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Fragrance of Summer Tea & Garden Tour

Thursday, May 2nd, 2013

Fragrance of Summer High Tea and Garden Tour

at Gramercy Mansion

June 2nd

&

June 30th

1-4 pm

Join us for an afternoon in the gardens at Gramercy! Enjoy a delightful three- course high tea followed by guided tours of the Mansion and beautiful gardens. Come experience all the wonderful fragrances of summer! Our summer tea is open to the public but space is limited so make your reservations now!

$35 per person plus tax and service.

Reservations and payment required in advance.

Contact Maria at 410-486-2405

Menu soon to follow…

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A Mother’s Day Tea & Garden Tour

Thursday, April 11th, 2013

SOLD OUT!

*Menu Update*

Join us to celebrate the special women in your life with a tasty afternoon tea followed by tours of our historic home and the gorgeous spring gardens this Mother’s Day!

Sunday, May 12th

1-4 pm

Gramercy Mansion

1400 Greenspring Valley Rd

Stevenson, MD 21153

$35 per person plus tax and gratuity

Space is limited, reservations and payment required in advance. This event is sure to sell out quickly so reserve your space now!

Call 410-486-2405 for reservations!

High Tea Menu

Menu prepared by Rouge Fine Catering

and presented by the innkeepers of Gramercy Mansion

Hors D’oeuvres

Classic Deviled Eggs

Smoked Paprika and Fried Capers

Insalata Caprese Skewer

Cherry Tomatoes and Fresh Mozzarella garnished with Fresh Basil & Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Plain Croissants

Rich Buttery Pastry

Fruit Skewers

Watermelon, Pineapple, Strawberries & Honeydew

Tea Sandwiches

Chicken Salad Mini Sandwich

on Whole Wheat Bread

Roasted Vegetable Slider

Zucchini, Eggplant, Roma Tomato, Fresh Mozzarella and Basil Pesto on Seven Grain Bread.

Fried Green Tomato BLT Slider

Cornmeal Crusted Fried Green Tomato,

Applewood Bacon & Creamy Cole Slaw on Rye Bread.

Desserts

Giant Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Sun-Ripened Strawberries hand dipped with White and Dark Chocolate

Mini Cheese Cakes

House-made, delicious Mini-Cheese Cakes, topped with Fresh Strawberries, Blueberries and Blackberries

Served with a variety of English and herbal teas

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Opening Day at Ladew Gardens

Monday, April 1st, 2013

Ladew Gardens opens today, Monday, April 1, 2013, for the start of it’s 42nd season delighting visitors from near and far! Named one of the top 5 gardens in North America in 2012, Ladew is a must-see.  The topiary is always amazing and the spring flowers are blossoming.

Upcoming events at Ladew include My Lady’s Manor Steeplechase Races (April 13th) and the Garden Festival (May 4th).  Throughout the spring and summer, attend a Garden Series lecture, bring the kids for Storytime in the Garden, or share a fun-filled time with the entire family at a Sunday evening summer concert.

Just a 30-minute drive separates Ladew’s lovely topiaries and Gramercy Mansion‘s landscaped gardens and Koinonia organic farm (the oldest organic farm in Maryland).  A true retreat for garden lovers… book your B&B stay at Gramercy and wander the gardens and farm at your leisure, then hop in the car for a scenic drive to Ladew Gardens.  Enjoy two of the most beautiful gardens in Baltimore county!

Hope to see you tiptoeing among the tulips this spring!

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Early Spring Gardens

Wednesday, March 20th, 2013

Happy Spring!  While the east coast’s most famous groundhog and notorious weather prognosticator “Punxsutawney Phil”  may have predicted an early spring this year, it looks like some chilly winter temperatures are sticking around through this first week of the season in the Baltimore area.  Not to worry, our daring daffodils are peeking out along the driveway and in the front garden beds and the fresh, lovely colors of more spring blooms are sure to follow soon!

Plan your April visit to Gramercy Mansion Bed & Breakfast and enjoy these lovely spring flowers in the gardens during your stay…

Magnolia tree at Gramercy Mansion

Blooming magnolia tree

Daffodils at Gramercy Mansion

Sunny daffodils welcoming spring

The shade garden boasts vinca vine, star magnolia, and daffodils lesser celandine

Garden border at Gramercy Mansion

Deputy Dawg guards the border

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Gramercy’s Winter Gardens

Sunday, February 17th, 2013

With acres of landscaped gardens adorning Gramercy’s property, even in the cold of Maryland’s winter we’re enjoying snow-dusted evergreens and looking ahead.  Snowdrops peek out along garden paths.  Winter song birds chirp in the morning sunlight.  Tender seedlings are taking root in the basement’s plant room. Plan a stay in the coming months and here’s some of what you’ll discover on the grounds.

Gazebo in February with Mahonia

Did you know Gramercy is a Bird Sanctuary?

Winter walkways

February snowdrops

Just ask and we'll be pleased to show you what's coming in the Spring!

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Fall High Tea & Garden Tour

Friday, August 31st, 2012

At Gramercy Mansion

Sunday, September 23rd

12:30—3:30 p.m.

Join us for an afternoon in the gardens at Gramercy! Enjoy a

delicious three-course afternoon tea followed by guided tours

of the Mansion and landscaped gardens. Our fall tea is open

to the public but space is limited so make your reservations now!

$35 per person plus tax and service.

Reservations and payment required in advance.

Contact Maria at 410-486-2405.

High Tea Menu

We are very pleased to announce a new and improved high tea menu from our new caterer, Rouge Fine Catering. The tea will be served by the Innkeepers at Gramercy Mansion.

Hors D’oeuvres

Deviled Eggs with Smoked Bacon and Grainy Mustard

Caprese Skewer

Tri-colored Tortellini and Sundried Tomato Skewer

Fresh Fruit Skewer with Crème Francaise

Tea Sandwiches

Grilled Summer Vegetable Mini Sandwich with Herbed Goat’s Cheese

Smoked Salmon & Dill Quark with Red Onion & Capers on Pumpernickel Bread

Curried Cucumber Sandwich with Mint

Roasted Chicken Salad with White Beans and Basil

Desserts

Assorted Mini Pastries

Chocolatine, Crossants, Cinnamon & Raisin Brioche, Cinnabuns

Mini Danish and Strawberry & Apple Turnovers

Variety of brewed Hot Tea, Iced Tea and Lemonade

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Ready, set, go for Spring gardens!

Monday, April 2nd, 2012

The warmer than usual early spring temperatures have coaxed Gramercy’s gardens into bloom so plan a visit for the next three weeks to enjoy the best of our spring gardens!

Visit this week (first week of April) for colorful tulips in full bloom and this weekend for the azaleas and dogwoods, just now popping.  The cherry blossoms are almost gone and the last of the daffodils are fading fast, so book your spring break getaway soon and enjoy the blooms!

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March Gardens and Anne’s Favorites

Monday, March 5th, 2012

WOW!  Can you believe?  Spring is one month early in our Baltimore gardens.  It’s only the first week of March and the Gramercy gardens are in bloom with snowdrops, daffodils,  hellebores, lesser celandine, daphne. mahonia and pulmonaria (lungwort) just pushing out with tender leaves but also flowers.

My very favorite shrub is daphne aureo-marginata because:

1. Long and early bloom

2. Extremely fragrant filling the whole rear garden of Gramercy with a sweet aroma

3. Looks evergreen.  Does not lose leaves until spring when the new leaves push through the flowers.

4. Leaves are highly glossy and fleshy with a lovely white margin on the edge.

Daphne Aureo-Marginata

Daphne Aureo-Marginata

My second favorite shrub is mahonia:

1. Interesting year around with yellow flowers and blue berries

2. Evergreen with serrated leaves

3. Grows quickly and easily pruned

Leatherleaf Mahonia

Leatherleaf Mahonia

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Spring Garden Schedule

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

In the Garden with Anne…

Roll out the carpet and your reservations for spring at Gramercy. Believe it or not, we had our first outdoor elopement February 18 at the new gazebo. Here’s the schedule!

February - Snowdrops

Snowdrops

First snowdrops in February

March – first daffodils, daphne

Daffodils at Gramercy Mansion

First Daffodils in March

April – Beginning with magnolia and cherry trees, Virginia bluebell, bridal wreath, vinca, tulips, forsythia, bleeding heart, pulmonaria and ending with azaleas, forget-me-not, lilacs, weeping peach, dogwood, viburnum and many others

April Magnolia tree at Gramercy Mansion

Magnolia tree in full bloom during April

May – Continuation of late April plants plus lilies of the valley, English Bluebells, allium, and columbine with iris, peonies, foxglove, rhododendron and roses at the end of May

May Virgnina Bluebells at Gramercy

May Virginia Bluebells at Gramercy

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Spring in Gramercy’s Basement

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

In the Garden with Anne…

It’s spring in the Gramercy basement! Cell packs of 400’s have arrived and all of our planting rooms are filled with repotted plants growing amazingly beautiful. We have finally located a great organic soil medium called Sunshine that really makes these small seedlings into instant sturdy plants. Olinda is the expert with careful fingers that divide and multiply. You will see the results outside from late April through the first frost.

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