Exploring the Outdoors
We can’t wait to celebrate fall with you this weekend at our Fall Festival & Bulb Sale. Join us this Saturday, October 1st, from 10 AM to 2 PM. Stock…
FONA Field Notes
Enchanting Evening
Thank you to all who joined us last night for our 26th annual Dinner Under the Stars! Over 300 guests enjoyed cocktails in the National Herb Garden and dinner in the meadow…
Autumn is Approaching
Leaves will soon begin to change color as shorter days and cooler weather herald autumn. SmokyMountains.com, the tourism site for the Smoky Mountains region, recently released an interactive map that predicts…
Grants & Greetings
FONA was recently awarded a Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program grant in excess of $200K from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. FONA was one of just…
Fall Event Guide
Celebrate fall with us at the National Arboretum! We’re collaborating with lots of local partners to host exciting activities and events this season, including…
Legacy of Trees
Betty Brown Casey, a DC philanthropist who was the visionary and benefactor behind Casey Trees, passed away on August 17th, 2022. She also supported FONA and the Arboretum.
Summer Impressions
Tickets and tables are selling quickly for our 26th Annual Dinner Under the Stars! Join us Tuesday, September 20th to enjoy cocktails in the National Arboretum’s Ellipse Meadow and a tented…
Happy Accidents
National Avocado Day was this past Sunday — but how did this popular fruit come to the United States in the first place? David Fairchild was an agricultural explorer who…
Summer Magic
Our garden team has harvested 2,760 pounds of produce from Washington Youth Garden so far this year! That’s over 550 pounds more than we had harvested this time last year.
For the Love of Trees
Take a walk through plant evolution with Dr. Richard Olsen, Director of the National Arboretum, in a recent GardenDC podcast episode. Dr. Olsen discusses the evolutionary history of ancient plants…
