Big Winners at Halloween in the Garden

Phillips Lawn Care Services was one of the winners of a “Golden Pumpkin Award” at the Halloween in the Garden event Oct. 29. The other winners were Residential Plus Real Estate Services and Bahr Insurance, pictured below.

Every October, Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Art Center in Solomons brings the region’s children and families together at Halloween in the Garden. This year, more than 80 community businesses and organizations helped make the event a safe and fun afternoon of trick-or-treating for more than 4,500 guests Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016. 

Annmarie Garden was filled with costumed visitors of all ages, with outfits that ranged from spooky to whimsical. The participating businesses and organizations had booths at the garden, which they decorated creatively and enthusiastically, to the delight of guests as they walked the garden path.

Each year a small number of booths are awarded with “Golden Pumpkin Awards,” celebrating the groups that go above and beyond in decorating their booth and interacting with visitors. The winners this year were Residential Plus Real Estate Services, Phillips Lawn Care Services, and Bahr Insurance.

Local businesses have generously supported this event at Annmarie, and this year was no different. This year’s sponsors included Dominion Cove Point LNG; Schneider Orthodontics; Roy Rogers; Continental Services Heating & Air Conditioning; Chesapeake Pet Resort & Day Spa; Walter and Jane Grove; PNC Bank; Solomons Day Care; Residential Plus Realty; Lexington Park Dentistry; Community Bank of the Chesapeake; MDC Realty; SMECO; Bahr Insurance; Jan Kleponis, O’Brien Realty; and Jetmore Insurance.

Check out the Annmarie Garden website, listed in the first paragraph, for information about Halloween in the Garden and all of the other amazing programs and events offered at Annmarie. There are classes for children and adults, events to bring the community together, exhibits to show the work of artists both local and international, and sales that allow residents and guests to purchase beautiful works of art for their own homes. Classes vary from jewelry making to painting to pottery.

To learn more about Annmarie Garden, visit their Leader Member Page.