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The Capitol’s original columns are a signature feature of the US National Arboretum. Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.
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Before the barbecue dinner, a National Arboretum guest takes advantage of the tent and one of the many fans posted throughout. Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.
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Every year the annual Friends of the National Arboretum dinner honors a state. This year it was Missouri and the buffet had Kansas City-style brisket, chicken-fried steak, and Missouri corn soufflé. Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.
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Missouri Senator Roy Blunt says hello to National Arboretum board member Tuckie Westfall. In the foreground is Frisky Hickey. Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.
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Barbara Wells and her husband, DC City Council member Tommy Wells. Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.
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Brian and Yvonne Folkerts of Alexandria, Virginia. Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.
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Board Chairman Barbara Shea welcomed guests to the National Arboretum annual cookout and introduced the evening’s honoree, botanist Peter H. Raven. Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.
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Guests relax and listen as Peter H. Raven gives his acceptance speech after receiving the National Arboretum’s Excellence Award.
Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.
Photograph by Carol Ross Joynt.