450 acres (more or less) of amazing botany, including the National Herb Garden, a world-class azalea collection, Fern Valley native plant collection, the Gotelli conifer collection, a flowering tree walk and a Flowering Tree Collection, the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum, and an extensive Asian plant collection--not to mention dogwoods magnolias, hollies and many examples of plants developed and introduced to the horticultural trade by US National Arboretum...
Read moreI've been to the National Arboretum several times over the years and always have a really enjoyable time. There is way too much to see in one trip so if you're interested in seeing something in particular I recommend you check out the layout ahead of time, though spontaneous trips have been fun as well. I definitely recommend seeing the Bonsai collection and the...
Read moreA great & memorable place to get away from all the hub-bub of DC. Started off at the Capitol columns & stopped to wander around whatever caught our attention at the different plant/tree collections.
The highlight was the bonsai garden with an assorted collection of bonsais ranging in age from centuries old to just a decade.
Came in the morning, so it was...
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