Monday, September 3, 2018

Library of Congress Urban Garden

The American Indian Museum has a wild garden growing around it with a lot of cornstalks and other vegetables. The US Botanic Garden was refurbished last year so that a huge vegetable garden grows by the Bartholdi Fountain. My husband would love to pick the peppers every time he passes by. But the most peculiar place for a garden like this is at the Library of Congress Madison Building on the west side. I worked at the library for ten years and never saw the property used for this. Apparently some work was done in that section a while back and it was left as dirt where at least some flowers or bushes used to grow.  Since we pass by that area every day on our morning walk it was obvious when the garden was planted. The obvious plants are corn and sunflowers. But now there is a huge vine with even bigger leaves growing and taking over the place, spilling over on the sidewalk. There are a lot of yellow flowers on it, but we can only see one fruit or vegetable actually taking off. The problem is is that we don’t know what it is. Is it squash? Is it a melon? Or is it a pumpkin? If anyone knows what is growing there please feel free to tell us. I tried looking it up on google and still can’t figure it out. I’m sure if I contacted the Architect if the Capitol I would get an answer. After all, they are responsible for all of the gardens. Apparently the produce all goes to a food bank. And this year there was quite the bounty. Vegetables and such just are not typically found in this interesting spot across from the Cannon House Office Building. Let’s hope no one decides to pluck it. 










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