflowers at McKee Beshers
18600 River Rd, Poolesville, MD 20837
CHRISTMAS:
Christmas Trees at Hemlock Farm - $25
31 Old South River Rd, Edgewater, MD 21037
Notes: Bookings between 8-9:30 am during the weekend with flexibility during the weekdays.
Christmas Trees at Wolfe’s Pine Valley Farms - Free
1150 Fannie Dorsey Rd, Sykesville, MD 21784