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Feb. 14-April 27, explore thousands of orchids – both beautiful and deceptive as part of “Orchids: Masters of Deception!" The 29th annual joint orchid exhibit between @usbotanicgarden and @SIGardens will feature unique, bizarre, and intriguing orchid adaptations!

For most of July and August 2024, the U.S. Botanic Garden will shift open hours for the Conservatory to 11 a.m.–6 p.m. From July 8 – August 30, the shifted hours will allow the USBG to replace the greenhouse glass roof in the Conservatory Garden Court. usbg.gov/visit

Announcement - Special Summer Evening Hours! The U.S. Botanic Garden invites visitors to come enjoy blooms and a beverage with special summer evening hours on June 20, July 18, and August 15, 2024. Drinks available for purchase. Tickets are not required. USBG.gov

@ktullymcmanus You can submit plant care questions to our Plant Hotline! USBG.gov/Contact

Honestly want these folks to tell me what is wrong with my plants when they are struggling (But personal plant consults is not in the job description, alas)

Thank you @NewsHour for spotlighting the @USBotanicGarden and plant conservation! Many plants are facing threats, but many botanic gardens are working to conserve them. We depend on plants for food, medicine, clean air... We'll continue working to preserve earth's biodiversity!

We are excited to have made our @Jeopardy debut tonight! We love to see the love for the USBG when we show up in pop culture. Keep visiting and learning with us, and we’ll keep growing and sharing about the amazing world of plants! (Shout out your answer below!) #powerfulstink

11-16% of U.S. tree species threatened w/ extinction, the greatest threats being invasive pests & diseases, according to first-ever assessment of all U.S. trees by @MortonArboretum, @USBotanicGarden, @bgci, @natureserve, @forestservice, & others. usbg.gov/researchers-co…

An #oak tree thought to be extinct, Quercus tardifolia, was discovered deep within @BigBendNPS, Texas by a group of researchers led by @MortonArboretum & @USBotanicGarden. Get an inside look at the journey to find & conserve the elusive oak: usbg.gov/researchers-re…

The United States Botanic Garden (USBG) will reopen the Conservatory to the public on April 1, 2022, marking a full reopening of all areas of the USBG. Entrance to the USBG is free and timed tickets will not be required. usbg.gov/usbg-fully-reo…

We're hiring a Special Events/Scheduling Coordinator. This position will be responsible for coordinating all USBG special events held at the Conservatory, including congressional, AOC and USBG events, and official government functions. Apply by Oct. 6 at usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDet…

1 in 3 tree species face extinction reveals first-ever State of the World’s Trees report. At least 11% of continental U.S. tree species are threatened with extinction. Learn more and see proposed actions: usbg.gov/state-of-the-w…

Oaks are a keystone plant in many native ecosystems and are important to health of hundreds of plant, animal species. USBG & @MortonArboretum partner to advance the conservation of threatened trees in the U.S., with a special focus on native oak species. usbg.gov/usbg-morton-pa…

Military Veterans: Apply by Aug. 13 for Urban Farm Training in Baltimore Sept/Oct 2021 from @NCAT_ORG and USBG. Get an in-depth look at sustainable, profitable, small-scale urban farming enterprises and learn about urban farming as a career. bit.ly/2UC8CmR

We're excited to announce the USBG and @PublicGardens have awarded $403,450 to 21 public garden partnerships across the U.S. that will foster public engagement and education in urban food growing and build capacity in urban agriculture programs. Full list: USBG.gov/UrbanAgricultu…

@SFGate Congrats on the smelly beauty! Thanks for illustrating with photos from some of our corpse flowers - we love sharing them with the public, whether in person or online! Learn more about the conservation work we're doing to help this endangered species: USBG.gov/CorpseFlower

It’s not often a crowd of people gathers at an abandoned gas station to gawk at and smell a flower. But it did this week in Alameda, when a local nursery owner dragged his very rare corpse flower to a place where the public could get a good view.  trib.al/pSRbFGn

USBG and @natureserve are launching a new partnership to conserve U.S. native plants! Our combined expertise will help us tackle two critical areas of plant conservation – assessing threats to at-risk plants and safeguarding the wild relatives of crops: bit.ly/3e3r5zK

The U.S. Botanic Garden is working to help food-growing programs at public gardens affected by the COVID-19 pandemic through the Urban Agriculture Resilience Program, established in partnership with the American Public Gardens Association. aoc.gov/explore-capito…

We are honored to be named as one of the 10 Best Botanical Gardens in the United States! Thank you for your votes, and congratulations to our outstanding peers! 10best.com/awards/travel/…

The @USBotanicGarden and @PublicGardens have partnered to offer immediate support to urban agriculture programs at public gardens affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, awarding $378,000 to 28 public gardens across the U.S. See the full list at usbg.gov/urban-agricult…