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
Conceived and created as an aid for teaching her math students the properties of hyperbolic planes, Daina Taimina presents a colorful display of crocheted shapes, on display in the gallery of the Nevin Welcome Center. These artistically designed representations of hyperboli [...]
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 [...]
As we welcome the arrival of spring, brighten up your indoor spaces with new houseplants! The Horticulture Enterprise team (Learning by Leading Program) has propagated and grown a wide selection of plants, including Echevaria succulents, string of hearts, strings of pearls, [...]
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 practice mindfulness by dedicating our attention to the present moment and fully observing and appre [...]
Cornell Botanic Gardens Tour of Chinese and Asian Plants Join this guided outdoor stroll exploring different areas of the garden to highlight several plants endemic to China and eastern Asia. Discover the importance of trees and garden plants in East Asian culture, and lea [...]
Join us for a stroll through the Botanic Gardens' picturesque Bowers Rhododendron Collection, located behind the Nevin Welcome Center on Comstock Knoll. The Knoll is ablaze in May and early June with the vibrant white, yellow, pink, and red blossoms of the Collection. Rhod [...]
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.