North Patio at U.S. National Arboretum

Major garden features include: aquatic plants, the Asian Collection, the Fern Valley Native Plant Collections, the Flowering Tree Collection, the Flowering Tree Walk, the Friendship Garden, the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum, the National Grove of State Trees, and the National Herb Garden. Of course, for many Washingtonians, the feature most widely recognized and beloved is the National Columns display, the original columns of the US Capitol that reach to the skies above the Grand Meadow