We offer tours, workshops, lectures, webinars, and more to provide meaningful opportunities for people to learn about plants and how essential they are to our lives and our well-being. Please read our cancellation policy here.
There are also ways to explore our gardens and grounds using our self-guided tour options.
Self-guided tour
Plants seem like such an innocent, natural part of life. We eat different crops, we give flowers to our loved ones, and we all doodle them on the margins of our notebooks. However, plants show up in our everyday lives in ways that aren’t as obvious. “Seeds of Solidarity,” [...]
Join Cornell Botanic Gardens staff to observe the beauty and peacefulness of the season on this special winter version of our popular “Mindful Botany” series. While exploring various paths and gardens near the Nevin Welcome Center, we will practice mindfulness by dedicating [...]
All are welcome to join this free, guided meditation session, led by Travis Winter, LCSW, in partnership with Cornell Botanic Gardens and the Nature Rx Initative. This meditation focuses on nature and is a chance for reflection and renewal at the end of the week. Meditation [...]
Join us for a walk through our conifer collection and Winter Garden to learn the basics of conifer identification and their natural history. The tour will highlight plants native and non-native to the Ithaca area (including yew, metasequoia, fir, and larch), their unique fe [...]
This webinar features several individuals profiled in the exhibit “Cultivators of Celebration.”
This episode of Verdant Views explores the journey behind Cornell Botanic Gardens’ native lawn project.
Stories of the challenges and choices Cornell students face in their home countries, and actions being taken in response to the global climate crisis.