In collaboration with organizations such as The GLOBE Program and Smithsonian Gardens, the National Academies is hosting a kid-friendly day of scientific discovery and fun for this year's #EarthDay .

Join us on April 20 at National Academy of Sciences building: ow.ly/jBy950Rf7Qs

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🌸 Magnolia Update 🌸

The saucer magnolias are past peak bloom. The trees are at the stage where the blooms are starting to fade and the tepals are falling to the ground. 🩷

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Spring is coming early this year with #digitization Smithsonian Gardens of 650 hand colored glass lantern slides from The Garden Club of America by DPO Imaging Services/Smithsonian American Womans History Museum.

🌸Magnolia Update!🌸

The saucer magnolias have reached peak bloom! Due to the predicted warm weather for the remainder of the week, we do not anticipate the blooms will last long.

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🌸 Magnolia Update 🌸

With the warmer weather forecasted for the next several days, we anticipate peak bloom will be mid-week.

Stay tuned for updates.

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🌸 Magnolia Update 🌸

The saucer magnolias are opening up in the Enid A Haupt Garden. Our horticulturist for the garden, Michael, suggests visiting this weekend to catch the magnolias at this stage of bloom (his favorite!), but he predicts peak bloom will be next week.

🌸 Magnolia Update 🌸

The saucer magnolias are showing more pink. Peak bloom will be next week.

Stay tuned for updates.

📷: Melinda W., Supervisory Horticulturist

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🌸 Magnolia Update 🌸

The saucer magnolias are starting to open up and should have blooms by the end of this week. Peak bloom will be next week.

Stay tuned for updates.

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🌸 Magnolia Update 🌸

The saucer magnolias are starting to show their pink. The flowers will begin to open next week.

Stay tuned for updates early next week.

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🌸 Magnolia Update 🌸

The saucer magnolia buds are starting to push but have a couple weeks before they are at peak bloom. Stay tuned for updates.

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Did you know? The Mother Tongue Film Festival is a free festival dedicated to exploring and celebrating language. Featuring 23 films in 27 languages from communities around the globe, #MotherTongue2024 will be an event unlike any other! mothertongue.si.edu Recovering Voices

Will you be my gnomie? 💘

LeRoy and friends are ready to be your valentine. Happy Valentine’s Day! ❤️

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There maybe a few snowflakes outside, but we prefer this ‘Snowflake’ instead. ❄️

🌱: Oncidium Speckle Spire ‘Snowflake’

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Today is #InternationalDayofWomenAndGirlsInScience ! 🔬🥼👩‍🔬

Presentation has been postponed to a later date to accommodate the speaker. Smithsonian NMAAHC

Smithsonian Gardens is partnering with the Smithsonian NMAAHC to bring you Let's Talk African American Gardens. Join us, Feb. 8th at noon for a garden chat on Cultivating Wakandan Resilience: Afrofuturism & Gardening with guest speaker Colah B. Tawkin. Register here: s.si.edu/3vZLxNm

New blog post: Read about how Smithsonian 3D team & Smithsonian Gardens partnered to develop amazing 3D models of orchids: dpo.si.edu/blog. (It was a challenge!)