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A Beneficial Bon Voyage
Join us for a demonstration of how to release beneficial insects, including lady beetles, lace wings, and parasitic wasps, into a
garden. Learn to
distinguish the “good bugs” from the “bad bugs” and how to add more beneficial
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America’s Roadsides
Come and learn from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower
Center at The University of Texas at Austin how a First Lady’s love of
flowers transformed America’s roadsides into beautiful natural gardens. |
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A Road Trip Scavenger Hunt
Learn fun facts about the historic garden furnishings
on display in the Enid A. Haupt Garden and where they came from by taking
a trip around the garden. |
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Garden Journals
Create your own one-of-a-kind Garden Journal with colorful paper, inks,
and embellishments. These journals will include space for recording observations,
plants, pests, and visitors in the garden. |
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Postcard Greetings from the Smithsonian’s
Archives of American Gardens
View a display of historic postcards from the Archives of American Gardens’
Postcard Collection. Click here to see a selection of postcards are available on-line from this outdoor exhibit.
Hotel Maryland Pergola in Pasadena, California. Archives of American Gardens, Historic Postcard Collection
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Postcard Photo Booth
A visit to the Smithsonian Gardens would not be complete without a picture
postcard. Visit our photo booth to have your picture put on a postcard that
you can send to your family and friends. Tell them all about your visit
to the Smithsonian! |
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Smithsonian Garden Tours
Learn more about the Smithsonian Gardens by taking
a tour of one or more of them. Information on
how to become a Smithsonian garden volunteer will also be available. |
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Along the Spice Route
Presented by ImaginAsia Family Programs at the Freer and Sackler Galleries
Practice identifying the plants that produce spices that add flavor to our
food. Weigh, grate, and grind spices and take a small bag of spices home
with you. |
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Garden Traveler + Plant Passport = Rewarding
Adventure
Travel around the Haupt Garden with a Plant Passport to learn about select
plants and identify the continent where each grows naturally. Once you find
a plant and read its story, stamp your passport on the matching page. |
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A Monarch Butterfly Garden
Find out the two most important things you must have in your garden in order
to attract Monarch butterflies.
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Fly with Me
Discover more about butterflies and other pollinators in gardens
and along roadsides in the D.C. area from staff at National Museum of Natural
History's Insect Zoo.
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Seeds, the Ultimate Hitchhikers
Did you ever wonder how seeds get around? From an ocean voyage
to a ride in the wind, these hitchhikers never pass up an offer for a
ride. Come and learn the many ways in which seeds travel. |
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Orchids at Home
Have you been fascinated by orchids, but never thought
you could grow them successfully? Come and meet the Smithsonian orchid
experts. They will show you how easy and satisfying it is to grow beautiful
orchids at home. |
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Pot-A-Plant
Come and use your “green thumb” and get your hands dirty! The Smithsonian
Horticulture Greenhouse staff will offer free plants and advice to kids
and adults who would like to plant a summer container full of flowers to
take home. Participants can choose from a colorful assortment of annuals
to put together an outdoor container that will bloom all season. |
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Artful Animals
National Museum of African Art staff explain animals and their meanings
in African masks. Create one of your own! |
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Stilt Walker Tim Marrone will be in Haupt Garden from 12 pm to 3 pm |
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Garden Book Shop
The Garden Book Shop will have copies of the “Story Time” books available for purchase as well as other titles on botanical art, gardens, food, plants, butterflies, and the Smithsonian Institution.
Book Signings
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Author James Prosek will read Bird, Butterfly, Eel at 10am and will be available to sign copies of his book until 12 pm
12:00 pm
A reading of A Fruit Is a Suitcase for Seeds by Jean Richards will be at 12pm (Please note this author will not be attending)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Author Alan Madison will read Velma Gratch & the way cool butterfly at 1pm and will be available to sign copies of his book until 3pm |
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Also at Garden Fest
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