Autumn is Approaching
Leaves will soon begin to change color as shorter days and cooler weather herald autumn. SmokyMountains.com, the tourism site for the Smoky Mountains region, recently released an interactive map that predicts…
Posts by Anne McGarvey
Grants & Greetings
FONA was recently awarded a Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program grant in excess of $200K from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. FONA was one of just…
Get Growing with Your Students
Free seedlings, compost, straw available for pickup for priority Title 1 schools in D.C. Learn gardening basics like what you can plant now, how to transplant seedlings, and how to…
How to Jump Start a School Garden
Emilia’s Garden Tips: How to Jump Start a School Garden What to Plant Now for Quick Harvests These crops need plenty of water at first to germinate and would appreciate…
National Arboretum Herbarium
Dr. Harlan Svoboda, curator of the National Arboretum’s Herbarium, talks about his team’s efforts to digitize the 700,000 specimen collection and the secrets they’ve uncovered along the way.
Fall Event Guide
Celebrate fall with us at the National Arboretum! We’re collaborating with lots of local partners to host exciting activities and events this season, including…
Legacy of Trees
Betty Brown Casey, a DC philanthropist who was the visionary and benefactor behind Casey Trees, passed away on August 17th, 2022. She also supported FONA and the Arboretum.
Summer Impressions
Tickets and tables are selling quickly for our 26th Annual Dinner Under the Stars! Join us Tuesday, September 20th to enjoy cocktails in the National Arboretum’s Ellipse Meadow and a tented…
Happy Accidents
National Avocado Day was this past Sunday — but how did this popular fruit come to the United States in the first place? David Fairchild was an agricultural explorer who…
Summer Magic
Our garden team has harvested 2,760 pounds of produce from Washington Youth Garden so far this year! That’s over 550 pounds more than we had harvested this time last year.
