Get Out! Visit the Season's Greenings" Display at the US Botanic Garden (on through Jan 2)

Outdoor Train Display
Image: US Botanical Garden

by Peggy Robin

Season's Greenings 2022 

The U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG) offers a garden-wide “Season’s Greenings” holiday display this year, running from Thursday, Nov. 24, through Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, closed Dec. 25. As part of the festivities, G-gauge model trains run between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. each day in the gated outdoor gardens and the Conservatory features poinsettias, holiday decor, and D.C. landmarks made from plants. The train display and Conservatory will have extended hours until 8:00 p.m. on Tuesdays in December.

Visiting Tips

• The Garden is busiest on holidays and the weekends surrounding holidays. For a less busy experience, visit during the week if possible.
  
• For safety, it is recommended that visitors wear a mask and maintain social distance between your group and others.
  
• Strollers are welcome at the Garden, but personal property must be kept in the owner’s possession at all times.
  
• The outdoor train display may not run during inclement weather.
  
• Please be mindful of terrain changes (stone, gravel, grass, etc.) as you make your way through our outdoor gardens. For additional accessibility information, please visit our Accessibility page.
  

Hours

• The outdoor train display and Conservatory hours are both 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily between Nov. 24, 2022, and Jan. 2, 2023., closed Dec. 25.
  
• On Tuesdays in December, the Conservatory and outdoor train display will have extended hours, staying open until 8:00 p.m.
  
• On Dec. 11 and 18, 2022, the gated outdoor gardens will open at 10:00 a.m. to accommodate the Garden’s sensory-friendly programming. For additional information on programs for special audiences, please visit our Accessibility page.
  
• The Terrace Gardens and Bartholdi Fountain and Gardens are open dawn to dusk daily.
  
• No tickets are required to visit any area of the U.S. Botanic Garden.
  

Outdoor Train Display

Model train display with trains circling a miniature barn, corn, and wheat farmThis year, the outdoor holiday display includes a model train display in the gated outdoor gardens, with trains running from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. between Nov. 24, 2022, and Jan. 2, 2023, closed Dec. 25. The train display will run until 8:00 p.m. on Tuesdays in December.

The trains will run through a display of agricultural scenes from across the United States and around the world, all made from plant parts. Tickets are not required to view the trains or any part of the USBG’s outdoor holiday display, and the train display may not run during inclement weather.

The farming scenes made from plant parts include:

Orange Grove, Florida, United States, North America

Cranberry Bog, Massachusetts, United States, North America

Terrace Farming, Rice and Lentils, Nepal, Asia

Hillside Vineyard, Grapes, South Australia, Australia

Indoor Vertical Farming, Finland, Europe

Coffee-Banana-Sweet Potato Cropping System, Uganda, Africa

Sorghum-Millet-Cowpea Cropping System, Mali, Africa

Olive Grove, Spain, Europe

Potato Farm and Machu Picchu, Peru, South America

Onion Farm, Mexico, North America

Rooftop Urban Farm, Illinois, United States, North America

Artichoke Farm, California, United States, North America

Wheat and Corn Farm, Kansas, United States, North America

Conservatory decor featuring DC Landmarks Buildings and Poinsettias

Learn about the plants that make up our famous DC landmarks buildings:

DC landmarks Building Materials Guide

Conservatory decor featuring DC Landmarks Buildings and Poinsettias
Learn about the plants that make up our famous DC landmarks buildings:

DC landmarks Building Materials Guide (U.S. Capitol, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, & more!

More info: https://www.usbg.gov/holiday

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