Engage. Inform. Inspire.
Smithsonian Gardens will be closed on Monday, January 20, 2025, due to security measures, road closures, and other restrictions for Inauguration Day.
Smithsonian Gardens celebrated 50 years of Engaging, Informing and Inspiring billions of local, national and international visitors. It has been truly amazing to witness the growth and positive impact that Smithsonian Gardens has experienced as it has matured into a world-class public garden and living museum.
Orchids: Masters of Deception
February 14. 2025 – April 27, 2025 at the U.S. Botanic Garden Conservatory Orchids captivate and enthrall people around the world. They also captivate and lure pollinators – sometimes through fascinating, beautiful deceit! Join us as we showcase some of the unique, bizarre, and intriguing orchid adaptations that deceive pollinators looking for food, mates, locations […]
Let’s Talk Gardens Webinar Series
“Grow” your gardening know-how! Our free online gardening program, Let’s Talk Gardens, covers a wide range of topics presented by our own professional staff, as well as guest speakers. No matter your level of gardening knowledge, there’s always something new to learn!
Join us on Thursdays at 12:00 PM EST for this popular webinar series.
Plan Your Visit
Smithsonian Gardens extends the Smithsonian’s museum experience in a public garden setting with over 180 acres of outdoor gardens including 13 public exhibition gardens often called the Smithsonian institution’s “museum without walls.”
We are open to the public every day except December 25.
HUMAN / NATURE
September 30, 2023 – Summer 2025
The exhibit includes 6 interpretive panels exploring the notion of biophilia, the innate need for humans to connect with living things, especially with plants.
Let’s Talk Gardens Video Library
“Grow” your gardening know-how! Our free online gardening program, Let’s Talk Gardens, covers a wide range of topics presented by our own professional staff, as well as guest speakers. No matter your level of gardening knowledge, there’s always something new to learn!
Community of Gardens Story Collection
A digital archive hosted by Smithsonian Gardens in partnership with our Archives of American Gardens, is a project designed to preserve our diverse garden heritage.
Latest From Our Staff
Respiring Roots: A project to preserve the Smithsonian Gardens Tree Collection
November 26, 2024 at 4:43 pm
With nearly 1,800 trees across the Smithsonian campus, Smithsonian Gardens (SG)’s Tree Collection is one of the Smithsonian’s most visible, widespread, and accessible collections. Over 25 million visitors each year have an opportunity to engage with the Tree Collection, a significant visitation number which presents both a wealth of opportunities and some unique challenges. Tree […]
