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. (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. (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. (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. (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. (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: (more…)
Explore DC Cherry Blossom Map here
Thanks to Chelsey for the reminder about this awesome resource from Casey Trees:
“With another year of distancing required at the Tidal Basin, find cherry blossoms near your own neighborhood with our DC Cherry Blossom Map”
What neighborhoods/blocks are your favorite to visit for blooming beauties?
From the National Park Service:
“UPDATE: Ohio Drive from the John Ericsson Memorial to Hains Point along the Potomac River is closed to automobile traffic. All areas remain open to pedestrians & cyclists at this time.
Enjoy a virtual #cherryblossom experience”
Also we’ve reached stage 4! (more…)
Thanks to Nikki for sending last week: “Ume (plum blossoms) are in bloom at the Kennedy Center! The sakura (cherry blossoms) around the Tidal Basin are still budding but these beauties are a sight to behold and smell lovely. I didn’t know the difference between these two types of trees until researching why this little patch was in bloom so early. I thought I would share with anyone else who would like to take a walk to see them.” (more…)
Photo by Tim Brown
From the National Park Service:
“We’re so excited! The cherry trees are now at florets visible, the 2nd of 6 stages. Peak bloom could be less than 3 weeks away. Florets crossed!
Follow the #BloomWatch online & enjoy a virtual cherry blossom experience“