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Several of our natural areas are closed during firearm season, which runs November 16 - December 17, 2024
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Event
Verdant Views: Cultivators of Celebration
This webinar features several individuals profiled in the exhibit “Cultivators of Celebration.”
Video
Winter Wonder
Take a moment to contemplate the quiet beauty of the season in this one-minute video.
Update
Arboretum Seasonal Closing to Vehicles
The F.R. Newman Arboretum closes to vehicular traffic during the winter months for protection of tree collections and public safety.
Conservation
Cultivating a Sustainable Future: Cornell Botanic Gardens’ Native Lawn
This episode of Verdant Views explores the journey behind Cornell Botanic Gardens’ native lawn project.
Gardening
Tales of survival and celebration
Lessons learned from growing the plants of the “Seeds of Survival and Celebration: Plants and the Black Experience” exhibit.
Cultural Connection
A Touch of Plant Magic
Stories of three plants associated with the origins and traditions of Halloween
Exhibit
Seeds of Survival and Celebration returns to honor Black history, knowledge, and culture
The exhibition returns with an expanded plant collection, more stories, and vernacular garden features reflective of African American culture.
Blog
Winter Ornaments of Nature
A master’s-degree student incorporated dormant and dried plant material collected from Cornell Botanic Gardens together with fragrant spring annuals in a display that added visual interest, color, and fragrance in the dormant months
Cultural Connection
Ripples of lavender honor Pride month
A rich bouquet of flowers found throughout Cornell’s Botanic Gardens hold meaning for the LGBTQ+ community, which has long embraced the six colors of the rainbow: red for life; orange for healing; yellow for sunlight; green for nature; indigo for serenity; violet for spirit.