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Explore #plantlove

Join us for exhibitions, programs, and projects that help us see plants, get to know plants, so we can save plants.

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Photo of #plantlove logo

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

Through end of January 2020 Photo of a plant heart

#plantlove: The Weekend

Saturday, February 16, 2019 – Monday, February 18, 2019 Photo of pink orchids

The Orchid Show: Jeff Leatham’s Kaleidoscope

Saturday, February 15, 2020 – Sunday, April 19, 2020 An aerial view of the patterned path and curvilinear planting beds in the Modernist Garden

Brazilian Modern:
The Living Art of
Roberto Burle Marx

Final Weeks—Through September 29, 2019 Photo of cascading kiku flowers

Kiku: Spotlight on Tradition

Friday, October 25, 2019 – Sunday, November 17, 2019 Photo of the forest canopy in fall

Chorus of the Forest by Angélica Negrón

November 2 & 3, 2019

Know

A large tree branching out

The Overstory: Richard Powers with Todd Forrest

March 7, 2019 View of trees from the Thain Family Forest

The Secret Wisdom of Nature: Peter Wohlleben with Maria Popova

March 13, 2019 Illustration of houseplants

Homegrown: Houseplants Through the Ages

Through June 3, 2019 Single Ancient Ash Pollard Phoenix tree in fog

Sprout Lands: William Bryant Logan with Robin Wall Kimmerer

May 21, 2019

Ecstatic Nutrition: The Trees of My Life with Michele Oka Doner

Wednesday, June 12, 2019 Photo of kids in the Edible Academy

Summer Solstice Weekend

Saturday, June 22, 2019 – Sunday, June 23, 2019 Summer Rayne Oakes Book Cover

How to Make a Plant Love You: Summer Rayne Oakes

July 10, 2019 Kids standing by the Bronx River in the Thain Family Forest

Forest Adventure Camp (Grades K–5)

July 15–19, 2019;
August 12–16, 2019 Three children throwing tomato's in the air at the Edible Academy

Totally Tomatoes Weekend

August 10–11, 2019 Photo of a student looking through binoculars

Earth Avengers Camp (Grades 6–8)

Monday, August 19, 2019 – Friday, August 23, 2019 Where the Crawdads Sing Book Cover

Delia Owens: Where the Crawdads Sing

Monday, September 16, 2019 An aerial view of Brazilian Modern, showing black-and-white curved paths, a sculptural water feature, and plants.

Roberto Burle Marx: Innovation and Activism

September 13, 2019 A jar of honey next to a piece of honeycomb in a bowl.

Honey & Harvest Weekend

October 12–14, 2019 Photo of Jamaica Kincaid

The Earth in Her Hands: Jamaica Kincaid in Conversation with Jennifer Jewell

Friday, March 13, 2020

Save

Someone taking a photo of lilies.

Nature at Your Doorstep: Celebrating the Public Participant in Research

Friday, April 12, 2019 Guests learning about nature

National Citizen Science Day

Saturday, April 13, 2019 Photo of a giant inflatable globe in front of the Conservatory

Earth Day Weekend

Saturday, April 20, 2019 – Monday, April 22, 2019

The Historical Flora of New York City: Implications for Conservation Action

Friday, September 20, 2019 Photo of a botanical illustration

Roots of American Botany & Ecology in an Age of Climate Change

Friday, September 20, 2019 Photo of Greenmarket

Go Green on Wellness Wednesday

Wednesday, September 25, 2019 Photo of Bill McKibben

Falter: A Conversation with Environmentalist Bill McKibben

Thursday, September 26, 2019 Photo of a Thain Forest Tour

Nurturing Nature's Resilience

Thursday, September 26, 2019 Photo of rainforest plants

Brazilian Biodiversity: Assessing Threats to Plants & Ecosystems

Friday, September 27, 2019 Photo of ginkgo under a microscope

Survival Instincts: Living Fossils & Other Extreme Plants

Friday, September 27, 2019 Photo of an herbarium specimen

Pressed for Time: Plants & Climate Change

Friday, September 27, 2019 – Sunday, September 29, 2019 Photo of Angélica Negrón

Artists Inspiring Action

Saturday, September 28, 2019

A Call to Action: Protecting Earth's Biodiversity

Friday, November 15, 2019
Image of the native plant garden path by the Education pavilion

Sustainability Intensive Workshop
Sept. 30

 Photo of EcoFlora scientists looking at a phone

EcoQuest Challenge

 Kids looking through telescope at Adventure Garden

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