Posts by Anne McGarvey

Christmas Trees & Holiday Market

Let us help you have a hassle-free holiday this year. Join us December 11 and 12 from 10 AM to 4 PM for our Christmas Tree Sale & Holiday Market.…
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Finally Fall

Buy your Christmas tree this year at our Christmas Tree Sale & Holiday Market December 11-12 at the New York Avenue parking lot. Our tree sale is hassle-free! You’ll be able…
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We’ve Got a Winner!

Our Garden team has grown and donated 5,265 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables this year! This is more food than our one-acre Washington Youth Garden has ever produced, and over 1,000…
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Building Community

Thank you to all who attended our FONA Fall Fest events! We greatly enjoyed sharing school garden resources with you at our Garden Maintenance Morning, helping you find the perfect…
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Outdoor Corner

We’re holding a Buy One Get One Bulb Sale this Saturday, October 9th from 8 AM to 2 PM! This sale will be held outside Arbor House next to the…
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Botanical Legacies

Bulbs are planted in fall after the weather cools and before the ground freezes. Once the ground thaws in spring, warmer temperatures trigger a gorgeous display of flowers to erupt…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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