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An aerial view of Brazilian Modern, showing palms, a black and white patterned pathway, and native Brazilian plants.

Saturday, June 8, 2019 – Sunday, September 29, 2019

Brazilian Modern:
The Living Art of
Roberto Burle Marx

Immerse yourself in lush gardens and vibrant art as you take in the sights and sounds of Brazil.

An overhead shot of people working with vegetables.

Wednesday, June 12, 2019 – Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Wellness Wednesdays

During Wellness Wednesdays, nourish your mind and body with healthy activities throughout the Garden, from local food options at our Farmers Market to forest bathing, cooking demonstrations, and more.

Friday, June 21

Elizabeth Bishop in Brazil

Scholars, writers, poets, and an actress come together to celebrate poet Elizabeth Bishop’s life in Brazil, from 1951 to 1966, and her journeys there in subsequent years, exploring her central relationship to the brilliant, self-taught landscape architect Lota de Macedo Soares who worked with Roberto Burle Marx on her own landmark modernist masterpiece home, Samambaia, in Petrópolis, as well as the celebrated Parque do Flamengo in Rio de Janeiro.

Photo of kids in the Edible Academy

Saturday, June 22, 2019 – Sunday, June 23, 2019

Summer Solstice Weekend

Celebrate the start of summer at the Edible Academy. Join us for the first big harvest of the growing season with gardening fun, crafts, yoga, live music and more to celebrate the long summer days ahead.

WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK

An aerial view of the patterned path and curvilinear planting beds in the Modernist Garden

Brazilian Modern:
The Living Art of
Roberto Burle Marx

Featured Event

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Children and parents following a winding path in the Everett Children's Adventure Garden.

Kids Create Like Burle Marx!

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Aerial view of the Barnsley Beds at the Edible Academy

Edible Academy All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Butterfly path at ECAG

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Photo of a kid watering plants at the Edible Academy

Dig! Plant! Grow!
Salad Days

1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

The Native Plant Garden in summer.

Native Plant Garden Tour

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

A woman holding vegetables harvested from a community garden.

Putting Down Roots: Celebrating 30 Years of
Bronx Green-Up

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

An aerial view of the patterned path and curvilinear planting beds in the Modernist Garden

Brazilian Modern:
The Living Art of
Roberto Burle Marx

Featured Event

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Children and parents following a winding path in the Everett Children's Adventure Garden.

Kids Create Like Burle Marx!

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Aerial view of the Barnsley Beds at the Edible Academy

Edible Academy All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Butterfly path at ECAG

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Photo: Elizabeth Bishop in Brazil

Elizabeth Bishop in Brazil

11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Flora from the Native Plant Garden in Summer

Native Flora in Summer

10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Photo: Make Music New York

Make Music New York

Photo of a kid watering plants at the Edible Academy

Dig! Plant! Grow!
Salad Days

1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

The Forest in spring.

Thain Forest Tour

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

The Native Plant Garden in summer.

Native Plant Garden Tour

2:30 – 3:30 p.m., 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

A woman holding vegetables harvested from a community garden.

Putting Down Roots: Celebrating 30 Years of
Bronx Green-Up

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

An aerial view of the patterned path and curvilinear planting beds in the Modernist Garden

Brazilian Modern:
The Living Art of
Roberto Burle Marx

Featured Event

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Photo of kids in the Edible Academy

Summer Solstice Weekend

Featured Event

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Children and parents following a winding path in the Everett Children's Adventure Garden.

Kids Create Like Burle Marx!

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Aerial view of the Barnsley Beds at the Edible Academy

Edible Academy All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Butterfly path at ECAG

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Photo of Ross Hall

Cinema Brasileiro Film Series

Photo: Early Morning Yoga with CorePower Yoga

Early Morning Yoga with CorePower Yoga

9:30 – 10:30 a.m.

Photo: Artes Brasileiras: Musical Performances

Artes Brasileiras: Musical Performances

Library Building with blue sky

History of NYBG Walking Tour

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

The Ross Conifer Arboretum in spring.

Ross Conifer Arboretum Tour

11 a.m. – 12 p.m., 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

A woman holding vegetables harvested from a community garden.

Putting Down Roots: Celebrating 30 Years of
Bronx Green-Up

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

A visitor scouting for birds with binoculars.

Bird Walks

11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

An aerial view of the patterned path and curvilinear planting beds in the Modernist Garden

Brazilian Modern:
The Living Art of
Roberto Burle Marx

Featured Event

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Photo of kids in the Edible Academy

Summer Solstice Weekend

Featured Event

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Children and parents following a winding path in the Everett Children's Adventure Garden.

Kids Create Like Burle Marx!

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Aerial view of the Barnsley Beds at the Edible Academy

Edible Academy All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Butterfly path at ECAG

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

A woman in a flowing red dress dancing.

Artes Brasileiras: Capoeira & Brazilian Dance

The Native Plant Garden in summer.

Native Plant Garden Tour

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

close up of a tanyosho pine tree

Notable Trees Tour

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

A woman holding vegetables harvested from a community garden.

Putting Down Roots: Celebrating 30 Years of
Bronx Green-Up

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

NYBG is closed on Mondays with the exception of special dates.

An aerial view of the patterned path and curvilinear planting beds in the Modernist Garden

Brazilian Modern:
The Living Art of
Roberto Burle Marx

Featured Event

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Children and parents following a winding path in the Everett Children's Adventure Garden.

Kids Create Like Burle Marx!

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Aerial view of the Barnsley Beds at the Edible Academy

Edible Academy All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Butterfly path at ECAG

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Photo of toddlers picking basil in the Family Garden, ECAG

Dig! Plant! Grow!
Scent-sational Herbs

1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

The Forest in spring.

Thain Forest Tour

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

The Wild Wetland Trail in spring.

Wild Wetland Trail Tour

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

The Native Plant Garden in summer.

Native Plant Garden Tour

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

A woman holding vegetables harvested from a community garden.

Putting Down Roots: Celebrating 30 Years of
Bronx Green-Up

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

An aerial view of the patterned path and curvilinear planting beds in the Modernist Garden

Brazilian Modern:
The Living Art of
Roberto Burle Marx

Featured Event

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

An overhead shot of people working with vegetables.

Wellness Wednesdays

Featured Event

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

An NYBG employee working in the Edible Academy's kitchen.

Edible Academy Fresh from the Garden Tastings

Featured Event

2 – 2:30 p.m., 4 – 4:30 p.m.

Stacks of vegetables at the Greenmarket.

NYBG Farmers Market

Featured Event

9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Children and parents following a winding path in the Everett Children's Adventure Garden.

Kids Create Like Burle Marx!

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Aerial view of the Barnsley Beds at the Edible Academy

Edible Academy All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Butterfly path at ECAG

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Photo of toddlers picking basil in the Family Garden, ECAG

Dig! Plant! Grow!
Scent-sational Herbs

1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Close up of open book of illuminated manuscript.

Mertz Library Tour

2:30 – 1:30 p.m.

Photo of the Barnsley Beds

Barnsley Beds Tour

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The Wild Wetland Trail in spring.

Wild Wetland Trail Tour

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

History of the Bronx River Tour

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

A woman holding vegetables harvested from a community garden.

Putting Down Roots: Celebrating 30 Years of
Bronx Green-Up

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

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WHAT'S BEAUTIFUL NOW

Conifer Arboretum

Native Plant Garden

Ornamental Conifers

Perennial Garden

Rock Garden

Rose Garden

UPCOMING

The Lillian Goldman Fountain of Life at the entrance of the LuEsther T. Mertz Library

Friday, June 28, 2019

An Investigation of Darwin Materials in the Mertz Library

Well-known researcher James Costa, Ph.D., highlights various new discoveries from the Cox Papers, one of the most complete private collections of Darwiniana.

June 29; July 13, 27; & August 10

Brazilian Modern After Hours

Unwind during special extended summer hours and make the most of the late sunsets while taking in the Brazilian Modern exhibition.

Summer Rayne Oakes Book Cover

How to Make a Plant Love You: Summer Rayne Oakes

Join Summer Rayne Oakes in conversation with Simon Sinek for the launch of How to Make a Plant Love You: Cultivating Your Personal Green Space.