The Garden Festival at Ladew Topiary Gardens, now in its 13th year, has become the most anticipated specialty plant, garden ornaments and antiques sale in the region, featuring an exclusive collection of vendors from across the eastern seaboard, according to a news release from the gardens.
Mary Wanamaker “Minnie” Watriss, a painter, gardener and equestrian, died of a stroke Dec. 18 at Sinai Hospital. She was 89 and lived in Butler in Baltimore County and in coastal Maine.