Arboretum in Winter

December 27, 2009: The forecast was for a relatively warm day, so we had to get outside while the going was good and headed to the U.S. National Arboretum. Our first stop was Fern Valley:

The undergrowth was lushly green with Mountain laurel (r):









Our snow a week before Christmas was harsh on the camellias:









View up the Anacostia River:

Japanese winterberry, a deciduous holly, in front of a magnolia (l); Nandina domestica (r):

Silhouette of Dawn redwoods against a winter sky: