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The interior plants section of the Horticulture Services Division
plans and provides tropical and flowering plant displays for the
many Smithsonian museums in Washington, DC.
The displays are designed to complement the interior spaces of
the museums. An individual museum's architecture and exhibits
are incorporated into the composition of each design to define
spaces, highlight exhibits, and provide a pleasant experience
for each visitor. Plants are selected based on horticultural requirements
such as light levels and for their visual characteristics including
texture, color, and form.
Flowering plants in these displays and in other special horticulture
exhibits are rotated on a regular basis to provide a continually
colorful presentation.
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 Dish
gardens and flower arrangements can be found on visitor information
desks throughout the Smithsonian museums. Flowering and tropical
plants are used to create dish gardens as are specimens from the
Horticulture Services Division's orchid collection.
Floral arrangements feature both fresh and preserved
material and can be found in the pavilions of the Arthur M. Sackler
Gallery and the National Museum of African Art*.
* Arrangement for National Museum of African Art is featured November
through February
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
The Gallery's pavilion troughs feature seasonal flowering plant
displays from November through February. Combinations of color,
height, and texture are used in the pavilion's large floral arrangements.
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Horticulture Services Division creates a variety of holiday displays
throughout the Smithsonian's museums and gardens. In each location,
flowering plants, plants of winter interest, preserved plant materials,
and other decorated items may be featured.
Decorated evergreen trees can be found in the National Museum of
African Art, Renwick Gallery, National Postal Museum, National Museum
of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution Castle, and S. Dillon
Ripley International Center. |
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