White House Announces Fall Garden And Grounds Tours, October 16-17

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First Lady's Kitchen Garden featured; bring your camera...
First Lady Michelle Obama's now-world famous Kitchen Garden will be in the spotlight during the Fall White House Garden and Grounds tour this year, as it was last Spring, the White House announced today. The tours will be on Saturday, October 16, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, and on Sunday, October 17, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

Tickets are free to the public, but are required.

The First Lady's 1,500 square foot Kitchen Garden is currently growing Fall crops, including a huge variety of lettuces, herbs, rapini, eggplant, sweet potatoes, and beans. This summer, corn was planted for the first time. Visitors will also be able to view the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, the Rose Garden, the Children’s Garden, and the South Lawn of the White House while on the tour. (Above: Mrs. Obama and student helpers harvest fennel in the Kitchen Garden on June 4, the most recent "public" harvest)

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The National Park Service will distribute free, timed tickets at the Ellipse Visitor Pavilion, located at 15th and E Streets on each tour day beginning at 8:00 a.m. Tickets will be distributed -- one ticket per person -- on a first-come, first-served basis. In the event of inclement weather, the Garden Tours may be cancelled. Please call the 24-hour information line at [phone] to check on the status of the event. Tours of the White House will not occur on the dates of the Garden Tours.

http://obamafoodorama.blogspot.com/2010/10/white-house-announces-fall-garden-and.html

[lunatica]

1. This and solar panels on the White House too!

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[ensho]

2. gardens are cool

D.C. used to and may still have a wonderful water garden