I was sent to Washington, D.C. last week for a work conference, and squeezed in a quick hour at the Botanical Garden on the mall on my last day.
As soon as I walked into the misty glass house, my blood pressure dropped and my olfactory senses perked up. Slowly meandering through the exhibits of Jungle, Desert, Rare Orchids and Medicinal Plants, I made notes of plants I already knew, and those I'd like to get to know better.
Outside, the gardens celebrated the wild, with paths leading through native plantings, bioswales and creative paving.
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