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A man singing and another man playing piano.

Thursday, May 23, 2019

The Glimmerglass Festival: An Evening of World-Class Opera

Don’t miss this sneak peek of the 2019 Glimmerglass Festival season including excerpts from Kern and Hammerstein’s Show Boat, Verdi’s La Traviata, Corigliano’s The Ghost of Versailles, and Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades. The program will be performed by members of the Festival’s acclaimed Young Artists Program.

People walking through the Rose Garden.

Saturday, June 1, 2019 – Sunday, June 2, 2019

Rose Garden Weekend

Explore the spectacular spring color of more than 650 varieties of roses along with live music, tours, poetry, and more.

Photo of Roberto Burle Marx

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.

WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK

Aerial view of the Barnsley Beds at the Edible Academy

Edible Academy All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

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

Budding Botanists

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.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Photo of a terrarium with air plants and orchids

Living Décor: Terrariums with Air Plants & Orchids!

6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Single Ancient Ash Pollard Phoenix tree in fog

Sprout Lands: William Bryant Logan with Robin Wall Kimmerer

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Two children learning about plants and cooking in the Edible Academy

Dig! Plant! Grow!
Salad Days

1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Illustration of houseplants

Homegrown: Houseplants Through the Ages

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The Native Plant Garden in summer.

Native Plant Garden Tour

11 a.m. – 12 p.m., 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

The Wild Wetland Trail in spring.

Wild Wetland Trail Tour

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 6 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 guest listens to an Audio Tour.

Audio Tours

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.

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

Budding Botanists

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.

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

Edible Academy Fresh from the Garden Tastings

2 – 2:30 p.m., 4 – 4:30 p.m.

Photo of the Barnsley Beds

Barnsley Beds Tour

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Two children learning about plants and cooking in the Edible Academy

Dig! Plant! Grow!
Salad Days

1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Illustration of houseplants

Homegrown: Houseplants Through the Ages

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Close up of open book of illuminated manuscript.

Mertz Library Tour

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

The Wild Wetland Trail in spring.

Wild Wetland Trail Tour

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 6 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 guest listens to an Audio Tour.

Audio Tours

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The Glimmerglass Festival: An Evening of World-Class Opera

Featured Event

6 – 8:15 p.m.

Aerial view of the Barnsley Beds at the Edible Academy

Edible Academy All-Day Exploration

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

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

Budding Botanists

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 LuEsther T. Mertz Library in the summer.

Landmarks of NYBG Tour

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Two children learning about plants and cooking in the Edible Academy

Dig! Plant! Grow!
Salad Days

1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Illustration of houseplants

Homegrown: Houseplants Through the Ages

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Rose Garden stairs in summer

Rose Garden Tour

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Library Building with blue sky

History of NYBG Walking Tour

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

The bark of a flatspine prickly ash tree.

Tree Bark Tour

12:30 – 1:30 p.m., 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 6 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 guest listens to an Audio Tour.

Audio Tours

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.

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

Budding Botanists

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.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Two children learning about plants and cooking in the Edible Academy

Dig! Plant! Grow!
Salad Days

1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Illustration of houseplants

Homegrown: Houseplants Through the Ages

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

An array of herbaceous peonies in bloom.

Garden Highlights Tour

11 a.m. – 12 p.m., 12:30 – 1:30 p.m., 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

The Conservatory's Lowland Rainforest exhibit. Lowland Rainforest

A World of Plants

10 a.m. – 6 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 guest listens to an Audio Tour.

Audio Tours

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.

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

Edible Academy Fresh from the Garden Tastings

2 – 2:30 p.m., 4 – 4:30 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Two children learning about plants and cooking in the Edible Academy

Dig! Plant! Grow!
Salad Days

1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Library Building with blue sky

History of NYBG Walking Tour

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

An array of herbaceous peonies in bloom.

Garden Highlights 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.

People walking through the Conservatory.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove Tour

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

A visitor scouting for birds with binoculars.

Bird Walks

11 a.m. – 12:30 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 guest listens to an Audio Tour.

Audio Tours

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.

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

Edible Academy Fresh from the Garden Tastings

2 – 2:30 p.m., 4 – 4:30 p.m.

The Forest in spring.

Thain Forest Tour

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Two children learning about plants and cooking in the Edible Academy

Dig! Plant! Grow!
Salad Days

1:30 – 5:30 p.m.

The Native Plant Garden in summer.

Native Plant Garden Tour

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Azalea, Garden, Flowers, Summer

Azalea 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 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 guest listens to an Audio Tour.

Audio Tours

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.

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

Budding Botanists

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.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Rose Garden stairs in summer

Rose Garden Tour

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

Library Building with blue sky

History of NYBG Walking Tour

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

An array of herbaceous peonies in bloom.

Garden Highlights 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 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 guest listens to an Audio Tour.

Audio Tours

10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

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WHAT'S BEAUTIFUL NOW

Conifer Arboretum

Herbaceous Peonies

Ladies’ Border

Native Plant Garden

Ornamental Conifers

Perennial Garden

Rock Garden

UPCOMING

Friday, June 7, 2019

Symposium: Roberto Burle Marx—A Total Work of Art

Multidisciplinary experts explore the breadth and genre-spanning creativity of the Brazilian modernist master, celebrating Burle Marx’s work as an innovative artist, landscape architect, and conservationist.

Vegetables on a table

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.

Liniker e os Caramelows performing.

World Pride Night

Welcome World Pride to NYC with an evening of an evening full of Brazilian art, culture, design, and more with caipirinhas, samba dancing, and music from top Brazilian artists and DJs.

Picture looking down the Edible Academy path during a sunny day

June 22–23, 2019

Summer Solstice Weekend

Celebrate the start of summer at the Edible Academy the first big harvest of the growing season with gardening fun, crafts, yoga, live music and more.