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Journey Through Spring

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Take a virtual walk through The New York Botanical Garden’s spectacular spring highlights. Read More

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Turning Over a New Leaf

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All around the Garden—and the City—our trees are waking for spring. Read More

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Backyard Botany: Forsythia

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Did you know that these cheery yellow flowers are related to olives? Read More

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Take a Spring Walk Through the Crabapples

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Take a virtual Sunday walk with us through the crabapples, spring's latest stars. Read More

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Backyard Botany: Magnolias

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Did you know magnolias are as fascinating inside as out? Read More

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Take a Spring Walk Among the Tulips

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Take a walk through the tulips with us. Read More

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Anatomy of a Plant with Arvolyn Hill

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How much do your kids know about their favorite spring flowers? Read More

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Spring Walk Among the Daffodils

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Look closely at the flowers in our sea of hundreds of thousands of spring daffodils and you'll find many unique faces. Read More

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Spring Walk Through the Cherries

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While the Garden remains closed, the pink and white flowers of these treasured trees are still putting on a show all across grounds for the ... Read More

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Backyard Botanizing

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Being stuck at home doesn't mean you can't engage with nature. With phenology and Nature's Notebook, you can do it from your backyard—or even from ... Read More

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Each Monday in the Edible Academy, we welcome vete

Each Monday in the Edible Academy, we welcome veterans of all ages from the James J. Peters VA Medical Center for a day among nature—where they take part in hands-on gardening, working with plants to ease depression and anxiety, promote healing, and engage in activities for friendship and community building.

“There are so many different ways to express yourself and to grow, and I think that the THRIVE program is a wonderful opportunity to do that with other veterans,” said one participant. As we celebrate Memorial Day, hit the link in our bio to hear from some of our regular VA visitors on the ways THRIVE at NYBG—running since 2020—has brought them together through a mutual love of plants and the natural world we share.

#MemorialDay #THRIVEatNYBG #plantlove

Your interest may be piqued by peonies, or your jo

Your interest may be piqued by peonies, or your joy revved up by roses, but for some of us here at NYBG, the delicate, papery leaves of the poppies make our hearts patter. 🧡✨

If you’re looking for these simple, stunning, vividly colored flowers this time of year, you can’t go wrong with the Perennial Garden!

#Papaver orientale ‘King Kong’ #plantlove

The vultures have landed… and here’s a sneak p

The vultures have landed… and here’s a sneak peek at just a few of the many visitors making themselves at home ahead of the public opening of Ebony G. Patterson’s long-awaited NYBG debut, “…things come to thrive…in the shedding…in the molting…”—kicking off this Saturday, May 27.

Join us for the exciting first weekend of this major site-specific exhibition to explore provocative garden-inspired installations and exotic flora—from a monumental peacock sculpture to swarms of these glitter-encrusted scavengers—in works that examine the secrets to be found buried just beneath the garden as you know it.

We’ll be open through Monday for a long weekend in celebration of this captivating moment in NYBG’s history by one of the most exciting contemporary artists of our time. Hit the link in our bio to get your tickets and experience the show for yourself.

#EbonyGPatterson #EbonyGPattersonNYBG

Did you know that NYBG has a pickle room? Don’t

Did you know that NYBG has a pickle room? Don’t get too hungry — they aren’t exactly for eating. 🥒🫙🔬

Take a peek behind the scenes at some of the fascinating ways we study plants at our Pfizer Plant Research Lab with the help of Leeann Dabydeen, our Laboratory Manager. #plantlove

In this new showcase of our top images each week,

In this new showcase of our top images each week, highlighting our appreciation and connection to plants and the natural world, join NYBG Photographer Marlon Co as he shares his favorite moments from his journeys around the Garden. 📸🪷🌞

Spring is always an active time at NYBG, and on any stroll through our 250 acres you'll experience signs of life blooming all around you. Even now, as the season again turns over a new leaf, you can witness the lushness of plant life filling the Garden. The returning laughter of school groups matched in intensity with nearby bird songs, a water lily in bloom, and roses making their earliest appearance are just a few of the things happening here right now. The evidence is clear: Summer is on the horizon, but for now here's what we enjoyed this week.

Check out the first installment of “Presently at NYBG” through the link in our bio.

#Nymphaea #Paeonia #plantlove #PresentlyAtNYBG

There's no better pairing for a glass of rosé tha

There's no better pairing for a glass of rosé than a day out in New York's most beautiful spring landscape! 🍷🌿

This Saturday and Sunday, May 20 & 21, sip and savor the season during Spring Uncorked at NYBG, a weekend for wine lovers featuring the best of regional wineries from the Hudson Valley, Brooklyn, and Long Island—with samples to taste and a wide selection of bottles to purchase. The flowers and foliage of the season set the scene for you to relax to live music, learn the science behind the vintner's craft, and kick back with a variety of crafts and lawn games while enjoying delicious lunch options from our friends at the @BronxNightMarket.

This once-a-year event is coming up quickly, so don't wait—hit the link in our bio to get your tickets while they last!

#SpringUncorked

“Just as flowers take root in graveyards, the la

“Just as flowers take root in graveyards, the lavish, colorful installations of the Jamaican artist Ebony G. Patterson reflect nature’s beauty while revealing dark truths…”

Don’t miss our upcoming exhibition’s feature in @newyorkermag’s Summer Art Preview, on stands today—we can’t wait to unveil contemporary artist Ebony G. Patterson’s vision of the Garden to you!

Known for her lavishly detailed mixed media installations, Patterson brings her signature style to the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, and NYBG’s landscape and galleries, in a major site-specific exhibition featuring breathtaking and provocative displays of art and nature. Among the striking beauty of exotic flora and garden-inspired installations, you’ll find yourself in the presence of swarms of glittering vultures, a monumental peacock sculpture gracing the tropical world of the Conservatory, and moments that take you deeper—into the very idea of a garden—to discover what lies beneath.

“…things come to thrive…in the shedding…in the molting…” opens to the public next Saturday, May 27. Hit the link in our bio to check out the New Yorker article and get your tickets now to experience this bold new show at NYBG.

#EbonyGPatterson #EbonyGPattersonNYBG

If you haven’t visited the Rock Garden in a whil

If you haven’t visited the Rock Garden in a while, you’re missing out on the year’s best showing of jewel-like alpine plants in flower. 🌼🐝🍃

This secluded collection tucked behind the Native Plant Garden offers a cloistered space of peace and quiet filled with small, delicate flowers that bring big color in spring, inviting you to take a seat, breathe deep, and connect with nature for a while. And the gentle, rushing water of the Rock Garden’s Cascade only adds to the good vibes.

Be sure and make a stop while the plants are celebrating the warm weather!

#plantlove

The Chilton Azalea Garden is in fine form this wee

The Chilton Azalea Garden is in fine form this weekend as we kick off our Mother’s Day Weekend garden party! If you’re still looking for ideas on how to treat Mom to the day out she deserves, hit the link in our bio to grab your tickets—and meet us at the Garden for lawn games, hands-on crafts, live music, and delicious bites from our friends at the @BronxNightMarket throughout this Saturday and Sunday, May 13 & 14.

It’s not too late to show her you care by giving her the gift of spring. 💐

#MothersDay #Rhododendron #plantlove

Are you keen to learn about plants—and do you lo

Are you keen to learn about plants—and do you love to create fun, engaging, and informative content? If so, NYBG Cultivators might be for you! 🪴🧑‍🌾

Our new “plantfluencer” program gives participants access to NYBG with program-curated, behind-the-scenes tours of our state-of-the-art horticultural facilities, first looks at our new exhibitions in all seasons, networking and mentorship opportunities to grow your skillset, and one-on-one time with our expert Garden staff across a wide variety of disciplines.

We're now taking applications for our inaugural class of Cultivators and we’d love to have you here to share in the beauty of our 250 acres! But don’t wait—applications close June 2. Hit the link in our bio to learn more and apply.

#NYBGcultivators #plantlove #plantfluencers

While the Garden is home to over one MILLION plant

While the Garden is home to over one MILLION plants, it’s also home to a wide variety of wildlife—from mammals and reptiles to birds, insects, and amphibians of all sorts. And our feathered friends, especially, are often happy to strut their stuff for the camera. 🦅

This Bald Eagle gave quite a show soaring over NYBG on a clear, sunny spring day recently, reminding us that it’s the perfect time to get outdoors with your camera or binoculars and take advantage of the mild weather for some NYC birding! Hit the link in our bio to learn more about some of the avian species you can expect to see at the Garden during your visit, including permanent residents and those just passing through during their seasonal migrations.

#birding #wildlife

While the peak of cherry blossom season may be in

While the peak of cherry blossom season may be in our rearview mirror, the trees weren't quite done gifting us with springtime beauty. 🌸🙌

Once the green leaves have sprouted and the flowers have fallen, a carpet of soft pink petals remains to offer another of the season's fairytale scenes under the boughs.

Be sure to follow along with the rest of our blooming spring collections through the link in our bio!

#Prunus 'Fugenzo' #plantlove