Living in the DC, Maryland, Virginia metropolitan region is great and has a plethora of holiday activities and events. However, we tend to forget that there is an entire state of amazing Christmas sights to see. One of them was discovered by my daughter before her first year interning with the Maryland General Assembly.
Every year garden clubs from across Maryland deck the halls of the State House in Annapolis by decorating 24 Christmas trees. One representing each county and Baltimore City.
Each year a different garden club is chosen and they are tasked with decorating the tree based on the county or important events/figures from the area.
This is a wonderful opportunity to visit Annapolis which is all decked out for the holidays, but it's also a fantastic way to learn about our state and all the counties that conform to it, and it's also a great way to draw inspiration to decorate your own Christmas tree if you haven't started yet!
VISITING THE TREES
State House Visitor Information
The State House is open to the public every day from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., except Christmas and New Years Day.
To help make your visit to the Maryland State House more enjoyable, and to provide you with an understanding of its rich and historic past, self-guided tour information is available in the Office of Interpretation on the first floor.
Security Requirements: Please note that security measures are in place at the State House and other state buildings in the Annapolis complex. Picture IDs are required for entrance and metal detectors are in operation.
2022 Holiday Trees
CALVERT COUNTY | ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY | BALTIMORE CITY |
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| All the ornaments on this Christmas tree were created by artists of the Calvert Garden Club: Pat Childs, Suzan Miller, Diane Reyno, Denise Moroney, and Beth Beighiey. | Historic places in Anne Arundel County. Created by the Crofton Village Garden Club Members. | Baltimore Firsts Tree decorated by the Mt. Washington Garden Club, District IV, Baltimore City. 1774 - First Post Office system in the U.S. 1816 - First city streets illuminated by hydrogen gas. 1839 - First commercial canning of corn. 1892 - First Ouija board. |
FREDERICK COUNTY | HARFORD COUNTY | CAROLINE COUNTY |
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| Green Walled Garden - A tribute to Frederick County's Roots from Jaskers Ghance Garden Club of Frederick. | Christmas tree decorated by The Country Garden Club of Harford County. | The Green Garden County. |
TALBOT COUNTY | ST. MARY'S COUNTY | WORCESTER COUNTY |
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| Waterfowl of Talbot County. Each bird was hand-crafted by members of the Talbot County Garden Club & The Oxford Garden Club. | The Return of the Dove to St. Mary's city. | A special holiday celebration from the Worcester County Garden Club, Berlin, MD. |
KENT COUNTY | SOMERSET COUNTY | BALTIMORE COUNTY |
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| Sultana Downrigging by the Chestertown Garden Club. | Gold Star Memorial - A tribute to Gold Star Families whose loved ones paid the ultimate price defending the United States of America. By the Somerset County Garden Club. | Historic Baltimore County by the Monkton Garden Club. |
CHARLES COUNTY | MONTGOMERY COUNTY | QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY |
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| Pedersen Farm - Charles County, MD by La Plata Garden Club. | Lifelong Learning Christmas Tree | A tribute to the county's namesake by the Queen Anne's County Garden Club and the Kent Island Garden Club. |
Special thanks to Cristina Garay of https://www.remodelandolacasa.com/ for allowing Macaroni KID Annapolis to reprint this post and photographs. Check out her blog for DIY home projects, decorating ideas, and crafts.
