Melanie Pyle, Smithsonian Gardens horticulturist, demonstrates how to make a bouquet inspired by the flowers growing in a 1950's backyard. We took our inspiration from our newest traveling exhibit,...
The caterpillar in this video will become a Black Swallowtail Butterfly. The projections from the caterpillar's head are forked glands called osmeterium. When the caterpillar believes it is in dang...
Working in collaboration with Richard E. Gies, lead volunteer of the Longwood Gardens Bluebird Project, Smithsonian Gardens established an Eastern Bluebird Habitat trail around the perimeter of the...
From Smithsonian Gardens: Orchid experts Tom Mirenda, Lou Jost, and Lorena Endara answer the question of what about orchid conservation is important to them.
From Smithsonian Gardens: Orchid experts Tom Mirenda, Lou Jost, and Lorena Endara answer the question of what was their greatest discovery trying to conserve orchids.
Smithsonian Gardens is using the Internet to show how we actively manage our tree collection. One of our large American elm trees at the National Museum of Natural History was being affected by d...
Our 2012 Summer intern, Terry, decided to create a video showcasing the joys of his 12 week summer internship here at Smithsonian Gardens. Watch and enjoy!
Hear about the construction of the Gillette Family Plat from Joe Brunetti, one of our horticulturalists. This garden was built to collaborate with exhibit, Slavery at Monticello: Paradox of Liberty...