Join us in appreciating the beauty and hope found in the unfolding seasons.

Cornell Botanic Gardens awakens with the earliest blooms of spring, waterfalls flow with melted snow. Summer brings the height of beauty to the cultivated gardens. Autumn paints forests bright, before giving way to the quiet beauty of the winter landscape.

Nature gives the seasons, but creating and conserving the gardens, arboretum and natural areas of Cornell Botanic Gardens happens only through your engagement and support. Thank you, on behalf of Cornell’s living museum. We look forward to sharing the seasons with you in 2023 and beyond.

Trees with red leaves
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Invitation to Autumn Wonder

View the dazzling hues of fall in this short aerial video over the Bioswale Garden.

entrance to the shrub garden
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Secret Rooms in a Garden Home

Find tranquility and inspiration in one of Cornell Botanic Gardens’ best-kept secrets: the Zucker Shrub Collection.

Aerial view of flower garden and walkways
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Soar above the herb and flower gardens

Soar over two of the most beautiful outdoor spaces at Cornell University—the Robison York State Herb Garden and Young Flower Garden.