Engage. Inform. Inspire.
As a vital and vibrant part of the Smithsonian experience, we engage people with plants and gardens, inform on the roles both play in our cultural and natural worlds, and inspire appreciation and stewardship.
Let’s Talk Gardens
Let’s Talk Gardens, a free webinar series, is on a summer break but will resume in the fall. To view previously recorded webinars, visit https://gardens.si.edu/learn/lets-talk-gardens .
Community of Gardens
Whether you’re an avid gardener or just enjoy taking in the sights and sounds of a local public garden, we all have memories and experiences shaped by the gardens and green spaces around us. Today, amidst a renewed interest in greening our communities and our own backyards, gardens continue to help us understand the American […]
Virtual Tours
Welcome to the verdant beds of Smithsonian Gardens, splashed with color and buzzing with activity. Morning walks along shady garden paths are calling. We would like to offer you virtual tours through our gardens and greenhouses.
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 and January 20, 2021.
Current Exhibitions
Latest News
Where can you find Rocket’s Red Glare, a Blue Moon, and a Neon Star? In a garden of course!
20/07/2021 at 10:38 am
One of the many joys of working at a public garden is the ability to constantly change and improve the garden spaces. Often it is merely the addition or removal of a few plants here and there, but sometimes we get to enjoy completely renovating a space from the ground up. This spring at the […]
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Smithsonian Gardens Digital Backgrounds
Download these scenes from Smithsonian Gardens to use as your desktop background, or on your next Zoom meeting!