FEATURED PLANTS
Here's just a few plants we don't want you to miss. Click to learn where to find them and more!
Peony
Paeonia (Herbaceous Group) 'Friendship'
Hungarian Iris
Iris variegata
Northern Catalpa
Catalpa speciosaTake a deep dive into our plant records
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FEATURED GARDENS
Our diverse cultivated collection of plants are located within specialty gardens surrounding the Nevin Welcome Center and within the nearby 150-acre F. R. Newman Arboretum.
Groundcover Collection
Around the Lewis Building, find a variety of herbaceous perennials ideal for shady or sunny gardens.
Treman Woodland Walk
This intimately-scaled, hemlock-shaded, streamside garden displays moisture-loving plants that cannot be grown well elsewhere at Cornell Botanic Gardens.
Floriculture War Memorial Trail
The garden along this trail features boggy areas and running water, and shows ways to make wet areas into attractive landscape features.
FEATURED NATURAL AREAS
We steward over 3,600 acres of biologically diverse landscapes that represent the full range of ecological communities found in the Finger Lakes region.
Upper Cascadilla
Enjoy a walk along Cascadilla Creek and buffering woods via the East Hill Recreation Way.
Mitchell Street Hawthorn Thicket
More than 100 species of birds have been observed at this site.
Carter Creek Preserve
Carter Creek cuts between two steep hillsides of old growth, second growth, and young forest.