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,…
Posts by Anne McGarvey
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…
Tons of Growth
Richard Evans Schultes was a 20th century biologist who studied medicinal and toxic plants used by Indigenous peoples in the Americas. Throughout his career, he advocated for conservation of the…
Forest Gardens & Growth
Dig into the principles of forest gardening with Lincoln Smith, founder of Forested. Forest gardens are a form of permaculture that integrate edible trees and plants into landscapes. With a background in agronomic…
Summer Fun
Our education program team was busy connecting with students virtually this spring. Already in 2021, we: distributed 2,136 Grow@Home kits to 28 different schools and educational institutions (that’s as many as we made in…
Creating Forest Gardens
Want to take your sustainable gardening to the next level? Forest gardens are a form of permaculture that integrates edible trees and plants into landscapes. They produce an abundance of…
