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    19 hours ago

    🌱Carson's "Silent Spring" is included in our online exhibition "Cultivating America's Gardens" with (➡️ ) shares more:

    Green book cover of Silent Spring by Rachel Carson.
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  2. 21 hours ago

    Did you know that before her groundbreaking book Silent Spring, writer Rachel Carson was a marine biologist? 🐳 Once called "hysterical" and a "witch" for her work on the dangers of pesticides, she's one of the most influential nature writers of all time.

    Rachel Carson holding binoculars
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  3. 22 hours ago

    On we celebrate Rachel Carson's impact on gardening.🌿 Until she wrote Silent Spring in 1962, not many Americans realized how pesticides like DDT affected the whole web of life, from soil to plants to birds to human beings. 📸Smithsonian Gardens

    Robin perched on a stone urn
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    Apr 22

    Happy ! Help us spread around the world today by sharing what’s working to save the planet. 🌍 And don’t forget to check out all of the events we have going on today and throughout !

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    24 hours ago

    Happy ! This 1991 poster by 6-year-old Jayme Morgan Penner—printed with vegetable-based inks on recycled paper—is in our . Follow to learn about what's working in conservation. Tune in to virtual events:

    Hand-drawn poster with a globe surrounded by peace signs in multiple colors. Text: Save the world for the children.
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  6. Apr 22

    Happening today at noon!

    Join us this Thursday, April 22 at noon for a chat on 'Native Spring Ephemerals' with guest speaker Amy Mawby. To Register:
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    Apr 21

    Explore our new site to learn about the science, history, and cultural impact of infectious disease and vaccines. A collaboration with cultural organizations across the U.S., it provides communities with educational resources.

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  8. Retweeted
    Apr 15

    What will you wish for? Yoko Ono’s “Wish Tree for Washington, DC” (2007) is one of our most beloved artworks. While our sculpture garden is open, her artwork isn’t ready for in-person wish-writing. Still, we can come together to share our hopes and dreams.

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  9. Apr 21

    Good morning from the Enid A. Haupt Garden. The are in peak bloom! 🌷😍 – at Enid A. Haupt Garden

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    Apr 20

    Too many families feel the anguish of losing loved ones to senseless violence, including that perpetrated by people charged with protecting them. We continue to foster conversation about the effects of racial violence to find some hope and understanding.

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  11. Apr 20

    The allele of Halesia monticola var. vestita (Mountain Silverbells) are ringing out on the east side of the Enid A Haupt Garden, along the

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  12. Apr 20

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  13. Apr 18

    Join us this Thursday, April 22 at noon for a chat on 'Native Spring Ephemerals' with guest speaker Amy Mawby. To Register:

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  14. Apr 16

    Bloom alert! The in the Mary Livingston Ripley Garden are fire! 🌷🔥 Photos: 1: Tulip ‘Orca’ (double orange) & ‘Bourbon Street’ 2. Tulip ‘Affair’ 3. Tulip ‘Bourbon Street’ 4. Tulip gregii ‘Red Riding Hood’

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    Apr 16

    "Habitat" traveling exhibition co-developed w/ opens on 4/17 ! "Habitat" explores diverse natural habitats & helps visitors learn ways that they can help to protect them! Learn more and plan your visit here:

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  16. Apr 16

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    Happy 💐 From "Lindenia" (1885-1906), a comprehensive orchid publication by Belgian botanist Jean Jules Linden. Linden helped popularize orchids in Europe, providing expertise on their care. More in :
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    Apr 16

    🌿 Where do you go to find rest? The Freer Courtyard’s lush vegetation and the fountain's burbling water create a tranquil space for reflection and rest. Enjoy our Italian Renaissance-style courtyard for today’s art-focused , 12pm EDT: ⛲

    The Freer Gallery of Art courtyard under blue sky and the sun, trees and other plants surround the fountain at center and the outer perimeter.
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  18. Apr 16

    This garden designed by Annette Hoyt Flanders won a medal of honor from the Architectural League of NY in 1932. 🥇 Women in careers were rare–Flanders was one of a few women fellows in the American Society of Landscape Architects.

    Climbing roses on a green trellis archway
    Lawns on different heights with steps between
    Walled garden with brick path
    Pink flowering trees surrounding a green lawn
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    Apr 15

    There's more blooming on the National Mall than the cherry blossoms! On April 27 we're hosting an horticulturist for a virtual bloom tour at , providing an overview of the museum’s landscape and its evolution over 15 years. 🎟️:

    Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
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    Apr 15

    The Smithsonian hosted the first-ever preview of the Freer Gallery of Art’s collections in 1912, when 175 pieces were exhibited in the United States National Museum. Learn about the history of the Freer Gallery on our website →

    Fountain in the courtyard of the Freer Gallery of Art.
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