Washington Guide

Celebrate the autumn season with this exhibit of traditional Asian arts of nature that showcase fall’s colors and forms.Deciduous bonsai and penjing in brilliant reds, oranges, and yellows will be displayed with a variety of chrysanthemumstones—stones in which minerals have formed chrysanthemum-like patterns—collected from China, Japan and California. ... more »

Celebrate the autumn season with this exhibit of traditional Asian arts of nature that showcase fall’s colors and forms.Deciduous bonsai and penjing in brilliant reds, oranges, and yellows will be displayed with a variety of chrysanthemumstones—stones in which minerals have formed chrysanthemum-like patterns—collected from China, Japan and California.The exhibit also includes unique potted arrangements of wild grasses and flowers, called kusamono, and mums grown for their single, extraordinarily large blooms. The exhibit will change as individual trees, flowers, and planted arrangements reach peak color and form, so plan to visit often. « hide