Summer Highlight: Memorial Day Roses

Thu, 19 Jul 2018 20:39:00 GMT

With their large pink petals, long bloom time and rich sweet fragrance, Memorial Day roses are a favorite of Arlington National Cemetery visitors and staff.

Summer Highlight: Sweetgum Tree

Wed, 20 Jul 2016 14:15:00 GMT

The sweetgum tree (Liquidambar styraciflua) may have a bit of a bad reputation, but our first president must have thought highly of it when he gave thirteen saplings of this North American native to Alexander Hamilton, his treasury secretary.