BGuthrie Photos: MD -- Bethesda -- McCrillis Gardens

MD -- Bethesda -- McCrillis Gardens:

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. MCCRIL_060806_005.JPG: The gates of the McCrillis gardens
2. MCCRIL_060806_022.JPG: There was a huge bright area in the McCrillis path. This mansion was going up next door. They had cut down every tree in their own yard so it was like a huge scar on the garden. It looks like it's four stories high including the basement and includes six or more bedrooms plus a pool house.
3. MCCRIL_060806_096.JPG: Here's one of the more established houses in the neighborhood, which is now for sale. I have no idea what the suggested price is (but it's probably $2 million or so) or whether the new neighbors next door drove them away. The mansion is going up on Bradley Boulevard.
4. MCCRIL_060806_107.JPG: The McCrillis house (here's the back of it) looks small relative to its neighbors.
Description of Subject Matter: The McCrillis Gardens was donated to The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission in 1978 by its owners, William and Virginia McCrillis. When the couple bought the property in 1941, there were few plantings on the five-acre wooded site. However, Mr. McCrillis, a former Assistant to the Department of the Interior, began to grow an extensive collection of azaleas and rhododendrons. He acquired rare trees and shrubs which have since become mature specimens and created a premier shade garden. The property opened to the public in 1980 under the auspices of Brookside Gardens. Choice ornamental trees and shrubs extend the flowering season while bulbs, groundcovers and shade-loving perennials add ongoing color and texture. A pavilion and benches provide restful vantage points. Lots of bugs though!
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