The Mount Washington Arboretum
Activities at The Mount Washington Arboretum
Join and Share These Community Events in the Mt. Washington Arboretum
The Baltimore Breathwork Sound Bath
Sunday, August 4th at 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, August 9th 2024 - Cancelled due to inclement weather from hurricane Debby.
Please bring a yoga mat, and if desired a blanket and/or eye pillow.
For more information: www.baltimorebreathwork.com
We look forward to sharing these experiences with you in the Mount Washington Arboretum. It is open to the public for all to enjoy from sunrise to sunset for community, nature and so much more connected.
We Thank Our Sponsors for These Shared Community Events in the Mt. Washington Arboretum
Many of these summer events and courses were sponsored through and with the MWPT and Nature Sacred Foundation. This generous grant shares these healing practices with our community in a sacred space. Thank you.
Please contact us for more information to reserve space for an event and to join our gardening email list and hear about our plans. Volunteer gardeners generally meet on Sundays from 9 am to 11 am. See where we will be this week by checking out our calendar on our Volunteer page.
Future Plan
Take a brief 2 minute survey to see what you like about the Arboretum and what you would like to see for the future.
Select this link to take the survey or scroll down to the bottom of this page to take the survey. Thank you for your feedback.
History
The Mount Washington Arboretum was begun in 1999 under the auspices of the Mt. Washington Preservation Trust. The Trust preserves open spaces in Mount Washington through preservation easements and maintains, with the help of volunteers, public gardens throughout the neighborhood, the Arboretum being the largest (about one acre). An arboretum is a collection of woody trees and shrubs cultivated and labeled for educational and scientific purposes.
The Arboretum site was at one time an apartment complex that was devastated during a hurricane; subsequently, the structure was condemned and removed and the land became part of the Baltimore City Parks Department. With its permission, the Arboretum was started in 1999 and received significant start-up grants from the TKF Foundation of Annapolis. The Arboretum is intended to be a showcase for native plants, an example of sound ecological principles, and a sanctuary from the modern world.
Various structures and amenities have been added: a pond with waterfall, storage shed, retaining walls, pergolas, benches, entrance kiosk, interpretive signs, entrance archway with tiles by children from the Mt. Washington School, two green roofs with water storage, a mural, a council ring (a la Jens Jensen), and a meeting pavilion. Other foundations, organizations, and individuals have also provided additional support: the Macht Foundation, Meyerhoff Foundation, Parks and People, Chesapeake Bay Trust, Baltimore City Parks Department, Home Depot, Watson’s Nursery, Greenfield’s Nursery, Manor View Nursery, Bluemount Nursery, and Maclean’s Nursery.
Various events are held at the Arboretum: yoga, lectures, movies for families, garden workshops, Halloween, Easter egg hunts, weddings, school class outings, and winter and summer solstice festivals. See below for some activities, or visit our activities page.
For more information, to volunteer to help maintain the Arboretum or to make a donation please visit the contact or donate pages of this website.