Designing with Plants
What does it take to manage the U.S. National Arboretum’s Friendship Garden? In 2019, USNA staff and dozens of volunteers installed 17,000 plants in the largely native landscape.
Posts by Anne McGarvey
Back to School 2021
Join Washington Youth Garden this Saturday, September 18th from 9 AM to 12 PM for our Garden Maintenance Morning. Join us for workshops on container gardening with Niraj Ray of Cultivate the…
Fall Festivities
Apply by October 4th to become FONA’s Director of Foundations and Government Relations. This person will lead FONA’s foundation and government fundraising strategies and work with a team to manage grants…
Autumn at the Arboretum
The Arboretum is building a new rain garden this fall just inside the R Street entrance. This entrance will remain open during construction but traffic will be redirected through the…
Uncovering History
Only 30% of the streams that flowed through Washington, DC at the beginning of the 19th century are still found in DC today — the rest were diverted, filled in,…
Building Connections
How does the National Arboretum fit into a weekend of food, family, and fun in DC? Check out ways Slow Food USA suggests you can connect with local food, the…
Garden Gratitude
We’ve harvested 3,650 pounds of fresh food from Washington Youth Garden so far this year — that’s over 1,300 pounds more than we harvested this time last year! All this produce is…
Crapemyrtle Craze
The Grass Roots Exhibit is getting a new look! There will be construction near the Visitor Center through mid-September as the Arboretum builds a new and exciting exhibit.
Summer 2021
Join Washington Youth Garden next week for our Summer Intensive. This two-day training at our garden will help you program your Agriculture, Food, and Environmental education plan for next year and…
Busy Bees
Ashley Rattanawan joins FONA’s School Garden Support Program as a School Garden Education Coach. She got her start in education in the traditional classroom and has taught Environmental Science as well…
