This year, the Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland has chosen the Cromwell Bridge Park and Ride as the location of their annual initiative to plant trees in public spaces.

Thirty-seven trees, consisting of Japanese cherries and canopy trees, will be planted in the area, according to an email from Elyssa Baxter, a past local director of the organization. The effort is funded about $3,000 to $5,000 every year through an endowment from Alice Rush McKeon, a past president of the Green Spring Valley Garden Club.

"Investing in our communities is only one small part of the Federated Garden Clubs many activities in the area," Baxter wrote.