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
The mission of Cornell Botanic Gardens is to share the deep and enduring connections between the rich diversity of the plant world and the equally rich diversity of cultures worldwide. This garden display and exhibit shares the knowledge, skill, and resilience of enslaved A [...]
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 [...]
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 the Robison Herb Garden, Young Flower Garden, Bowers Rhododendron Collection, Shady Groundcover Co [...]
Join guides from the Botanic Gardens and the Lab of Ornithology for combined bird walk and plant walks this summer. We’ll alternate between tours of Sapsucker Woods and the F.R. Newman Arboretum in search of summer birds, and enjoy the trees and other plants we find along t [...]
Did you know that some plants hire mercenaries for protection? Or that some plants can tap into their neighbors’ resources when they need them? Join Garden Guide Dana Kruser to explore the hidden world of plants and their fascinating adaptations and interactions with other [...]
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 diversity is so important to humans. Learn how these trees connect to our local flora and the glob [...]
The end of the annual growing season is beautiful, delicious, and botanically fascinating. Come explore the parts of the plants that we eat, learn about plant life cycles, and taste some yummy plant parts from the Pounder Vegetable Garden with Cornell Botanic Gardens' LxL Y [...]
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.