FONA Field Notes

Enjoy summer at the National Arboretum! We’re collaborating with lots of local partners to host exciting activities and events this season, including…

If you’ve been to the National Arboretum in the last few months, you may have noticed some major construction projects underway. A new, taller ornamental perimeter fence is replacing the…

Last week, the National Arboretum and U.S. Department of Agriculture welcomed special guests from Ukraine for a ceremonial tree planting. The Arboretum planted a Fort McNair pink horsechestnut (Aesculus x…

The National Arboretum recently released two new hemlock hybrids into the American nursery industry. Tsuga ‘Traveler’ and Tsuga ‘Crossroad’ are both resistant to the hemlock wooly adelgid (HWA), a small sap-sucking insect that has decimated hemlock trees…

Thank you to everyone who attended our Garden Fair & Plant Sale last Saturday! We had a wonderful day celebrating plants and sharing the National Arboretum with over 4,700 people…

FONA’s annual Garden Fair & Plant Sale is this Saturday, April 29th from 9 AM to 4 PM. Here are important details for Saturday’s event (keep scrolling for plant lists, vendors,…

Plant lists are here for next weekend’s Garden Fair & Plant Sale! Check out the list of plants our team of garden experts have ordered for this event, taking place…

We’re gearing up for our annual Garden Fair & Plant Sale on Saturday, April 29th! This event will have thousands of plants for sale (plant lists coming soon), dozens of local…

FONA recently received a generous estate gift from the late Ms. Frances M. Duttkin. Frances Duttkin was born in January 1926 in New Lyme, Ohio to Russian immigrant parents, Anton…

FONA is hosting two Full Moon Events during the evening of Thursday, April 6th. Join us for one of the following events: FrogWatch Thursday, April 6 | 7:30 PM –…