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Help Save the Azaleas at the U.S. National Arboretum in DC
Ten thousand mature Azaleas and hundreds of Boxwoods at the U.S. National Arboretum are scheduled for destruction this year, following the loss of two sources for private funding.  They plan to turn those areas into easy-care grassy meadows.

If you've ever visited the U.S. National Arboretum during a visit to Washington D.C., you must have been blown away by the beauty of their 10,000 azaleas on Glenn Dale Hillside.  For those of you who may not be familiar with this facility, here's a little history:
The 446-acre National Arboretum was established by Congress in 1927 to be a living museum and research center administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.  Its mission:
To serve the public need for scientific research, education, and gardens that conserve and showcase plants to enhance the environment... To serve the public and improve our environment by developing and promoting improved landscaping plants and new technologies... The Arboretum's boxwood, azalea and perennial collections - planted and nurtured over decades, including new varieties first developed at this facility - may not be the last to be bulldozed and turned into grassy meadows.  Could the collections of peonies, dogwoods, day-lilies, magnolias and other plants be next?
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