tor, two facility managers, a public programs specialist, 

 a botanist, a small clerical staff, numerous gardeners, a 

 maintenance crew, and several night watchmen. 30 



FUTURE DIRECTIONS OF THE GARDEN 



An assessment of the physical condition of the facility is 

 now under way as the first step in the restoration and 

 retrofitting of the Conservatory. This would adapt it for 

 another fifty years of service by strengthening and modern- 

 izing the physical structure and support systems. A new 

 Master Plan, which brings appropriate treatment and 

 improvements to each glasshouse, is gradually being im- 

 plemented. In addition, using the original drawings, some 

 of the display areas have been renovated to restore origi- 

 nal features, such as the reflecting pool in the Palm House. 



The Production Facility currently (1991) housed at Poplar 

 Point, in Anacostia, Southeast, Washington, D.C., will be 

 relocated to D. C. Village in Southeast, Washington, D.C., 

 in 1993. The new facility, which will be larger than the old, 

 will use the lastest greenhouse technology and will allow 

 for greater refinement of the original intentions, serving the 

 public and Congress. 



Modern technology is now being introduced through- 

 out the garden with the adoption of new growing techniques 

 and the installation of computers at all locations. Themes 

 have been added to all shows, and a 12-month horticultural 

 exhibit, displaying botanically interesting and colorful 

 plants, has been added to the Subtropical House. 



Public outreach and education are making great strides 

 as the topics and teachers for horticultural classes are up- 

 graded to utilize prominent and knowledgeable individuals 

 speaking on timely issues. 



Congress has authorized the establishment of the 

 National Garden at the United States Botanic Garden, com- 

 memorating the Bicentennial of Congress. The National 

 Garden will display the many varieties of our national 



30 U.S. Congress, Senate, Committee on Appropriations, Legislative 

 Branch Appropriations, 1985, Senate Report No. 98-515, 98th Cong., 2d 

 Sess., Washington: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1984, p. 24. 



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