This weekend is all about mom – these Newport County events will make her feel special

This weekend, especially Sunday, is all about moms and there are many great ways to celebrate them across Newport County.

Of course, you can take her out to brunch or a nice dinner or maybe bring her some flower, but other options can also help you fill the day.

If she's a car lover or looking for plants to fill out the garden something is happening. Maybe a piano concert or shopping local is more her speed.

Take a look at what's happening this weekend with mom in mind and start making your plans before it's too late.

Newport Car Museum free admission

Bring mom to the Newport Car Museum, where she'll be able to get in for free on Sunday and Monday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday is part of a Hoods up Weekend, offering a chance to see what's inside the cars on display. Regular admission: $20/adults; $16/Seniors, Military, Students; $10/Ages 5-12 (with an adult); Free/Ages 4 and under. Free parking. 1947 West Main Rd., Portsmouth, R.I. 02871, 401-848-2277.

For more information, visit newportcarmuseum.org.

Plant Sale at Green Animals Topiary Garden

Looking for a Mother’s Day gift or locally grown plants to enliven your own home and garden? The annual Plant Sale at Green Animals Topiary Garden will offer a variety of flowers, vegetables, herbs and specialty plants on three successive mornings, Friday through Sunday from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. each day.

Annuals, perennials, lilies, dahlia tubers, geranium standards, hanging flower baskets and others will be available while supplies last.

Starting May 11, Green Animals will be open daily for tours from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets or Preservation Society membership will be required for anyone wishing to tour Green Animals after each morning’s plant sale.

In addition to more than 80 topiaries in the shape of animals and geometric designs, many dating back several decades, this historic garden will be blooming with thousands of tulips and other flowering bulbs in a rainbow of colors.

Green Animals is located at 380 Corys Lane in Portsmouth. It will remain open daily through September 30.

For information about the Plant Sale, visit newportmansions.org/events/annual-plant-sale-at-green-animals-topiary-garden.

Mother’s Day Specialty Market

Head over to Tiverton Middle School on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a heartfelt celebration at the 4th Annual Mother’s Day Specialty Market! It's the perfect opportunity to show your love and appreciation for the incredible moms in your life.

The Mother’s Day Specialty Market is a one-stop destination for all things delightful and thoughtful to make Mother’s Day truly unforgettable. With over 50 vendors participating, explore a wide variety of artisanal foods and beverages, delicious grab n’ go meals, exquisite jewelry, functional pottery and so much more. Plus, don’t miss out on the beautiful selection of herbs, plants, and veggies - perfect for adding a touch of nature to your Mother’s Day gifts. The market also features all-original and live music to keep the atmosphere lively and enjoyable for everyone.

Admission to the market is free, and there’s ample parking for all attendees.

Jamestown Community Piano Association concert

Pianist Manabu Takasawa will play his 16th annual Mother’s Day concert sponsored by the Jamestown Community Piano Association on Sunday at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, 87 Narragansett Ave., Jamestown. The recital begins at 2 p.m.

In this year’s concert, Takasawa features works by composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries with three of Sergei Prokofiev’s. “Romeo and Juliet” Ten Pieces for Piano and Maurice Ravel’s Pavane pour une infante défunte. The program also includes works by François Couperin and César Franck.

The Jamestown Community Piano, a seven-foot Schimmel grand, was purchased by public subscription in November 2001. The Jamestown Community Piano Association is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to maintain the piano for use by the community and to present concerts that feature the piano. The concerts are free. Donations for piano maintenance and performance support are appreciated. For details, call 401-423-0515.

Gravestone cleaning

This may not be for all moms, but for history buffs lend a hand cleaning gravestones at the Daniel Dwelly Lot #39 on Windwood Drive (east side of Stafford Road/Rte. 81) on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. No experience or supplies needed, but work gloves might help (on the job training provided). Parking is available on Windwood Drive.

The Daniel Dwelly Lot is a fairly large lot (50' by 100'), and contains several older fieldstone grave markers, a majority of marble (1800s) headstones and footstones, and one 1940's granite double gravestone. Once their gravestones are cleaned and reset and/or repaired, as the case may be, American flags will be placed in time for Memorial Day.

This cemetery has 16 gravestones to clean, at least three to be straightened, and another half dozen to be reset. This is why the Tiverton Historical Cemeteries Commission is asking for help from anyone willing to spend some time working on either or both of these Saturdays. The five retired members of the Commission cannot do it alone - they need your help!

This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Things to do on Mother's Day in Newport County: Shopping, cars and more