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…
FONA Field Notes
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…
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…
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.
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…
