Eager Beavers
The District is located at the confluence of two rivers, a city built around streams, marshes and wetlands. It’s the home of 800,000 people....
The Return of the Garden Fairs
For the past two years, the annual garden fairs hosted by three prestigious horticulture institutions – the US National Arboretum, the Franciscan Monastery, and...
U.S. Botanic Garden to Fully Reopen April 1
The United States Botanic Garden (USBG) will reopen the Conservatory to the public on April 1, marking a full reopening of all areas of...
Stained Glass Tradition Lives On
Just a couple of miles from the Capitol sits a nationally known stained-glass studio with strong links to Capitol Hill.
Adams Morgan Stained Glass studio...
It’s March: The Beekeepers’ Busy Season
Winter is finally waning. Crocus and early bloomers are starting to push up, and that can only mean one thing for our beekeepers—time to...
Gardening Partnership Helps Youth Bloom on Barracks Row
Jim Guckert is bending over a patch of dirt on the 700 block of Eighth St. SE. Two young men are kneeling close by,...
Volunteering A Great Way to Enjoy Gardening
When it comes to gardening, February and March are a bit cold and there is not much to be done but wait. Yet it...
Solar: Save Money and Fight Climate Change
What’s the easiest way to save money while helping fight climate change? If you ask Hill resident John Ten Hoeve, the first thing he’ll...
Surroundings Sells Property— But Stays
Two of Capitol Hill’s favorite businesses have reached an agreement that is a win-win for the neighborhood.
Charles Hudman of Surroundings Floral and Landscaping has...
Blowing in the Wind
A 2011 study found that you’d have to drive a Ford F150 Raptor for 3,887 miles, or the distance from north Texas to Anchorage,...
