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Cultural Connection
Strawberry: Leader of the Fruits
When June arrives at Cornell Botanic Gardens, a bounty of blooms spanning every color of the rainbow cover our gardens and natural areas. These blooms attract a variety of pollinators in the hope that...
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Medicinal Garden grows from Onondaga collaboration
View this presentation from the students and staff who collaborated with the Onondaga Nation School to hear first hand how ideas were transformed into a culturally significant garden space. A year...
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Path of Persistence: Conserving the American Globeflower
Cornell Botanic Gardens’ natural areas host two populations of a rare and delicate blooming herb: Trollius laxus, the American Globeflower. Conserving it is a story of patience, perseverance, and...
News
Guided Mindfulness Meditation with Let's Meditate at the Cornell Botanic Gardens at Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center
All are welcome to join this free, guided meditation session, led by Travis Winter, LCSW, in partnership with Cornell Botanic Gardens and the Nature Rx Initative. This meditation focuses on nature and...
Cultural Connection
Narcissus: A global symbol of spring, renewal, and resilience
Video by Jay Potter Cultures around the world welcome spring with daffodils. They are blooming now at Cornell Botanic Gardens, where yellow dominates the color palette from almost 100,000 daffodils...
Update
The F.R. Newman Arboretum opens April 11
Another sign of spring: The Arboretum gates will open from dawn to dusk, welcoming vehicle traffic, beginning on April 11, 2025.
In the News
How to Plan a Garden With Climate Change in Mind
New York Times – March 28, 2025 Sonja Skelly, director of education and academic initiatives, shares solutions to gardening in increasingly erratic weather, based on Cornell Botanic Gardens’...
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Winter melts into Spring
The transitions between seasons are among the most magical at Cornell Botanic Gardens.
Cultural Connection
Which plant is the real shamrock?
The shamrock has been a familiar symbol of Irish culture for hundreds of years, but do you know which plant is the real shamrock?