Early Bird tickets are now available for the Talbot County Tour of the Maryland House & Garden Pilgrimage. Organized by the Talbot County Garden Club, this May 9, 2026 event is not to be missed!
The 2026 Talbot County Tour will showcase significant historic sites in our county to offer visitors an unrivaled experience in celebration of America’s 250th Anniversary. Visitors can access an array of houses and grounds that are rarely open to the public. These include nationally important historic waterfront homes with singular interiors and significant private gardens on the water. At each property, visitors can expect to see incredible floral displays creatively fashioned by the garden club’s talented designers – a hallmark of this biennial event.
Waterfront homes on tour include:
- Wye House (a 17th century National Historic Landmark with an 18th century residence continuously occupied by 12 generations of the Lloyd family, including a delegate to the Continental Congress, Governor, and U.S. and State Representatives);
- Plimhimmon (where Anna Maria Tilghman, widow of Revolutionary War hero Lt. Col. Tench Tilghman, entertained the Marquis de Lafayette); and
- Emerson Point (graciously set on the Miles River).
The spectacular grounds of Harleigh Farm (on Trippe Creek) will also welcome visitors. \
Tours and a delicious lunch will be available at Third Haven Friends (Quaker) Meeting House (1684) in Easton. And visitors will be encouraged to tour Talbot Historical Society’s Gardens and Neall House (ca 1804). The gardens are designed and maintained by the garden club and Tour proceeds are earmarked to help with Neall House restoration.
To add to the day’s experience, visitors will be directed via exclusive audio tours to drive by and discover the many historic landmarks in Oxford and St. Michaels, towns that were influential in America’s Colonial Period.
Early Bird (reduced-price) Tour tickets at $40 are available now until 6 pm on January 31 at
MHGP.org/talbotcounty. Regular-price tickets at $50 will remain available online until May 8. On the day of the event (May 9), tickets at $60 will be available at all sites.
For updated Talbot County Tour details, visit MHGP.org or talbotcountygc.org.
About the Talbot County Garden Club
The Talbot County Garden Club is known for its “good and green works” that benefit the Talbot County community. The club was established in 1917 to enhance the natural beauty of the local environment by sharing knowledge of gardening, maintaining civic gardens, supporting civic greening projects, encouraging the conservation of natural resources, and fostering the art of flower arranging. Noteworthy projects include grounds maintenance at the Talbot Historical Society, Talbot County Free Library (Easton), and the Fountain and Children’s Gardens in Idlewild Park; greenery installations for Easton’s Rails to Trails, U.S. Post Office and Christ Church; plus an ever-growing number of gardening-related outreach activities serving youths, seniors and persons living with disabilities. There are currently 112 active, associate and honorary members.
The Tour is generously supported by the local community, with well over 300 volunteer docents and hosts on hand to guide visitors throughout the Tour day. ###
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