FEATURED PLANTS
Here's just a few plants we don't want you to miss. Click to learn where to find them and more!
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.
Mullestein Winter Garden
Find plants with interesting color, texture, and shape, which add beauty to the winter landscape.
Zucker Shrub Collection
This area's “garden rooms” show perennials, shrubs, and ornamental grasses can be used in inspiring ways.
Kienzle Overlook
Enjoy the view from this overlook, which displays dwarf conifers, perennials, and small flowering trees.
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.
Edwards Lake Cliffs Preserve
Explore lake cliffs, forests, shrub thickets, meadows, and a gorge with a 35’ high waterfall.
Monkey Run
Part of a long natural corridor protecting Fall Creek on its route to Cayuga Lake.
Fall Creek Gorge
Nearly 200 feet deep, Fall Creek’s Gorge is among the most impressive gorges in the Finger Lakes Region.
grow (plants) yourself!
For gardeners in parts of New York State and Connecticut, you can order plants seen at Cornell Botanic Gardens from ShrubBucket, a distributor of high-quality perennials.