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It Takes a Village To Prepare the People's Tree
A team of employees from the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) work seamlessly and tirelessly to ensure that the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is ready to spread holiday cheer to visitors from all over the country and around the world.
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Christmas in July in Wonderful West Virginia
To most, July in Washington, D.C., means hot weather and Independence Day celebrations. At the Architect of the Capitol it also means it's time to go Christmas tree hunting!
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Long-Time Partnership Yields Beautiful Results
In February 2023, the United States Botanic Garden (USBG) opened the 27th annual joint orchid exhibit in partnership with Smithsonian Gardens.
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Poinsettias Flourish at the U.S. Botanic Garden
Our gardeners have grown almost 2,000 poinsettia plants to brighten up the United States Botanic Garden (USBG) Conservatory's annual holiday exhibit "Season's Greenings." An expert team at USBG cares for the annual poinsettia crop with daily attentiveness starting in July.
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THANK YOU, for this background on where and how this tree is selected, I can't be there to see this display but wait until this event is shown.
Thank you so much .it's was so interesting to learning the procedure of choosing the tree. I can't wait to see it This time with a different eye. Beautiful pictures
I would like to have you see my beautiful blue spruce and have you let it be selected for next year tree on the west lawn. It's pretty magnificent and it's from Toledo Ohio thank you
As a lifelong resident of New Mexico, we're honored to have one of our magnificent trees adorned at the Capitol's west lawn. Merry Christmas and GOD bless America.
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