
Located
between the Arts and Industries Building and the Hirshhorn
Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Mary Livingston Ripley Garden
is a horticultural display of hundreds of varieties of annual
and perennial plants, unique hanging baskets, and unusual
trees and shrubs. A 19th-century cast-iron fountain at the
center of the curvilinear garden is complemented by antique
and reproduction outdoor furnishings.
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Located directly above the National Museum of African Art, S. Dillon Ripley Center, and Arthur M.Sackler Gallery, the 4.2-acre Enid A. Haupt Garden is actually a rooftop garden. It comprises three separate gardens, each reflecting the cultural influences celebrated in the adjacent architecture and the museums below.
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The Butterfly Habitat Garden, a joint project with the National
Museum of Natural History, features different habitats frequented
by butterflies (wetlands, meadow, woodland edge, urban garden)
and informational signage about their life cycles and behaviors.
Created in 1995 and significantly expanded in 2000, the garden
was made possible by funding from The Garden Club of America
and the Smithsonian Women's Committee.
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The Kathrine Dulin Folger Rose Garden adorns the east side
of the Smithsonian Castle and the main façade of
the Arts and Industries Building. From mid-May through November,
roses grace the garden with color and fragrance. Bulbs,
perennials, annuals, tropical plants, potted herbs, and
evergreens enhance the garden's year-round beauty.
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Located on the terrace outside the
National Museum of American History's cafeteria, the Victory
Garden is typical of vegetable gardens created during World
War II, when growing food for home consumption was an important
part of the war effort.
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The Heirloom Garden at the National Museum of American History, Behring Center, is a treasury of favorites from what may be considered the classic American flower garden. Heirloom varieties, defined as open-pollinated plants rather than hybrids or genetically altered plants, are showcased in the terrace beds at the Mall entrance of the museum.
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National Museum
of American Indian
The grounds surrounding
the National Museum of the American Indian are considered
an extension of the building and a vital part of the museum
as a whole.
By recalling the natural landscape environment that existed
prior to European contact, the museums landscape design
embodies a theme that runs central to the museum returning
to a Native place.
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Hirshhorn
Museum and Sculpture Garden
Financier Joseph H. Hirshhorn donated his extensive modern art collection to the Smithsonian in 1966, with the stipulation that an outdoor sculpture garden be part of the new museum. Transformed by season, time of day, and even weather, the garden provides an ever-changing backdrop and contemplative haven for viewing over 60 large-scale works of art.
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