Celebrate spring at the National Arboretum! Shop thousands of plants, get expert gardening advice, browse goods from over 30 local vendors, and enjoy free family activities at FONA’s Garden Fair & Plant Sale.
This year’s event will take place in the New York Avenue parking lot. Free parking is available throughout the Arboretum, and free shuttles will transport people from parking lots to the event. The raised bed gardening workshop
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When: May 4–Nov 4, 2024 (times vary)
Where: Administration Building Auditorium and National Bonsai & Penjing Museum workroom
The horticultural perfection of a bonsai does not have to take decades to accomplish. The chrysanthemum can be artfully shaped into a bonsai within one growing season. Register for a series of five chrysanthemum bonsai classes, beginning on Saturday, May 4, 2024, and produce a styled,
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National Bonsai & Penjing Museum, Arboretum Visitor Center
Together with the Potomac Bonsai Association (PBA), the U.S. National Arboretum is honoring World Bonsai Day on May 11th with a weekend festival celebrating the art of bonsai. A juried exhibit of PBA bonsai will be on view in the Museum’s Exhibits Gallery. Aspiring and longtime bonsai artists will find everything they need and more from vendors selling bonsai, pre-bonsai, pots,
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