An American first, Baltimore’s Flower Mart is back in Baltimore for its 89th year. The festival, which started Friday and goes until Saturday, celebrates spring by showcasing a wide variety of colorful crafts, garden products and zany contests.

Eartha Harrison, 36, of Baltimore, was stopping people with her beehive hat. She won first prize a couple of years ago for her “Believe in Baltimore” hat. Harrison was attending Flower Mart for the third time. “I think I just love seeing all the new creative things. The stuff people come up with just amazes me,” she said.