The landmark location first opened in 1911, when plumber and avid gardener George Turner Sr. purchased just over four acres that included a shallow lake he drained to form his private “sunken ...

The sign that Sunken Gardens put up in 2003 changed some of the colors and the V-shaped chevron. This sign recently came down and is being replaced with one that more closely resembles the original.

The Sunken Garden extends west from the Wren Building and serves as a place for relaxation and recreation. Its design follows the spirit of eighteenth-century English landscape gardens, which ...

Washington’s Capitol Campus gardens aim to blend horticulture, history, and serenity. A look inside the Sunken and Pollinator Gardens this spring.