| Established | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Location | The National Mall, Washington, D.C. |
| Type | public gardens, Archives |
| Public transit access | L'Enfant Plaza Metro Stop or Smithsonian Metro Stop (Washington Metro) |
| Website | www.si.edu |
The Smithsonian Gardens extends the Smithisonian Institution's museums’ exhibits and learning environment in a public garden setting while shaping visitors’ overall experience of the Smithsonian.[1][2] Established in 1972[2] as a horticulture program within the Smithsonian, the Smithsonian Gardens manages 180 acres of gardens on The National Mall, 64,000 square feet of greenhouse production space, and the Archives of American Gardens, a primarily photographic archive covering American landscape history from the 1870s to the present.[2]
Gardens
editThe gardens and landscapes managed by Smithsonian Gardens include:
- Mary Livingston Ripley Garden
- Enid A. Haupt Garden
- Kathrine Dulin Folger Rose Garden
- Butterfly Habitat Garden
- Victory Garden at the National Museum of American History
- Heirloom Garden at the National Museum of American History, Behring Center
- Native Landscape at the National Museum of the American Indian
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Greenhouse Facility
editA plant production facility, completed in 2010, is located at the Museum Support Center in Suitland, Maryland serves as the base of production and maintenance of plant material for the gardens and horticultural exhibits throughout the Smithsonian Institution.[3] It houses the Smithsonian Orchid Collection, tropical plant specimens, and interior display plants, and also includes a greenhouse devoted to nectar plants used for the Butterfly Pavilion at the National Museum of Natural History.[4]
Archives of American Gardens
editThe Archives of American Gardens is an archive managed by Smithsonian Gardens dedicated to providing landscape designers, historians, preservationists and garden enthusiasts with access to photographic images and records that document historic and contemporary gardens throughout the United States.[5][6][7]
See Also
editFurther Reading
editOttesen, Carole (2011). A Guide to Smithsonian Gardens. Smithsonian Books. pp. 13. ISBN 978-1-58834-300-0.
References
edit- ^ Edelstein, Risa (February 13, 2012). "Book Review: A Guide to Smithsonian Gardens (author,Carole Ottesen)". Ecological Landscaping Association. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ^ a b c "About Smithsonian Gardens". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ^ "Bloom Time at the Smithsonian". Smithsonian Institute. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ^ "Current Exhibitions". National Museum of Natural History.
- ^ "Archives of American Gardens". Smithsonian Gardens. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
- ^ "Landscape Studies Online Resources". Foundation for Landscape Studies. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ Osster, Douglas (September 22, 2001). "Gardens stay evergreen in archive". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA: PG Publishing Co., Inc.