Cherry blossoms in Dumbarton Oaks Gardens, Washington, D.C. (© Blaine Harrington III)

【March 21 2015】Dumbarton Oaks Gardens started to take shape in 1920 when Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss bought an estate in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. At the time of the purchase, the grounds of the 53-acre property were described as “neglected.” Turning overdue attention to this blank canvas became a 30-year project helmed by Mildred Bliss and landscape gardener Beatrix Farrand.Explore breathtaking Gallery from the HuluTrip homepage over the past 5 years..