• Hillwood Japanese-style Garden Tour

    Hillwood Estate 4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, United States

    (DC) (Hillwood) Experience the serenity and beauty of the Japanese-style garden, just as Marjorie Post and so many of her guests did. Join Michael Rollinson, gardener, as he shares a behind-the-scenes look at the intricately manicured, yet “naturally wild,” Japanese-style garden. Tickets are distributed at the Ellen MacNeille Charles Visitor Center upon opening each day. This thirty-minute tour is limited ...

  • Pollinator Garden Tour at NMNH

    Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 1000 Madison Drive NW, Washington, DC, United States

    (DC) (Smithsonian Gardens) Discover how the gardens around the National Museum of Natural History create habitats that support birds, insects, and even people! Meet one of our knowledgeable volunteers outside the Constitution Avenue entrance to the National Museum of Natural History.

  • Cutting Garden Tour at Hillwood

    Hillwood Estate 4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, United States

    (DC) (Hillwood) Marjorie Merriweather Post loved displaying fresh cut flowers throughout her home. This tradition continues today as the cutting garden produces nearly one thousand stems a week during the height of summer. From sunflowers and zinnias to eucalyptus and lisianthus, a weekly harvest supplies a bounty of flowers which are used in arrangements throughout the property. Tour the garden ...

  • Ranger Tour at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

    Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens 1550 Anacostia Ave, NE, Washington DC, United States

    (DC) (National Park Service) Join a Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Ranger for a talk about the park! The talk will cover the history of the park, the waterlillies and lotuses that are grown in the ponds, and the importance of the marshes that are connected to the ponds. Meet at the Visitors Center.

  • Ranger Tour at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

    Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens 1550 Anacostia Ave, NE, Washington DC, United States

    (DC) (National Park Service) Join a Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Ranger for a talk about the park! The talk will cover the history of the park, the waterlillies and lotuses that are grown in the ponds, and the importance of the marshes that are connected to the ponds. Meet at the Visitors Center.

  • Ranger Tour at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

    Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens 1550 Anacostia Ave, NE, Washington DC, United States

    (DC) (National Park Service) Join a Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Ranger for a talk about the park! The talk will cover the history of the park, the waterlillies and lotuses that are grown in the ponds, and the importance of the marshes that are connected to the ponds. Meet at the Visitors Center.

  • Hillwood Japanese-style Garden Tour

    Hillwood Estate 4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, United States

    (DC) (Hillwood) Experience the serenity and beauty of the Japanese-style garden, just as Marjorie Post and so many of her guests did. Join Michael Rollinson, gardener, as he shares a behind-the-scenes look at the intricately manicured, yet “naturally wild,” Japanese-style garden. Tickets are distributed at the Ellen MacNeille Charles Visitor Center upon opening each day. This thirty-minute tour is limited ...