US Botanical Garden and Flowers

It’s my favorite park. When we lived on Capitol Hill we walked through it almost every day on our morning walk. Since we moved to Virginia we still try to walk through it whenever we visit DC - which is almost weekly. Bartholdi Park and fountain are open, but the US Botanic Garden building is not, nor is the First Ladies garden. I miss the special florals and arrangements inside. Every time you see it something else is new as every season brings a bee display. This year it seems there are more dessert flowers outside rather than all vegetables. The edible garden still exists, and the gardeners are usually working to maintain and harvest the myriad of crops. If you didn’t see the Capitol building in the background, you would have thought we were somewhere out in the wild - the poppies and other flowers were rampant and simply striking. Before we arrived at this garden we also meandered through the Enid Haupt and Hirshhorn gardens by the Smithsonian Castle. There are some unusual specimens there. It’s such a relaxing affair to spend time amongst the lovely environment. We are looking forward to our next visit.