US Botanic Garden Holiday Display 2021 Video

The U.S. Botanic Garden's holiday display features an outdoor train running through agricultural scenes made from plant parts. There are also window displays featuring DC landmarks, buildings, and poinsettias. Nearby is the interactive Patrick Dougherty stickwork installation sculpture. These displays are free and open every day (except December 25th) through January 2, 2022 -- from 10 AM - 5 PM. See more details at: https://www.usbg.gov/plan-your-holiday-visit "Deck the Halls" music by Rue Royale The video was produced by Washington Gardener Magazine. Video and Editing by Melinda Thompson ➤ If you enjoy this video, please give it a thumbs up and subscribe to our Youtube channel (Thank You!) ➤Remember to TURN ON notifications to know when our new videos are out ➤ FIND Washington Gardener Magazine ONLINE ~ WashingtonGardener.blogspot.com ~ http://twitter.com/WDCGardener ~ https://www.instagram.com/wdcgardener/ ~ Facebook.com/WashingtonGardenerMagazine ~ Podcast: GardenDC

GardenDC Podcast Episode 33: US Botanic Garden’s 200th Anniversary

This episode we talk with Saharah Moon Chapotin, Susan Pell, and Devin Dotson about the US Botanic Garden’s 200th Anniversary. The plant profile is on Mexican Feather Grass and I share what's blooming in my garden.

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Orchid Spectrum exhibit at U.S. Botanic Garden

The U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG) presents Orchid Spectrum running through April 8, 2018. This annual orchid exhibit, in partnership with Smithsonian Gardens, highlights the world's largest plant family and the USBG's most extensive plant collection.  

Found on every continent except Antarctica, orchids showcase a wide spectrum of diversity in color, shape, size, habitat, scent, and many other aspects. Explore thousands of amazing orchid blooms arranged in captivating displays, and appreciate many unique, rarely seen orchids from the USBG's and Smithsonian Gardens' extensive plant collections.  

The exhibit celebrates orchids through a large orchid arch filled with over 700 orchids, a hanging curtain of colorful orchids overhead, a large orb made from 90 orchid plants, more than 1,000 orchids mounted vertically on palms and columns in the Tropics house. Throughout the Conservatory, discover stories such as orchid fragrances from enticing to grotesque, the diversity of orchid habitats, conservation of rare and endangered orchids, the spectrum of North American native orchids, modern orchid growing techniques, and more. 

During Orchid Spectrum, the U.S. Botanic Garden will offer orchid-themed programs and activities for adults and children, including orchid care demonstrations and workshops, art and photography workshops, lectures on orchid diversity, conservation, and more. Visit www.USBG.gov/OrchidSpectrum to learn more about the exhibit and associated programs. 

The U.S. Botanic Garden is open to the public, free of charge, every day of the year from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Conservatory is located at 100 Maryland Ave. SW, on the southwest side of the U.S. Capitol. Visitors are encouraged to use Metrobus and Metrorail. More information is available at www.USBG.gov.

View more photos from the exhibit here on our Facebook page.

Video Wednesday: New Bartholdi Park Landscape

The landscape of the US Botanic Garden's historic Bartholdi Park, near the foot of Capitol Hill and the US Capitol Building, was recently renovated. The official unveiling will be early this fall. Here is a little preview of the newly completed re-vamp.

Video Wednesday: USBG Holiday Train and Model Building Display 2016

Season’s Greenings: National Parks and Historic Sites at the US Botanic Garden
Immerse yourself in the sights, scents, and sounds of the season at the annual holiday show Season’s Greenings of the U.S. Botanic Garden. See thousands of blooms throughout the conservatory, from exotic orchids to a showcase of heirloom and newly developed poinsettia varieties. Throughout the conservatory, the displays celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service and the 50th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act, including displaying one of the largest indoor trees, decked out with ornaments from national parks. The best times to visit Season’s Greenings are weekdays early in December or on select Tuesday and Thursday evenings in December when the conservatory is open until 8pm with live seasonal music. Aside from these extended holiday hours, the conservatory is open every day of the year, from 10am to 5pm, free of charge.

This video is by Washington Gardener Magazine intern Stephen Barber. He is from Keedysville, MD. He moved to Washington, DC, to become an urban farmer. He is a senior at the University of Maryland, majoring in broadcast journalist.