The garden areas are missing plants from the original plan.  Some plants are struggling.

Plans

• Friends will raise funds to implement the restoration planting plan if needed.
• NPS is planning to restore water service to the garden areas.

Accomplishments

2021

• We planted the Demonstration Garden in the North Play Area.

2020

• We planted annuals in the planters in the Spring.

2019

• We planted annuals in the planters in the Summer.
• We performed a "restoration pruning" of the azaleas at the North end of the Park, to restore the view to the Washington Channel from the benches.
• We have inventoried existing trees and shrubs and compared them to the as-built drawings.

2018

• We found the As-built drawings of the original landscaping and the water service at the National Archives!
• We planted bulbs in the planters in the Fall.
• We continued to work with NPS on a plan for garden restoration.
• We conducted a survey to identify the water infrastructure in the Park.
• We planted annuals in the planters near O Street SW in the Spring.

2017

• Friends removed invasive Euonymous from some of the planting beds.
• Friends planted annuals in the planters near O Street SW.
• NPS is completed a restoration planting plan for the garden areas.