FEATURED PLANTS
Here's just a few plants we don't want you to miss. Click to learn where to find them and more!
Big-Leaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Winning Edge'
Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Merlot'
Woodland Sunflower
Helianthus divaricatusTake a deep dive into our plant records
Use the Garden Explorer tool to search current information directly from our plant database including each plants’ location.
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.
Robison Herb Garden
Find over 500 varieties of herbs throughout 17 theme beds in this renowned garden.
Groundcover Collection
Around the Lewis Building, find a variety of herbaceous perennials ideal for shady or sunny gardens.
Zucker Shrub Collection
This area's “garden rooms” show perennials, shrubs, and ornamental grasses can be used in inspiring ways.
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.
Lick Brook
Long appreciated as one of Ithaca's most beautiful wooded gorges and for its cascading series of waterfalls.
Upper Cascadilla
Enjoy a walk along Cascadilla Creek and buffering woods via the East Hill Recreation Way.
Frost Ravine
Part of a larger area nominated for National Landmark status for of the old-growth forest there.
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.