Traveling Exhibits
Learn about exhibits developed by the U.S. Botanic Garden that are available for your garden or museum to present
2025 Summer Evening Series at U.S. Botanic Garden
2025 summer evenings
U.S. Botanic Garden Shifts Open Hours to 11-6 for June-Aug 2025
From June 9 through August 31, the U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG) will shift open hours for the Conservatory to 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. The shifted hours will allow us to replace the greenhouse glass roof in the Conservatory Garden Court.
Lisa Philander
Deputy Executive Director
Megan Haidet
Partnerships Manager
Join us for an Earth Day event!
Join us for an Earth Day event! We have lots of programs on-site and online all week long, from composting and sustainable gardening and landscaping to tree conservation and family activities!
“Orchids: Masters of Deception” Exhibit at U.S. Botanic Garden Showcases Deceptive Flowers
Orchids captivate and enthrall people around the world. They also captivate and lure pollinators—sometimes through fascinating, beautiful deceit. A variety of orchids from around the world will be in this 29th annual joint orchid exhibit between the U.S. Botanic Garden and Smithsonian Gardens, running Feb. 14-April 27, 2025 at the USBG Conservatory.
Orchids: Masters of Deception
Orchids captivate and enthrall people around the world. They also captivate and lure pollinators – sometimes through fascinating, beautiful deceit! Join us as we showcase some of the unique, bizarre, and intriguing orchid adaptations that deceive pollinators looking for food, mates, locations to lay their eggs, and more. Explore thousands of orchids in this 29th annual joint orchid exhibit between the U.S. Botanic Garden and Smithsonian Gardens.
To Defoliate or Not to Defoliate, That is the Question
Some trees don’t lose their leaves in the fall, instead remaining green year-long. Why is this? What is the reason that some trees lose their leaves in the colder months while others don’t?
A “Blue Rooster” Comes to U.S. Botanic Garden from National Gallery of Art
There’s now a second “blue rooster” on the National Mall. A 4” model of the famous Hahn / Cock sculpture on the roof of the National Gallery of Art’s East Building is now perched on an East Building replica inside the United States Botanic Garden. And both the building model and the Hahn / Cock model are made from plant parts.