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Key art for The Orchid Show: Singapore

Saturday, February 23, 2019 – Sunday, April 28, 2019

The Orchid Show: Singapore

This dazzling tribute to the “City in a Garden” soars to new heights with thousands of orchids climbing to the sky.

A couple walking by colorful flowers during Orchid Evenings

March 16, 23, 30; April 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27

Orchid Evenings

New York City’s most spectacular evening outings exclusively for adults 21 and over are back, bringing the color and nightlife of Singapore with them.

Photo of Roberto Burle Marx

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

The Living Art of Roberto Burle Marx

Discover the lush gardens and colorful art inspired by the Brazilian modernist’s love of plants.

WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK

Key art for The Orchid Show: Singapore

The Orchid Show: Singapore

Featured Event

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

A child in the Adventure Garden with a caterpillar made from flowers.

Budding Botanist

1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Butterfly path at ECAG

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Sakkonnet Garden

Landscape Design Students & Alumni Series 2018 – 2019

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.

Purple and pink orchids.

Orchid Insiders Tour

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

A child holding up her gardening craft

Wintertime Wonders

1:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Conservatory in Winter

Haupt Conservatory Tour

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

People walking through the Conservatory.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove Tour

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

A guest listens to an Audio Tour.

Audio Tours

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Key art for The Orchid Show: Singapore

The Orchid Show: Singapore

Featured Event

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

A child in the Adventure Garden with a caterpillar made from flowers.

Budding Botanist

1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Butterfly path at ECAG

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

The facade of the Mertz Library in winter with snow-covered trees surrounding it.

Mertz Library 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.

A leaft plant near the Edible Academy.

Edible Academy Winter Tours

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Purple and pink orchids.

Orchid Insiders Tour

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

Trees in the Native Plant Garden covered in snow.

Native Plant Garden Tour

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

A guest listens to an Audio Tour.

Audio Tours

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Key art for The Orchid Show: Singapore

The Orchid Show: Singapore

Featured Event

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

A child in the Adventure Garden with a caterpillar made from flowers.

Budding Botanist

1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

The front of the library building in Winter

Landmarks of NYBG Tour

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Butterfly path at ECAG

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 5:30 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.

Purple and pink orchids.

Orchid Insiders Tour

12:30 & 2:30 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

A guest listens to an Audio Tour.

Audio Tours

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Key art for The Orchid Show: Singapore

The Orchid Show: Singapore

Featured Event

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

A couple walking by colorful flowers during Orchid Evenings

Orchid Evenings

Featured Event

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

A child in the Adventure Garden with a caterpillar made from flowers.

Budding Botanist

1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Butterfly path at ECAG

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 5:30 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.

Purple and pink orchids.

Orchid Insiders Tour

11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., & 2:30 p.m.

Photo of a photographer with orchids

The Orchid Show: Special Photographers’ Pass

8:30 – 10 a.m.

close up of a tanyosho pine tree

Notable Trees Tour

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

A guest listens to an Audio Tour.

Audio Tours

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Key art for The Orchid Show: Singapore

The Orchid Show: Singapore

Featured Event

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

A couple walking by colorful flowers during Orchid Evenings

Orchid Evenings

Featured Event

Photo of a gardener spraying an orchid

Orchid Care Demonstrations

2:30 – 3 p.m., 3:30 – 4 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

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.

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.

Potted orchids at NYBG Shop.

Orchid Basics Q&A

1:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Snowdrops near a stump.

Ladies’ Border & Perennial Garden Tour

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

A visitor scouting for birds with binoculars.

Bird Walks

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

A guest listens to an Audio Tour.

Audio Tours

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Key art for The Orchid Show: Singapore

The Orchid Show: Singapore

Featured Event

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Photo of a gardener spraying an orchid

Orchid Care Demonstrations

2:30 – 3 p.m., 3:30 – 4 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The front of the library building in Winter

Landmarks of NYBG Tour

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Butterfly path at ECAG

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 5:30 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.

Potted orchids at NYBG Shop.

Orchid Basics Q&A

1:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Trees in the Native Plant Garden covered in snow.

Native Plant Garden Tour

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

A guest listens to an Audio Tour.

Audio Tours

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

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

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WHAT'S BEAUTIFUL NOW

Azalea Garden

Conifer Arboretum

Forest

Ornamental Conifers

UPCOMING

View of trees from the Thain Family Forest

The Secret Wisdom of Nature: Peter Wohlleben with Maria Popova

Describing the interplay between animals and plants, highlighting new scientific discoveries and sharing insights from his decades of observing nature, Wohlleben helps us recapture our sense of awe and see our world with new eyes.

Image of Garden Gate from Beatrix Farrand

Friday, March 15, 2019

The Humanities Institute Presents:
Beatrix Farrand's American Landscapes

Join us for a special screening and discussion about Beatrix Farrand’s American Landscapes, a new film that explores the innovative ideas of this distinctive American voice in landscape design.

oxidized bronze sculpture of a man shooting with a bow

Preview Party: Thursday, April 11, 2019; 6 p.m.
April 12–14, 2019; 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Garden Furniture & Antiques Fair

Continuing the tradition of NYBG’s acclaimed annual antiques fair, explore offerings from leading dealers, including classic furniture and fine garden antiques—some with a modern twist, both elegant and inspiring—for your own home and garden environment.