CONNECTING PLANTS AND PEOPLES FOR A WORLD OF DIVERSITY, BEAUTY, AND HOPE.
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Planting Knowledge: A Little Free Library Takes Root
Book-sharing box invites community members to share garden and nature knowledge
Blog
Nature’s Call to Action
Volunteering at Cornell Botanic Gardens motivated a native of the Republic of Georgia to pursue graduate study and career in global conservation.
Exhibit
Places for the Spirit
Fine art stills by Vaughn Sills capture African American gardens, which illustrate beliefs and practices brought to the United States by enslaved Africans.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Botanic Gardens Tours at Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center
Take a relaxing stroll with a Garden Guide through the gardens around the Nevin Welcome Center and discover the beauty and diversity of our cultivated plant collections. Visit...
Mindful Botany Walk at Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center
Join Cornell Botanic Gardens staff to observe the beauty and drama of nature unfolding on monthly nature walks. While exploring various paths and gardens each month, we will...
Cultures & Cuisines: Tastes of the African Diaspora at Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center
Celebrate the rich culinary heritage of the African Diaspora and explore the plants of the exhibit, “Seeds of Survival and Celebration: Plants and the Black Experience.” Join...
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.
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Seeds of survival: Botanic Gardens honors the Black experience
This garden display and exhibit shares the knowledge, skill, and resilience of enslaved Africans, their descendants, and today’s Black community and their deep connections to plants and the cuisines they inspired.
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.
WHAT TO SEE IN SUMMER!
Our gardens and arboretum are bursting with blooms! Our natural areas offer ample opportunity to explore unique settings.