A complete shock to me, thanks for posting. First trashing the mighty Skinner organ for something more trendy and now this. What are they thinking? One can only imagine it was bleeding money...but that's hard to see how as I always saw customers there. Nursery options in Upper NW are somewhat limited, aren't they? They didn't have the "overhead" of having the rent the space, which would be the worst expense in that area.

While I have this thread, well firstly I'll be very annoyed if I'm deleted because it is NOT intended to be a commercial msg. and I have no connection to this merchant. Daedalus Books in Baltimore & Columbia has an absolute embarrassment of old gardening books. They are not listed on the website, I suggest stopping by is the only option, which is why I posted here to the Mid-Atlantic forum. I almost can't believe I'm revealing this source, but I feel like I'm done plundering it. They had what was a 1983 reprint of a Gertrude Jekyll title, Wall & Water gardens in perfect shape. I mean, literally from 1983! Brand new, but pages a little yellowed, obviously. Original price $24.50, which was a lot of money in 1983 haha. Price now? $4.95. I got the last copy of that but they had other reprints from the same series, and other rare gardening books of the great british authors from the mid 80s through the early 2000s. Timber Press back when it was part of Sagapress for example - at least 5 titles from that era. Really astonishing so check it out.

According to The Washington Post, a group of concerned citizens are talking to Cathedral officials about bringing a commercial, for-profit interest in to run the greenhouse.

It is on the National Register, which means the Cathedral cannot tear it down without going through a very lengthy process.

Here is a link that might be useful: Washington Post Article