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Saturday, February 16, 2019 – Monday, February 18, 2019

#plantlove: The Weekend

Why just celebrate Valentine’s Day when you can have a whole weekend of #plantlove? Deepen your connection with the natural world while you discover the romance of scientific and literary history, meet fellow plant lovers, and find new species to adore in the Haupt Conservatory.

Beginning February 2, 2019

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

Discover the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory’s permanent collections anew—palms, cycads, Monstera, ferns, cacti, and so many more—through the lens of the curators and gardeners who care for them. Explore their love for plants and the stories they reveal about nature, adaptation, and human culture.

Image of rose garden from Jinny Blom for WInter Lecture Series

Thursday, February 28, 2019

Winter Lecture Series 2019:
Jinny Blom

With hundreds of gardens worldwide to her credit, Jinny Blom is celebrated internationally for her innovative and uniquely thoughtful work.

WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK

Photo of a plant heart

#plantlove: The Weekend

Featured Event

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Children running through the entrance gate of Everett Children Adventure Garden in the fall

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

A woman holding vegetables harvested from a community garden.

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

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

A child holding up her gardening craft

Wintertime Wonders

10 a.m.–4:30 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. – 5 p.m.

A guest listens to an Audio Tour.

Audio Tours

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Photo of a plant heart

#plantlove: The Weekend

Featured Event

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Children running through the entrance gate of Everett Children Adventure Garden in the fall

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

A woman holding vegetables harvested from a community garden.

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

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

A child holding up her gardening craft

Wintertime Wonders

10 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

A walkway covered in snow in the Thain Family Forest

Winter Wonderland Tree Tour

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

A guest listens to an Audio Tour.

Audio Tours

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Photo of a plant heart

#plantlove: The Weekend

Featured Event

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Key art for The Orchid Show: Singapore

The Orchid Show: Singapore

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Children running through the entrance gate of Everett Children Adventure Garden in the fall

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

A woman holding vegetables harvested from a community garden.

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

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

A child holding up her gardening craft

Wintertime Wonders

1:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Two pinecones hanging from a branch with the sun streaming through the branches behind them.

Ross Conifer Arboretum Tour

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

A guest listens to an Audio Tour.

Audio Tours

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Children running through the entrance gate of Everett Children Adventure Garden in the fall

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 4:30 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. – 5 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

A child holding up her gardening craft

Wintertime Wonders

1:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Two pinecones hanging from a branch with the sun streaming through the branches behind them.

Ross Conifer Arboretum Tour

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Conservatory in Winter

Haupt Conservatory Tour

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

A guest listens to an Audio Tour.

Audio Tours

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Children running through the entrance gate of Everett Children Adventure Garden in the fall

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

A woman holding vegetables harvested from a community garden.

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

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

A leaft plant near the Edible Academy.

Edible Academy Winter Tours

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 5 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 child holding up her gardening craft

Wintertime Wonders

1:30 – 4:30 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

A guest listens to an Audio Tour.

Audio Tours

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Children running through the entrance gate of Everett Children Adventure Garden in the fall

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

A woman holding vegetables harvested from a community garden.

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

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

A child holding up her gardening craft

Wintertime Wonders

1:30 – 4:30 p.m.

A walkway covered in snow in the Thain Family Forest

Winter Wonderland Tree Tour

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

A guest listens to an Audio Tour.

Audio Tours

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Children running through the entrance gate of Everett Children Adventure Garden in the fall

Everett Children’s Adventure Garden All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

A woman holding vegetables harvested from a community garden.

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

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

The Enid A. Haupt Conservatory in Winter

History of NYBG Tour

12:30 – 1:30 p.m., 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

A child holding up her gardening craft

Wintertime Wonders

1:30 – 4:30 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

A guest listens to an Audio Tour.

Audio Tours

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

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WHAT'S BEAUTIFUL NOW

Azalea Garden

Conifer Arboretum

Forest

Ornamental Conifers

UPCOMING

Key art for The Orchid Show: Singapore

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

The Orchid Show: Singapore

The Enid A. Haupt Conservatory will feature mesmerizing tropical orchids in displays that pay homage to Singapore’s achievements in orchid cultivation and conservation as well as garden design.

A couple walking by colorful flowers during Orchid Evenings

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

Orchid Evenings

Stroll through The Orchid Show in the lush Conservatory while music, performers, and unmatched beauty create one of New York City’s most unique and spectacular evening outings. (Adults 21 and over)

A large tree branching out

The Overstory: Richard Powers with Todd Forrest

Critics are raving about The Overstory, Richard Powers’s sweeping, passionate novel about trees, people, and our planet’s existential struggle between humans and non-humans.