Sharing our Gratitude
To show our appreciation for our colleagues at the Arboretum, FONA hosted a BBQ this week for Arboretum staff, volunteers, and stakeholders. FONA Executive Director Craven Rand is a native…
Posts by Anne McGarvey
Pre-Order Your Christmas Tree
Christmas trees, wreaths, and garlands are now available for pre-order! You can pick up your reserved tree and greenery at our Christmas Tree Sale on December 3rd or the Winter Festival on December 10th. Or…
Indigenous Teachings
November is Native American Heritage (or Indigenous Peoples) Month and I encourage you to learn more about the current members and culture of the Piscataway Indian Nation and Piscataway Conoy…
Children’s Books Celebrating Latine & Indigenous Cultures
Children’s Books Celebrating Latine & Indigenous Cultures The First Blade of Sweetgrass by Suzanne Greenlaw and Gabriel Frey is a story about a Wabanaki child learning her ancestral practices to…
Conservation Success Story
Members of the Arboretum’s Germplasm and Gardens Units recently planted an orchard of Magnolia ashei in the Flowering Tree Collection. While this species is endangered and only found in the Florida panhandle,…
Putting the Garden to Sleep for Winter
Emilia’s Garden Tips: Putting the Garden to Sleep for Winter Mulching & Cover Crops We highly recommend mulching and/or planting cover crops (living mulch!) to help manage soil erosion, increase…
Autumn Colors
Dr. Richard T. Olsen, the U.S. National Arboretum’s Director, recently sat down with WUSA9 TV to discuss fall foliage at the National Arboretum and the Arboretum’s environmental initiatives and research projects.
Holiday Experiences
Buy Christmas trees, wreaths, and garlands at our Christmas Tree Sale. This event will only sell holiday greenery and will happen a week before our Winter Festival on December 10th.
Acknowledging the Land
The National Arboretum sits on land in the Chesapeake Bay watershed along the Anacostia River and near the Potomac River. This land was shaped over hundreds of millions of years by the…
Hispanic Botanical Legacies
Helia Bravo-Hollis was a prominent botanist from Mexico in the first half of the 20th century, and devoted 60 years of her life to the study of biology. Her research…
