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Narcissus: A global symbol of spring, renewal, and resilience

People across cultures through the ages have been attracted to this springtime beauty, which has come to embody hope, resilience, and renewal.

Update

The F.R. Newman Arboretum opens April 11

The gates are now open from dawn to dusk.

In the News

How to Plan a Garden With Climate Change in Mind

New York Times – March 28, 2025

Sonja Skelly, director of education and academic initiatives, shares solutions to gardening in increasingly erratic weather, based on Cornell Botanic Gardens’ experience and practices.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Gardeners’ Labyrinths: On Plants, Poetry, and the Printed Book at Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center

William and Jane Torrence Harder Lecture Jessica Rosenberg, Associate Professor, Department of Literatures in English Why have printers and poets long seen an affinity...

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Spring into the Gardens! at Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center

Come celebrate spring and National Public Gardens Week with plant and nature-inspired activities, a scavenger hunt, a bulb and houseplant sale (first come, first served), and...

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Exploring the Trees of the Arboretum

Is your knowledge of trees limited to the ones in your backyard? Join our tree tour to learn about the wide diversity of tree species in the F.R. Newman Arboretum and why this...

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CONNECTING PLANTS AND PEOPLES FOR A WORLD OF DIVERSITY, BEAUTY, AND HOPE.

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Land Acknowledgement

Cornell University is located on the traditional homelands of the Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' (the Cayuga Nation), members of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.

Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts

Cornell Botanic Gardens embraces and actively works to increase diversity among all the communities with which we engage.

In the News

Medicinal garden at Onondaga Nation School grows opportunity

Cornell Chronicle – November 14, 2024
Students in the Learning by Leading program engaged extensively with the Onondaga Nation School on native plants and design ideas.

Our Gardens and Natural Areas

We are responsible for the natural beauty of the Cornell University campus including cultivated gardens, an arboretum, and natural areas. Together these comprise one-third of campus, and with off-campus natural areas, a total of 3,600 acres.

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WHAT TO SEE IN SPRING

As the temperature warms, flowering trees and shrubs and primrose blooms cover the landscape. By late spring our Rhododendron collection shines along with the opening of the gorges.

Seasonal Highlights