While the cherry blossoms are gone, there are plenty of other plants providing color. Here's a shot of an ornamental citrus tree.
Yes, roses from the florist are beautiful. But there is something quite unique about the blooms found in nature.
The coloring on these petals, particularly on the inside, is probably a secret code that only the pollinating bugs can see...
Scary flower!
A flowering tree.
The Arboretum has an impressive banzai collection, but none of its trees were as impressive as this one, which has been "in training since 1625."
Deeply colored blooms are pretty... rare.
Beautiful water lilies dotted the surface of one of the ponds at the Arboretum, which contained lots of hungry koi.
These columns may seem better suited for a Greek Isle, but they actually used to be part of the U.S. Capitol. When the building was renovated and expanded in the early 1950s, these pillars went into storage, until someone had the bright idea to pull them out and display them here at the Arboretum.
We all know about this one... the flowers and the bees...wait, that's birds and bees, never mind.
But definitely the best photos we got pictured more than just flowers...
