Baltimore Flower Mart
flower mart annual festival native neighborhood mount vernon baltimore maryland flower mart held year beginning may participant vendor flower mart offer gardening tip sell plant seedling gardeningrelated good along vendor various form live entertainment edible treat guest traditional lemon stick flower mart produced many annual tradition first flower mart held mount vernon place around washington monument mount vernon area baltimore md founded nonprofit organization known womens civic league organization run woman looking better baltimore citizen original mission festival encourage growing flower vegetable home back front yard well vacant lot idea among many goal city beautiful movement united state encouraged beautifying fostering healthy living condition urban center womens civic league decided continue management festival event taken nonprofit flower mart mount vernon place ltd declared keep traditional aspect flower mart including location mount vernon place nonprofit mount vernon place conservancy manages washington monument surrounding park square mount vernon place took management event conservancy intends refocus event original greening mission well support baltimorebased vendor annual baltimore flower mart held mount vernon place mount vernon neighborhood baltimore become tradition since festival held front washington monument allowing guest participate festival visit shop restaurant museum mount vernon area time flower mart held mount vernon canceled world war ii throughout late early festival moved mount vernon place charles center due baltimore riot member womens civic league voted move flower mart mount vernon place war memorial plaza may th annual spring festival held war memorial plaza welcoming new guest tradition festival cancelled due discrepancy within league flower mart returned mount vernon place