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Gardener’s Focus Tour: Hillwood Cutting Garden

Hillwood 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. Learn about sustainability ...

Free – $15

Anacostia River Boat Tour

Bladensburg Waterfront Park 4601 Annapolis Rd, Blaidensburg, MD, United States

(DC) (Anacostia Watershed Society) Explore the Anacostia River while riding in one of our open-air boats as part of the Anacostia River Explorers program. Anacostia Watershed Society staff will take participants on a one hour tour of the river while discussing natural and cultural history along with restoration efforts. You will experience the joy of being out on the water ...

Free

Anacostia River Boat Tour

Kingman and Heritage Islands Park 575 Oklahoma Ave NE, Washington DC, United States

(DC) (Anacostia Watershed Society) Explore the Anacostia River while riding in one of our open-air boats as part of the Anacostia River Explorers program. Anacostia Watershed Society staff will take participants on a one hour tour of the river while discussing natural and cultural history along with restoration efforts. You will experience the joy of being out on the water ...

Free

Pescando y Navegando en Maryland

Bladensburg Waterfront Park 4601 Annapolis Rd, Blaidensburg, MD, United States

(DC) (Anacostia Watershed Society) Gratis Programa Es Mi Parque: Aprende sobre: Chalecos salvavidas (PFDs), seguridad y regulaciones de pesca, seguridad y regulaciones de navegación, los impactos de humanos a nuestro medio ambiente. Actividades: Pescando en el Río Anacostia, tour del Río Anacostia por bote, journaling y pintura de la naturaleza.

Free

Anacostia River Pontoon Tour

Kenilworth Park 4000 Deane Avenue NE, Wasington DC, United States

(DC) (Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens) (AWS) Join the Anacostia Watershed Society for a boat tour of the Anacostia River to explore the ecological and historical changes that have occurred in the river and in the communities around the river. We will have the opportunity to witness some of the restoration of river habitats and how it has caused the ...

Anacostia River Boat Tour

Anacostia Park 1900 Anacostia Dr, Washington DC, United States

(DC) (Anacostia Watershed Society) Explore the Anacostia River while riding in one of our open-air boats as part of the Anacostia River Explorers program. Anacostia Watershed Society staff will take participants on a one hour tour of the river while discussing natural and cultural history along with restoration efforts. You will experience the joy of being out on the water ...

Free

Landscape Design Tour at Tregaron

Tregaron Conservancy 3031 Klingle Road NW, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (Tregaron Conservancy) Join Anne Dawson for an in-depth landscape walking tour focusing on Tregaron’s historic designs and the Conservancy’s current efforts to recapture Ellen Biddle Shipman’s vision. The tour will delve into Shipman’s collaboration with architect Charles Adams Platt on plans for the estate, the aesthetic principles underlying her original “wild garden” designs, and the Conservancy’s ongoing work to ...

Arlington Green Homes & Community Tour

(VA) (EcoAction Arlington) The 21st annual Green Community Tour will showcase sustainable homes and gardens in Arlington. Features include energy efficient and water-saving technologies, solar energy, rain gardens, native plants, wildlife habitat and more. Visit the county’s website for more details and videos. The simultaneous Green Community Celebration at Arlington Central Library will feature electric vehicles, exhibits and family-friendly fun! 11-12:30: Community ...

Magnolia Walk in Arlington

Fort C.F. Smith Park 2411 24th St N, Arlington, VA, United States

(VA) (Arlington Parks) Take a guided tour of the gardens and forest of Fort CF Smith Park. We will learn about members of Magnoliaceae, the magnolia family, see the trees and plants in the formal gardens, and follow a woodland path. Smell the sweet magnolia flowers and learn the history of the gardens as we take in the beauty of ...

$5

Guided Walk at Meadowlark

Meadowlark Botanical Gardens 9750 Meadowlark Gardens, Vienna, VA, United States

(VA) (NOVA Parks) Enjoy free garden admission and a guided walk around Meadowlark's 95 acres.  Each one-hour walk will be over hilly terrain, have a positive focus, and include a silent, meditative portion and a few interesting facts from our docent along the way.

Anacostia River Boat Tour

Diamond Teague Pier 1520 First St. SE, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (Anacostia Watershed Society) Explore the Anacostia River while riding in one of our open-air boats as part of the Anacostia River Explorers program. Anacostia Watershed Society staff will take participants on a one hour tour of the river while discussing natural and cultural history along with restoration efforts. You will experience the joy of being out on the water ...

Free

Going Green in DC: Local Study Tour

(DC) (Smithsonian Associates) The Washington, D.C., area is becoming a greener urban environment. Bill Keene, a lecturer in urban studies, architecture, and history, spotlights innovative approaches to the environment and sustainability that have taken root—sometimes literally—in many types of buildings around town. Begin the day in the Navy Yard neighborhood at the rooftop garden of the office building at 55 ...

$130 – $180
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