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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)

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

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

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.

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.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

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.

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. – 5 p.m.

A leaft plant near the Edible Academy.

Edible Academy Winter Tours

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.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

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 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.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

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.

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.

Key art for The Orchid Show: Singapore

The Orchid Show: Singapore

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Photo of a gardener spraying an orchid

Orchid Care Demonstrations

2:30 – 3 p.m., 3:30 – 4 p.m.

Potted orchids at NYBG Shop.

Orchid Basics Q&A

1:30 – 4:30 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 child holding up her gardening craft

Wintertime Wonders

10 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

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

Ross Conifer Arboretum Tour

12:30 – 1:30 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.

Key art for The Orchid Show: Singapore

The Orchid Show: Singapore

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Biophilia: Sharing Our #plantlove

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Photo of a gardener spraying an orchid

Orchid Care Demonstrations

2:30 – 3 p.m., 3:30 – 4 p.m.

Potted orchids at NYBG Shop.

Orchid Basics Q&A

1:30 – 4:30 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 child holding up her gardening craft

Wintertime Wonders

10 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Snowdrops near a stump.

Ladies’ Border & Perennial Garden Tour

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

A walkway covered in snow in the Thain Family Forest

Winter Wonderland Tree 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.

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

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.

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 from director Stephen Ives and horticulturist Anne Cleves Symmes, that explores the innovative ideas of this distinctive American voice in landscape design. Host and narrator Lynden B. Miller, designer of many New York City public landscapes, is our guide to Farrand’s extraordinary legacy, and joins leading garden experts, historians, and scholars who take us through the groundbreaking designer’s many iconic works.