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Smithsonian Gardens

A landscaped garden with yellow and flowers, foliage, a paved walkway, and a Smithsonian Gardens logo.
Smithsonian Gardens

The many gardens that surround the Smithsonian are a “museum without walls.” All have been designed to complement the museums they border and to enhance the overall museum experience of learning, appreciation, and enjoyment.

What's on View

Growing Tomorrow signage and gardens in front of the Arts and Industries Building
This campus-wide exhibition consists of nine exhibits opening across Smithsonian Gardens around the National Mall. Discover how gardens hold history and memories, tell American stories, and carry culture through food growing and seed saving. . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
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The new Flight Garden along the north entrance to the National Air and Space Museum.
The Flight Garden at the National Air and Space Museum on the National Mall explores the beauty and wonder of flight through the lens of plants. Flight Garden features two garden galleries. The Wind Garden explores how plants rely on the wind . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
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Native plants in the colors of deep purple and green
More than 150 species native to the Piedmont region are featured in four habitats: upland hardwood forest, wetland, cropland, and meadow. Native wildflowers grow under oaks, pines, and magnolias, while paw-paws and birch trees surround the . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
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Upcoming Events

Summer blooming plants with yellow and purple blossoms in the Pollinator Garden at the National Museum of Natural History.
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Garden Play: Food!
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Garden Play: Trees!
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