Fairfax County Master Gardeners

The U.S. National Arboretum has teamed up with the green industry to feature plants new to American horticulture in an exhibit that opens today at the facility operated by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in Washington, D.C. Located at the arboretum's Visitors Center and the surrounding Introduction Garden, the “Living Gardens Catalog” puts a twist on the traditional plant catalogs gardeners often receive in the mail. Informational posters that resemble catalog pages for each of the featured plants are set up in the lobby. Visitors can then view these plants, some of which are being displayed in public for the first time, in the garden outside. The exhibit features a variety of plants, from bedding annuals and perennial plants to shrubs and trees.

 

The exibit is open from June through October.