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Spring Visit to the National Arboretum

I finished work early, and it was a beautiful, albeit hot, day, so we decided to drive up to the National Arboretum, in northeast DC. The arboretum comprises 446 acres of natural beauty and is a wonderful place to visit any time of the year, but especially in spring, when their dogwoods and large azalea collection are in bloom. Unlike past years, this was a relatively quick visit, but it was so pleasant without the weekend traffic and crowds.
Morrison Garden
Morrison Garden		 Along the trail
Along the trail		 Yellow in a sea of pink
Yellow in a sea of pink		 A new bird!
A new bird!
Pink azaleas
Pink azaleas		 Lined in red
Lined in red		 Bee with good taste in flowers
Bee with good taste in flowers		 The azalea tree
The azalea tree
Sole catch
Sole catch		 Florida Flame
Florida Flame		 Multicolored
Multicolored		 Two-in-one bush
Two-in-one bush
Yet another unusual variety
Yet another unusual variety		 Entrance to the Dogwood Collection
Entrance to the Dogwood Collection		 Golden azaleas
Golden azaleas		 Back to the trail
Back to the trail
National Capitol Columns
National Capitol Columns		 Shades of pink
Shades of pink		 Redbud row
Redbud row		 Rosy ending
Rosy ending
Red red
Red red		 Late bloomer
Late bloomer		 Chinese Pavilion
Chinese Pavilion		 Outdoor bonsai
Outdoor bonsai
Raymond19-Apr-2025 14:09
A stunningly beautiful gallery
jtocaciu18-Apr-2025 03:11
Thanks for sharing the beautiful and colourful images of this superb park. BV.
Pierre05-Apr-2024 14:03
Une magnifique galerie de ces beautés printanières, un lieu formidable à visiter! V
Raymond Ma06-May-2023 23:50
What a beautiful place to enjoy the spring blooms, you even caught a couple of nice visitors! V
Buz Kiefer26-Apr-2023 14:43
Beautiful gallery of a large variety of colorful spring flowers. Beautifully done. Vote.
M Paula Neumann21-Apr-2023 12:47
Fabulous images from National Arboretum. The azaleas have been spectacular this spring.
Mairéad20-Apr-2023 20:43
A gorgeous gallery of this impressive spring planting. V
Danad20-Apr-2023 15:10
Colors and light sing in this gallery, like an hymn to spring !
*V*
Jim's Visions20-Apr-2023 03:31
Congratulations Helen on this gallery full of wonderful photography.
Tom LeRoy19-Apr-2023 09:38
Spectacular colors and a fine mix of birds and scenes. Excellent gallery ! V
Liz Bickel19-Apr-2023 08:16
Such a beautiful gallery. You are so lucky to have this garden paradise near you. It's absolutely stunning at this time of year.
Don17-Apr-2023 07:04
Glorious colours!
victorswan17-Apr-2023 06:34
a very nice start on theze gallery BV
Dan Greenberg15-Apr-2023 14:44
Beautiful start to a gallery Helen. I cannot wait to see more of these. ~BV~
Zoltán Balogh15-Apr-2023 12:22
A really promising and wonderful new gallery, Helen! V
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