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Bronx Residents are invited to experience the seasonal beauty across our 250 acres, free of charge. Find out what’s beautiful now and explore the winding trails of our old-growth forest and stately conifers throughout the Garden. Dig deeper into our collections with mobile guides and enjoy a self-guided forest bathing experience. Bring the whole family for seasonal fun throughout the grounds and in the Edible Academy. The Grounds Access Pass is available Tuesday–Sunday and holiday Mondays.

In and around the Haupt Conservatory, wander through psychedelic flower displays and art installations that evoke the free-spirited heart of the 1960s peace and love movement. Elsewhere in the Garden, find classic VW buses colorfully decorated for the perfect photo op! Museum Building Gallery Step back in time with an extraordinary display of paintings, photographs, screenprints, and collages by artists from the 1960s and ‘70s that depict flowers as symbols of peace and love.

April 23, 30; May 7, 14, 21, 28, & June 4 Thursdays; 6 to 8 p.m. Are you a community gardener, teacher, or Bronx resident interested in waste reduction and community-building? The Bronx Green-Up Community Composter Certificate Course is designed to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of community composting, including hands-on training.

Mr. Flower Fantastic is one of the most in-demand floral artists in the world, known for transforming flowers into bold, sculptural works that blend art, fashion, and pop culture. He grew up in Queens, New York, where his love of flowers began in his mother’s garden. Over time, he taught himself floral design and began experimenting across creative mediums, eventually merging his passion for sneakers with his floral work.

Join us for an interdisciplinary exploration of one of the world’s most powerful plants and its active ingredient—coffee and caffeine. For over six centuries, coffee and other caffeine-rich plants have governed social rituals, economic systems, and even states of consciousness. From their origins in Africa and spread across the Indian Ocean to the Americas and beyond, coffee has influenced material cultures, social hierarchies, labor regimes, and ideas of both productivity and leisure.

February 15 to April 27, 2025 Members-Only Preview: February 14 Our annual celebration of all things orchid spotlights the vibrant setting of Mexico for The Orchid Show: Mexican Modernism. Set off on a journey where the fusion of tradition and contemporary artistry takes center stage amid awe-inspiring displays of orchids, and wander through lush landscapes brought into vivid relief with thousands of flowers that showcase diverse ecosystems.

Like many trees, oaks have irregular cycles of boom and bust. Boom times, called “mast years,” occur every 2-5 years, with smaller acorn crops in between. But the why and how of these cycles are still a mystery. Scientific research can tell us what a mast year is not. A mast year is not a predictor of a severe winter. Unfortunately, plants and animals are no better at predicting the future than we are. Strangely, mast years are not simply resource-driven.

Saturday, November 4, 2023 11 a.m. | Mertz Library This family-friendly, hour-long conversation and book reading is an introduction to author Brian Selznick’s children’s book Big Tree.

THRIVE Program Invites Veterans to Explore the Healing Aspects of Gardening Each Monday in the Edible Academy, we welcome veterans of all ages from the James J. Peters VA Medical Center for a day among nature—where they take part in hands-on gardening, working with plants to ease depression and anxiety, promote healing, and engage in activities for friendship and community building.

Each year The Orchid Show reimagines the galleries of our Enid A. Haupt Conservatory with a deluge of beautiful blooms—colorful tropical orchids in the thousands that invite visitors to step out of the City and into a fantastical flowering world as winter takes its leave and spring arrives.