Plant Talk

Take a Spring Walk Through the Crabapples

Posted in Videos, What's Beautiful Now

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

How to Participate in an EcoQuest Challenge

Posted in Environment & Conservation, How To, Videos

Citizen science is as simple as pulling out your smartphone. Read More

Nature in Your Backyard: Old-growth Forest

Posted in Plant Science, Videos

This Arbor Day, head into the forest with NYBG's Dr. Jamie Boyer and his daughter Emelia to learn about old-growth woodlands, and what you and ... Read More

Take a Virtual Tour of the LuEsther T. Mertz Library

Posted in Inside our Collections, Videos

For #NationalLibraryWeek, we're revisiting a 2013 tour of the LuEsther T. Mertz Library’s collections. Read More

Herbarium Activities for Kids

Posted in Inside our Collections

What can you see? The Steere Herbarium’s 7.8 million specimens contain a world of patterns and shapes for kids to explore at home. Read More

Earth Day 50: Still Closing the Circle

Posted in Environment & Conservation

As the world marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, NYBG's Dr. Brian Boom reflects on his own history with the very first event, NYBG's ... Read More

Backyard Botany: Magnolias

Posted in Plant Science, Videos

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

Make a Plant Champion Cape for Earth Day 50

Posted in How To, Videos

For Earth Day 50, your kids can become superheroes for the environment by repurposing their old t-shirts. Read More

Take a Spring Walk Among the Tulips

Posted in Videos, What's Beautiful Now

Take a walk through the tulips with us. Read More

A Message from Yayoi Kusama

Posted in History & People

Today, with the world facing COVID-19, I feel the necessity to address it with this message. Read More