Tending to Beauty
The Sotterley Garden Guild consists of 40 talented and dedicated volunteers, who nurture and lovingly tend to the breathtaking Colonial Revival Gardens. Every Wednesday and Saturday, whether braving the extreme heat and humidity of a Maryland summer’s day or bundled up with thermoses by their sides in bitter February, they are here on site.
Because of a passion for beauty, their fundraising efforts have brought in tens of thousands of dollars. In addition to their annual Plant Sale & Free Plant Exchange, they also create and sell gorgeous greens during Family Plantation Christmas and Members’ Night of the Holiday Candlelight Tours. |
The land along the Patuxent which we know as Sotterley has been cultivated for centuries. However, the gardens we know today date from the early 20th century.
They established perennial beds, a cutting garden, a vegetable plot, and an herb garden. They installed boxwood, rambling roses, and the large peony hedge that continues to thrive along the north border of the garden.