Thirteen Talking Benches
1995
Concrete, Ceramic Tile
Maggie Smith, Calvert County and Washington State Schoolchildren
Annmarie Garden Collection
Placed throughout the Garden are thirteen Talking Benches inlaid with tiles representing plants native to southern Maryland. These creations are the result of a collaboration between artist Maggie Smith of Bainbridge Island and more than 100 students from Calvert County, Maryland, and Washington State.
Can you find all 13 benches?
- Paw Paw Bench (Sponsored in Honor of Commissioner Patrick Buehler)
- Dogwood Bench (Sponsored by Richard & Sheryl Jones Alu)
- White Oak Bench (Sponsored by the Clark family in memory of Mrs. Jane Clark)
- Loblolly Bench (Sponsored in Honor of Susan Rothschild)
- Tobacco Bench (Sponsored by “The Boys” in Memory of John P. and Theodora M. Murray)
- Rose Mallow Bench (Sponsored by Kasey Marie Keen)
- Pokeweed Bench (Sponsored in Honor of Sue Apple)
- Poison Ivy Bench (Sponsored by Jennifer and Tyler Draxton)
- Sassafras Bench (Sponsored by Don and Kathi Prescott)
- Bloodroot Bench (Honoring Tom & Maggie Delaney from their grandchildren)
- Wild Columbine Bench (Honoring the 30th anniversary of Bill & Robin Fetsch)
- Sweet Gum Bench (Celebrating the Schrodel Family of Mike, Teresa, and Carmen)
- Tuliptree Bench (In Loving Memory of George and Mary Maxwell Owings)