10 Botanical Photos You Won’t Believe Were Taken in Downtown DC

Get the best #jungle shots at the Botanic Garden.

Allison + Brian. ?

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Love among sharp spines.

Textures et couleurs au U.S. Botanic Garden. @usbotanicgarden . . . #jaimelesplantes #usbotanicgarden #textures #organictexture #ilovegreen

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Tactile collage.

Quick visit to the Botanical Gardens during our visit to the USA. #flowers #flies #fly #garden #insects #timeflies #usbotanicgarden #nature #flytrap #spanishfly #usa

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Get up close and personal.

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Smolder.

[Pentax K1000, Kodak Portra 400] #35mm #filmphotography #filmisnotdead

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A local @boyswithplants.

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All-star blooms.

#Macrophotography at the botanical garden on the national mall. #monarchbutterfly #butterfly #botanicalgarden #macro #bugs @usbotanicgarden

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God save the Queen.

Exploring the US botanic garden with @pawstachio ?✨

A post shared by Cole Keister (@coleito) on Oct 15, 2017 at 1:32pm PDT

Out of focus.

Take over an entire feed.

I don't know about you, but I think DC looks better with colorful trees. . . . . . #fall • #autumn • #capitol • #igdc • #walkwithlocals • #bythings • #dctography • #fotodc • #dcchasers • #vsco • #vscocam • #acreativedc • #mydccool • #fox5dc • #nbcwashington • #washmagphoto • #huffpostgram • #justgoshoot • #travel • #peoplecreatives • #livefolk • #instagood • #nature • #artofvisuals • #aov • #moodygrams • #agameoftones • #aov15k • #bevisuallyinspired

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Best shots aren’t all on the inside, either.

Abbey Gingras

Editorial Fellow

Abbey joined Washingtonian in September 2017. A Miami University (Ohio, not Florida) alum, she called the Midwest home before moving to Vermont to report for the Burlington Free Press and to be closer to her one true love: Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. Her work has also appeared in Cincinnati Magazine and USA Today. Abbey lives in Falls Church.