Colorful happenings at Belvedere Farm
The rolling hills of Fallston, Maryland are home to Belvedere Farm, which was established in 1823 and family owned. The farm raised sheep and grain in the 1800’s and was operated as a dairy farm from the 1920’s until 1972. The farm has been host to thousands of school children over the years along with corn mazes and pumpkin picking. They started growing cut flowers in the 1990’s and that has been the farm’s mainstay ever since. Thirty five different varieties of flowers are grown, including their prized Dahlias. The cut flowers are sold at local farmer’s markets in Harford County and at the farm on Fridays and Saturdays from May until the first frost.
- Chris Stevens, an employee at Belvedere Farm carries a bunch of Vincent Sunflowers that he picked in the fields. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Yellow and red Cockscomb Celosia are some of the homegrown flowers at Belvedere Farm. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Mary Ellen LaFreniere, a part-time employee at the farm, picks some of the flowers that are still in bloom in the fields. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- A detail of a Dahlia that are grown and sold at Belvedere Farm in Fallston, Maryland. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Belvedere Farm in Fallston grows over 50 different types of flowers which they sell to the public. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Detail of Plume Celosia that is also grown at Belvedere Farm. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- A butterfly gathers nectar from a Dahlia at Belvedere Farm in Fallston, Maryland. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Chris Stevens makes a bouquet of flowers that were picked in the field at Belvedere Farm. Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun #16386
- Mary Ellen LaFreniere picks some of the white Dahlia flowers in the fields at Belvedere Farm. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- A bumblebee gathering pollen sits atop a brightly colored Dahlia at Belvedere Farm. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Chris Stevens gets the homegrown flowers that he picked in the fields at Belvedere Farm ready to be sold to the public. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Belvedere Farm, in Fallston, Maryland, was established in 1823. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Mary Ellen LaFreniere, a part-time employee at the farm, carries a bunch of Dahlias that she picked at Belvedere Farm. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Belvedere Farm in Fallston grows over 50 different types of flowers including these Dahlias. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Chris Stevens picks Vincent Sunflowers that are grown at Belvedere Farm in Fallston, Maryland. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- A butterfly looks for nectar on a red Zenia at Belvedere Farm. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Chris Stevens carries a bunch of Celosia that he picked the fields. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- The purple Dahlia is one of many types of Dahlias they grow at Belvedere Farm in Fallston, Maryland. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Many types of Dahlias are homegrown at Belvedere Farm. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
- Mary Ellen LaFreniere, a part-time employee at the farm, picks some of the flowers that are still in bloom in the field at Belvedere Farm in Fallston, Maryland. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)