Monday Morning Circle Time
photo by jsmjr on Flickr Good morning everyone. I do so hope you enjoyed the lovelygorgeousperfect weekend. A weekend where the nosy were allowed to peep into the homes of complete strangers,...
View ArticleDeadline to Request Bulbs This Week
Photo coutrest of Capitol Hill Garden Club member Bill Dean. For the seventh year, the Capitol Hill Garden Club is giving away free spring-flowering bulbs for use in public spaces on Capitol Hill. The...
View ArticleEnchanted April (um, I mean March)
Photo by María Helena Carey By Matthew Roberts of Ginkgo Gardens One of my favorite movies, especially during the dark depressing days of winter, is Enchanted April. It’s mostly about the...
View ArticleBring a Green Thumb and an Appetite
The Sherwood Neighborhood Volunteers will host their next event on Saturday, May 5, from 9 am until 1 pm. They will be reopening the newly refurbished field, planting several bushes near the entrance,...
View ArticleHill’s Eye View: from the Flickr pool
photo by Kate McFadden Goodbye cherry blossoms. Goodbye dogwoods. Hello azellas, peonies and bleeding hearts. Love to capture spring on the hill? Add your posts to THIH’s flicker group.
View ArticleVolunteer at the Arboretum
Counting down the days until everything is abloom at the Arboretum. Just think: YOU could be the one wielding the shears! Photo by María Helena Carey We here at The Hill is Home are aware that the...
View ArticleHill’s Eye View: Rediscovered Pleasures & Treasures
By Caroline Angelo How often do you forget the treasures in our backyard, the majestic mall. Share your shots on the THIH Flickr group of the extraordinary ordinary treasures...
View ArticleTennis on the Hill: Registration Now Open
The last few days have proven that spring will, in fact, soon be here. So now is the perfect time to start thinking about spending time outside when the weather warms up for good. Tennis on the Hill...
View ArticleHill’s Eye View: Think About This
Spring is on the way, really it is. Be a love and share photographs that remind us of what we anticipate so dearly about spring on Capitol Hill with the THIH Flickr group.
View ArticleHill’s Eye View: Pop! Pop! Pop!
by Caroline Angelo on Flickr Wow! The gardens on the Hill are a sight to behold this time of year. Pinks, purples, yellow and chartreuse greet you as you walk down the street. Share the garden...
View ArticleTo Do List for the Weekend of March 26 – 29
Gloomy chill aside, it’s spring! Let’s get to acting like it. Tonight start the weekend with Hitchcock, Peck and Bergman with Spellbound. This is the final in a film series which has focused on the use...
View ArticleHill Buzz
Photo by Jim Havard on Flickr Plots Open for Gardeners on Potomac Avenue (Hill Rag) Navy Yard Church to Host Prom for Special Needs Students at Nationals Park (Hill Now) New Indie Bookshop Opening Near...
View ArticleCherry Blossoms: New Peak Dates, Where to Visit
Hey everyone! Remember this? The @CherryBlossFest & @NatlParkService just announced peak bloom will happen 3/31-4/3! #CherryBlossomDC #dcstaycation — theHillisHome (@theHillisHome) March 2, 2016...
View ArticleWhere to See the Cherry Blossoms Without The Crowds
Photo by Claudia Holwill Peak bloom is here! …And so are the crowds. As lovely as it is to see the beautiful cherry blossoms surrounding the Tidal Basin, the crowds can be a bit challenging....
View ArticleSweet Sixteen Time!
TFW you and your squad are ready for patio season but the weather is messed up. Photo by TwoTails DC, via our Instagram feed. Bistro Cacao prevailed over Trusty’s. Biergarten Haus reigned over The...
View ArticleELITE EIGHT or, Will We Ever Get to Sit at a Patio Again?
This patio inspires madness of a different kind. Photo by Keri Maloney, via Instagram. Biergarten Haus crushed Bistro Cacao. Acqua al 2 defeated La Loma. The Brig obliterated Belga Cafe. The Dubliner...
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