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Farmers MarketEvery Wednesday, June 25–October 29, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Enjoy free admission to the Farmers Market, located inside The Botanical Garden at Mosholu Gate on Kazimiroff Boulevard. Moore in AmericaMay 24–November 2 Coming soon, a landmark exhibition of monumental sculpture by internationally acclaimed sculptor Henry Moore. Experience the largest outdoor exhibition of the artist’s works ever presented in a single venue in America, set against the Garden’s sweeping 250-acre landscape and spring blooms.
The sights and scents of spring are unfolding daily as waves of flowers blossom across the 250 acres of the Botanical Garden. Each day brings new awakenings, from flowering cherry, magnolia, and crabapple trees to magnificent springtime favorites like daffodils, azaleas, tulips, and more.
Darwin's Garden: An Evolutionary Adventure
This exhibition explores the untold story of Charles Darwin's lifelong fascination and work with plants, including how flowers have evolved their extreme beauty and how plants are sensitive creatures responding to the least beam of sunlight and the pull of gravity.
Auricula Theater
Dozens of magnificent auricula primroses set in a charming display based on a centuries-old tradition and designed by The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury (Lady Salisbury) are on view through May 11, 2008.
In Bloom
Flowering cherries--including wonderful specimens interplanted among the mature pines, firs, and spruces in the Arthur and Janet Ross Conifer Arboretum--are in peak flower during late April. The month of April also brings to flower a variety of Asian and American magnolias, leading into May, when lilacs and crabapples begin to flower. The azalea and rhododendron collections infuse vivid colors into seven acres of woodland, and ornate beds of formal tulips add drama to the Seasonal Walk.
The Botanical Garden has one of the largest collections of daffodils in the United States, with daffodils stretching across the Liasson Narcissus Collection, sweeping up Daffodil Hill, and bordering Daffodil Walk. Elsewhere on the grounds beds of peonies and beds of irises contribute further vivid displays in May.
Late spring through the month of June is dominated by the exuberant flowering and distinctive fragrance of roses, at the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden.
Rock Garden
The Rock Garden has reopened for the season, with an additional 20,000 minor bulbs planted last fall adding color among the rocks and garden paths and to the thousands of alpine plants of mountainous regions throughout the world.
Home Gardening
The Home Gardening Center is a wonderful resource for visitors to see new plants and old favorites, learn time-saving techniques, gather ideas for creative garden designs, and obtain solutions for common problems. Weekend demonstrations, tours, and presentations offer visitors the opportunity to tap into the knowledge of the Botanical Garden's experts.
For Kids
In the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden, children help prepare the garden, planting flower and vegetable seeds, composting, and digging for worms in the fresh soil. The Everett Children's Adventure Garden provides young visitors with the chance to explore nature and go on a spring scavenger hunt.
Spring Season sponsored by 
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