How Plants Work - A Guide to Being Green

Plants face daily challenges and a lifetime of threats, diseases and enemies—yet most manage to hold ground, grow and reproduce. Although humans are locked into a life-and-death dependence on plants, people often fail to appreciate them as living, breathing, dynamic organisms. How Plants Work, a new permanent exhibit in the East Gallery, will introduce you to the daily realities of life as a plant.

LEARN MORE through Wednesday, December 31 10:00 a.m.  –  5:00 p.m. (420 minutes of caring)

One Planet – Ours! Sustainability for the 22nd Century

Our much anticipated summer exhibition this year will focus on sustainability - not only how it applies to gardens and the landscape, but also how each of us and our communities can live for tomorrow, as well as for today.

LEARN MORE through Monday, October 13 10:00 a.m.  –  7:00 p.m. (540 minutes of caring)

Washington, DC Green Festival

At Green Festival we’re celebrating what’s working in our communities—across the District, Maryland and Virginia—for people, for business and for the environment.

LEARN MORE through Sunday, November 9 10:00 a.m.  –  8:00 p.m. (600 minutes of caring)

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