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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.
In the News
Cornell’s Steminist Movement Inspires Local Middle School Girls to Pursue STEM Careers
Cornell Daily Sun—November 12, 2023 Cornell’s chapter of The Steminist Movement led middle schoolers around the Cornell Botanic Gardens to discuss sustainability and agriculture.
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
Native Lawn
Cornell Botanical Gardens Natural Area Project Advances Lawn Sustainability
Cornell Daily Sun — October 12, 2023 The Botanic Gardens has a Natural Lawn program that has resulted in greater sustainability and increased biodiversity and resilience.
Native Lawn
Would you give up your lawn for an easier, environmentally friendly option? Here’s how it could look
WXXI News – October 4, 2023 Learn more about the benefits of a native lawn by listening to this five-minute interview with Natural Areas Director Todd Bittner.
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.