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The pergola at Houston Pond at F.R. Newman Arboretum in winter.
Update
F.R. Newman Arboretum: Winter Closing to Protect Trees

The F.R. Newman Arboretum is closed to vehicular traffic for the winter months. Learn why and other places you can park.

Video
Fluttering Phrases Speak of Gratitude

View visitors’ reflections on how plants enrich our lives in this short video.

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Blog
Gavin's Story!

Gavin Ratliff, a current senior studying landscape architecture, tells us how the design of the Cornell Botanic Gardens and his own passions work together to create enriching experiences.

Aerial view of Fall Creek
Video
Soar over Fall Creek and Hemlock Gorge

Take flight over Fall Creek in this two-minute video.

Print of ecological calendar
News
Art and exhibits illustrate hope for climate resilience

Art, exhibits, and emerging knowledge come together at Cornell Botanic Gardens to express the ways in which Indigenous and rural communities around the world are adapting to disruptions caused by the climate crisis.

Heritage plants
News
Collaboration plants seeds for cultural, biological conservation

A campus collaboration with the Gayogo̱hó:nǫ’ (Cayuga Nation) seeks to conserve biodiversity and simultaneously safeguard human cultural values and traditions.

A walk way lined with plants and flowers
Garden
Stroll Along Plants of the Americas

The North Walk has been refurbished to display native plants.

Natural Area
Pedal and Stroll through Purvis Road Wetlands

View a birds-eye view of Purvis Road Wetlands, natural area best experienced from the Dryden Rail Trail.

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Gardening
Check out the buzz!

We invite you to come see our Botanic Buzzline – a flowering pathway that connects people and pollinators to plants.

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