Many people grow plants at home or have a garden: now, consider what it takes to replicate that for botanic gardens across America. We got a behind-the-scenes look at a place that is doing just that on a massive scale, while helping save endangered plants and trees found all around the country.
attendees at the parties is making it difficult for police to keep the building secure with unaccompanied guests many invited by corporate sponsors wandering the hallways and venturing into restricted areas. the board wants to move the receptions to the nearby u.s. botanic garden and limit access to the capitol to members of congress and their guests and staff with offices in the building changes they say would relieve safety security and respectability concerns all in an effort to preserve the building s integrity and esteem. congressional leaders haven t yet made a decision about whether to accept all of the recommendations of the capitol police board, but one source tells us leadership has been mostly supportive of this effort. we also reached out to the concert organizers for their response to this proposal and we haven t heard back yet. it s the capitol. you got to be careful, right? absolutely. there s lots of marble around there. don t slip and fall in your
bloomed. a giant rainforest plant living in the u.s. botanic garden right next to the capitol. it is a giant flower that smells oddly like rotting flesh. the last time it bloomed george w. bush was president. they have been anticipating its bloom. it is at its peak smell and will remain open for the next few days. after that, the flower will begin to collapse in on itself very similarly to michele bachmann s career. you cannot unstink the smell of the corpse flower. just like putting it all out there, geraldo has shown america
in the u.s. botanic garden next to the capitol. in layman s terms it is a giant flower that smells oddly like rotting flesh. last time one of these things bloomed in america george w. bush was president. the washington post reports experts have been anticipating its bloom more than a week, extending visiting hours. the flower is now at its peak smell. that s a real thing. and will remain open for the next few days. after that the flower will begin to collapse in on its embarking on a trajectory very similar to michele bachmann s congressional career. the second awesomest thing on the internet today, you probably cannot unsmell the stink of the corpse flower like you cannot unsee this photo of geraldo rivero. the fox news host tweeted this selfie over the weekend offering this description, 70 is the new 50. he has since deleted the tweet. i wish he hadn t. just like putting it out there, geraldo was teaching america we have moved beyond the shame of secret shirtless selfie. we didn t