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| Established | 1972 |
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| Location | The National Mall, Washington, D.C. |
| Type | public gardens and archives |
| Director | Joy Columbus[1] |
| Public transit access | L'Enfant Plaza Metro Stop or Smithsonian Metro Stop (Washington Metro) |
| Website | gardens.si.edu |
The Smithsonian Gardens, a division of the Smithsonian Institution, is responsible for the "landscapes, interiorscapes, and horticulture-related collections and exhibits", which serve as an outdoor extension of the Smithsonian's museums and learning spaces in Washington, D.C.[2] Established in 1972[3] as a groundskeeping and horticulture program, Smithsonian Gardens currently manages 180 acres of gardens on the National Mall,[3] 64,000 square feet of greenhouse production space,[3] and the Archives of American Gardens, a research collection of over 60,000 photographs and archival records covering American landscape history from the 1870s to the present.[3][4][5]
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- ^ a b c d "AHS 2012 Great American Gardeners National Award Winners" (PDF). American Horticultural Society. June 7, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
- ^ Ottesen, Carole (2011). A Guide to Smithsonian Gardens. Smithsonian Books. pp. 20, 25. ISBN 978-1-58834-300-0.
- ^ "Archives of American Gardens". Smithsonian Gardens. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved October 22, 2012.