Okra and other plants in a garden bed
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Art, stories, and tours celebrate plants and the Black experience

Cornell Botanic Gardens’ exhibition “Seeds of Survival and Celebration: Plants and the Black Experience” honors

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Path of Persistence: Conserving the American Globeflower

See how Cornell Botanic Gardens conserves a rare blooming herb over the course of a year, implemented with care by botanists, naturalists, volunteers, and Cornell students.

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Sustainable gravel garden comes to campus

A new garden saves water, promotes sustainability, and increases biodiversity, especially among pollinator insects.

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Botanic Gardens mural nurtures connections with plants

Cornell Botanic Gardens has unveiled a new outdoor art installation: a two-story mural, created in

Two people planting a garden.
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Collaboration Brings Healing, Honoring Garden to Akwe:Kon

Morning Ag Clips — May 18, 2023 Our Learning by Leading team and Indigenous students from the American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program bring a medicinal garden to life.

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Meet a Climate Friendly Lawn

Cornell Botanic Gardens experts developed a sustainable alternative to the conventional turf-grass lawn. The lawn, consisting primarily of native species, reduces carbon emissions from mowing, is...