Gardener's On the Go Summer 2012

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1. Black-eyed Susans bloom in June around the National Air and Space Museum. 2. The Smithsonian Gardens features dozens of plant and flower urns with design motifs ranging from lions to seashells. 3. The cascading water of the fountain in front of the Freer Gallery of Art adds to the tranquility of the gallery’s courtyard. 4. The parterre in the Enid A. Haupt Garden provides a pathway to the Smithsonian Castle. 5. In the Mary Livingston Ripley Garden, the walkways were laid out to encourage visitors to slow down and enjoy the plantings. 6. An antique flower container brims with lavender blooms in the Folger Rose Garden. 7.The Smithsonian Institution provides a rustic backdrop for the Folger Rose Garden. 8. Opened in 1998, the Katherine Dulin Folger Rose Garden is a modern rose garden that blooms from the spring through the fall.

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