Baltimore’s 2012 Flowermart
Nothing says springtime in Baltimore like flowers, big hats and lemon sticks.
- Candace Cruise (left) adjusts her hat, while her mother Neshera Jarrett helps her other daughter, Cameryn Jarrett, 12, as they prepare for the Grand Hat Contest during Baltimore’s FlowerMart 2012. (Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore Sun Staff)
- Sadie Gunderson, 14 months, enjoys the sights with her father Jeremy Gunderson of Baltimore during the annual Baltimore Flower Mart in Mount Vernon. (Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore Sun Staff)
- Julia Johnson of Elkridge enjoys the sweet tang of a lemon stick while watching the Grand Hat Contest. (Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore Sun Staff)
- One of the many flowers seen in full bloom at Baltimore’s FlowerMart 2012. (Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore Sun Staff)
- Joyce Seabolt of Red Lion, PA, poses at Baltimore’s FlowerMart 2012 in Mount Vernon. (Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore Sun Staff)
- Gloria Winder of Charles Village poses at the base of the Washington Monument on Charles Street Friday (Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore Sun Staff)
- Julie Wilson of Annandale, VA, who won the very first Grand Hat Contest, attends Baltimore’s FlowerMart 2012 for the 27th straight time. (Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore Sun Staff)
- Alyssa Jefferson, 7 of Baltimore watches Hannah Gardner, 7 and sister Hailey Gardner, 8 of Elkridge prepare for the Grand Hat Contest at Baltimore’s FlowerMart. (Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore Sun Staff)
- Bobbie McKinney of Edmondson Village waits to participate in the Grand Hat Contest at Baltimore’s FlowerMart 2012. (Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore Sun Staff)
- Nikki Bass of Perry Hall waits to participate in the Grand Hat Contest at Baltimore’s FlowerMart 2012. Bass won the Best of Baltimore category. (Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore Sun Staff)
- Celia Rose Gieszl, 6 of Baltimore, the reigning grand prize winner, waits to participate in the Grand Hat Contest. (Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore Sun Staff)
- Zorana Grdjic of Fells Point makes a purchase at Baltimore’s FlowerMart 2012 in Mount Vernon on Friday. (Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore Sun Staff)
- Excited about the yearly event, Robin Jenkins of Bolton Hill carries some flowers for her flower purchase during the annual Baltimore Flower Mart at Mount Vernon, at the base of the Washington Monument on Charles Street (Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore Sun Staff)