AMATEUR GARDENERS OF BALTIMORE 
MRS. JOHN RIDGELY, Hampton, Towson P. O., Md. 
Location — 2 miles from Towson, Mcl., 1 mile in from former Dulany 
\’alley Pike. 
Typ e — Terraced; box borders and perennial beds. 
Best bloom — Middle of June and September, before heavy frosts. 
Specialty — Laid out more than 100 years ago. 
Visiting days — Any afternoon. 
Owner’s request — Would like to be notified of intended visit by 
individuals or clubs. During war times and shortage of labor, 
the gardens have suffered, but the scale on which they were 
laid out shows from the terrace ending the lawn back of the 
house, and strangers admire the trees. 
MRS. ELLICOTT H. WORTHINGTON, Baltimore, Md. 
Location — 1531 Bolton Street. 
Type — City back yard. 
Best Bloom — June. 
Visiting days — .\ny time. 
Owner’s remarks — Block of city gardens without division fences. 
This garden is only interesting from the point of view of the 
treatment of a block of city yards made into gardens. 
HISTORIC PARK IN BALTIMORE, Md., “Mt. Clare”, Carroll Park 
Locaton — Terminus of Boulevarde from Washington; also Monroe 
Street entrance. » 
Type — Terraced, with brick walk. 
Visiting days — Open to the public from 11 .\.M. to 5 P.M. 
Remarks — Former residence of CH.^RLES C.^RROLL (Barrister). 
Built about 1754. Now owned by City of Baltimore. Furnished 
and maintained by the Maryland Society of Colonial Dames 
of .America. 
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