Posted by: Yvette Henson, San Miguel County
For the 2014 Thanksgiving Holiday, my husband and I went to Washington DC to spend time with our youngest daughter who was doing an internship as part of her universities degree requirements. While we were there we visited the US Botanic Gardens Conservatory. https://www.usbg.gov/conservatory
For the 2014 Thanksgiving Holiday, my husband and I went to Washington DC to spend time with our youngest daughter who was doing an internship as part of her universities degree requirements. While we were there we visited the US Botanic Gardens Conservatory. https://www.usbg.gov/conservatory
In the conservatory Garden Court they had a display of
Washington DC Landmarks made from all natural materials such as leaves, seeds,
bark, fungi, etc. I was totally blown
away and forever inspired. Here are
pictures of a few of them. (Keep in mind
these pictures were taken with my iphone in 2014.)
US Capital
Lincoln Memorial
Smithsonian Castle
White House
2014 Garden Court Christmas Tree
(surrounded by buildings made from all natural materials)
Just for fun I've included 2 photos from the Conservatory Model Train Display that was also part of the 2014 US Botanic Gardens Conservatory holiday display.
Conservatory Model Train Track
Fairy House
I was so inspired by these beautiful displays that I started
making fairy houses made of all natural materials with my granddaughter. Ours don’t even approach the intricate detail
of these made for display at our National Garden but they sure are fun!
For more information on The Plant Based D.C. Landmarks at
the United States Botanic Garden Conservatory go to this link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1chs6NWIaO_Ha9_CvdKDUJXtuw2LXrET-/view
Happy Holidays!
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