Smithsonian Gardens
Parterre of the Enid A. Haupt Garden | |
| Established | 1972 |
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| Location | The National Mall, Washington, D.C. |
| Type | public gardens and archives |
| Director | Joy Columbus |
| Public transit access | L'Enfant Plaza Metro Stop or Smithsonian Metro Stop (Washington Metro) |
| Website | gardens |
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. Established in 1972 as a groundskeeping and horticulture program, Smithsonian Gardens currently manages 180 acres of gardens on the National Mall, 64,000 square feet of greenhouse production space, 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.