photo by Dave Lyons
From the National Park Service:
“BIG NEWS: We’re projecting cherry blossom peak bloom to fall between March 22 – 25 this year!”
Thanks to Emma for sending: “Near H St NE. Not sure if other trees are blooming yet but I was excited to spot these!” Read More
Photo by Tim Brown
From the National Mall:
“Peak Bloom Prediction for the Cherry Trees on the #NationalMall is a little over TWO WEEKS AWAY…Spring is on its way!
Excited to join our partners @CherryBlossFest @NationalMallNPS for the big announcement on March 1 @ 9am“
Thanks to John for sending yesterday “Japanese Apricot tree at the Arboretum” Read More
via Old Takoma Business Association
From the Old Takoma Business Association:
“Black Box Botanical, is a curated houseplant and lifestyle shop opening at 7059 Blair Road, Suite 100 in Takoma, DC. The shop carries a variety of low maintenance tropical houseplants, home goods, books and accessories sourced from District based minority owned businesses. Adult Art Classes and wellness courses are also hosted within the shop. Read More
courtesy United States Botanic Garden
From a press release:
“On Jan. 29, the Smithsonian Gardens and the U.S. Botanic Garden opened the 26th annual orchid exhibition. “Orchids: Hidden Stories of Groundbreaking Women” will be on display in the Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery through April 24 (currently open Thursday-Sunday 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m..) The exhibition unearths stories of women who have enriched the understanding and appreciation of orchids. Read More
7059 Blair Rd Suite 100, NW courtesy Black Box Botanical
Black Box Botanical, “The District’s 1st Black Owned-Women Owned Houseplant & Lifestyle Shop”, opening December 3rd in Takoma!
Their website says:
“Black Box Botanical, has been established to serve as a curated house plant and lifestyle shop.
Providing access to high quality, low maintenance indoor/outdoor home plants and succulents. Read More
Thanks to Rachna for sending: “Not sure if you ever walk by Euclid between Ontario and 17th. A neighbor is slowly planting the most beautiful arrangement of plants in these custom wood planter boxes. Read More
“Dear PoPville,
Last year I noticed my knockout roses acting really weird. Hard to describe. But they looked almost… furry? The leaves started to get really narrow and there were a bunch more of them than normal. They just looked really shaggy. So I asked some gardening friends and they said that my roses had a virus called Rose Rosette Disease, possibly spread by mites, and that I needed to immediately dig up the plant by the roots and kill it before it spread. I did, but then I started noticing just how wide spread the disease was around town. DC has always loved its roses, they’re everywhere, and every knockout rose I saw had the same disease. Read More
photo by Victoria Pickering
From the National Park Service:
“A cherry blossom Haiku for your Saturday morning…
Buds grew overnight.
This is stage five – puffy white.
A springtime delight!
Follow the bloom watch online.”
And find your neighborhood blooms here.
And the magnolias are banging too: Read More
