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FEATURED PLANTS

Here's just a few plants we don't want you to miss. Click to learn where to find them and more!

Flowering Crabapple

Malus 'Henning'

Japanese Garden Anemone

Anemone x hybrida 'Margarete'

Common Witch-Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

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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.

Zucker Shrub Collection

This area's “garden rooms” show perennials, shrubs, and ornamental grasses can be used in inspiring ways.

Newman Overlook

One of the highest points at Cornell Botanic Gardens and on campus, Newman Overlook provides a wondrous view of both the arboretum.

Houston and Grossman Ponds

Houston and Grossman ponds, located in the heart of the arboretum, were created in the early 1980’s to add an aquatic ecosystem to our collections.

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.

Natural Area

Native Lawn Demonstration Area

Designed to replace conventional lawn with native low-growing grasses, which only require mowing once or twice per year.

Monkey Run

Part of a long natural corridor protecting Fall Creek on its route to Cayuga Lake.

Fall Creek Valley

This natural area consists of young and old forests on the north and south sides of Fall Creek.