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Random Gardens
Bellevue Botanical Garden
Forty years ago, the Wilburton Hill neighborhood in Bellevue, Washington was forests and pastures. That all changed in 1981 when Cal and Harriet Shorts deeded their mid-century home and 7.5 acres of…
Beet Street Gardens
For the past three years, Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum has been leading a collaborative Smithsonian project on Urban Waterways. The project comes out of a desire to explore the various…
Shepard Street
Jody K. is quick to say she’s not a leader. “I’m more of a really good follower,” she protests. But while Jody may not have captained the initial push to transform the vacant lot at 93 Shepard Street…
Featured Garden
Ivan's Garden
My son Ivan, age 13, asked to build a garden at the start of quarantine. He is an avid runner and follows many Kenyan athletes who have farms on their property in Kenya and was inspired by this to…
