Spring is when glorious private homes and gardens open up to the public, with the proceeds often going to a good cause.
The New York Times listed a number of these house-and-garden tours from New York to San Francisco, including several in Maryland.
Sherwood Gardens in Guilford, "where an astonishing 80,000 tulips grow every spring," and a 1932 stucco home in Timonium that once belonged to quarterback Johnny Unitas are among the local sights.
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