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Garden
Step into the shade
Sonja Skelly, director of education and communications, shares her love of the Groundcover Collection, and introduces some of her favorite plants within it.
Natural Area
Fall Creek’s Iconic Hemlock Gorge
Take a short tour of Fall Creek’s Hemlock Gorge, with gorge historian Dan McClure.
Garden
The magic and wonder of herbs
Wander among the magical plants of the Robison Herb Garden through a digital collection and discover their beauty and significance.
News
Explore our plants from anywhere
The new Garden Explorer feature makes up-to-date plant records accessible online.
Video
Connecting Plants and People
Join our Director for a virtual tour of our gardens, natural areas, and some ways we carry out our mission.
Cultural Connection
The Rose: “Queen of Flowers”
Explore an illustrative guide to discover why the rose is considered the “Queen of Flowers.”
Tour
The Waterfalls of Fall Creek
Dan McClure, gorge historian, takes you to a restricted area at the bottom of Fall Creek Gorge, where Devonian-age siltstone walls tower more than 100 feet above.
Tour
The Waterfalls of Fall Creek
Step into an area of Fall Creek gorge that is inaccessible to the public, and learn about the history of the waterfalls climbing up Fall Creek to the Cornell University campus.
Cultural Connection
Rhododendron: Beyond its beautiful bloom
From mid-May to mid-June, a main attraction at Cornell Botanic Gardens is the Bowers Rhododendron […]