James Gagliardi, a self-described “plant geek,” used his knowledge to narrow an international search that resulted in the rescue of an abused and exploited child. Continue reading A humble horticulturist is a secret superhero
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet to Hollis Gentry, especially if it’s blooming beneath a family tree. Continue reading A few of my favorite things: Hollis Gentry
This week we have questions. Questions that need answering. Questions about old hats and wombats. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was Sept. 16 – Sept. 22, 2018
Victorians preserved pressed flowers as keepsakes but you can hardly press an iron garden bench into an album. Nathan Anderson takes us behind the scenes as as the Garden Furnishings collection is digitized. Continue reading How does your garden grow? With silver bells and cockleshells and pixels all in a row.
Betty Belanus takes a stroll down the garden path with self-professed “hort nerd” Janet Draper. Continue reading Neither rain, nor snow, nor heat of summer, can stay Janet Draper from her appointed rounds
May 22, 1987. The Enid A. Haupt Garden opens on the south side of the Smithsonian Institution Building. It is named for New York philanthropist Enid Annenberg Haupt, who, coincidentally, contributed $3 million for the garden’s construction. Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: May 22, 1987
March 10, 1987. The Garden Club of America donates its magic lantern slide library to the Smithsonian after the last member willing to view all 65,000 during the monthly meeting retires. We’re guessing. Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: March 10, 1987
January 29, 2011. The exhibition “Orchids: A View from the East” examines the role these fascinating and beautiful plants have played in Chinese culture. Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: January 29, 2011
Send money, beer and lawyers! This week we celebrated them all, along with whale detectives, vampire bats and decomposing art. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was June 4 – June 10, 2017
In a week darkened by stark reminders of racism and the galactic danger of black holes, we were cheered by an immigrant vintner’s success story. Have another glass of wine! Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was May 28 – June 3, 2017
Come for the ingenuity and stay for the scandal on this episode of Sidedoor as as we find out how Eadweard Muybridge changed the course of photographic history. Continue reading Sidedoor: Inventor, Photographer…Murderer
Secretary Skorton considers America's complicated relationship with Native Americans and helps set the record straight on a meal that was more of a snack than a feast. Continue reading The Invention of Thanksgiving
Kris Hamilton introduces Jim Peterson, who volunteers with the Smithsonian Call Center and at the National Museum of Natural History. Continue reading Volunteer Spotlight: Jim Peterson
This week was marked by news from across the pond and from right in our own backyard. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was Oct. 28 – Nov. 3, 2018
December 13, 1847. The Board of Regents votes to get organized. We're still waiting. Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: December 13, 1847
