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Osborne Garden
This formal Italian-style garden is enlivened by wisteria-draped pergolas and borders of crabapple and azalea framing an emerald lawn.
Native Flora Garden
This woodland garden, the first of its kind in the United States, showcases native plants found within a 100-mile radius of New York City.
Louisa Clark Spencer Lilac Collection
Over 150 lilac species and cultivars fill this area with their sweet perfume in late spring; in August and early September, nearby crape-myrtle trees bloom.
Cranford Rose Garden
One of the finest rose gardens in the country displays more than 5,000 plants peaking in May and June and blooming again in September and October.
Cherry Walk and Cherry Esplanade
In April and early May, blooms of more than 40 species and cultivars of Oriental flowering cherries make BBG one of the world's best cherry blossom–viewing sites outside Japan.
Overlook
Enjoy a panoramic view of the Cherry Esplanade and the historic Cranford Rose Garden.
Tree Peony Collection
The peony collection was generously donated by the people of the town of Yatsuka, Shimane Prefecture, Japan, after the events of September 11, 2001, and features impressively large, colorful flowers in May.
Site of Future Visitor Center
Opening in 2011, this environmentally friendly building will provide expanded visitor amenities and exhibits.
Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden
The first Japanese garden in an American public garden, this area features tightly clipped shrubs that represent hills and clouds, as well as dramatic pines, a viewing pavilion, and a serene pond.
Shakespeare Garden
This exuberant cottage-style garden brims with over 80 flowers, herbs, shrubs, and trees that appear in the works of the Bard.
Celebrity Path
Inscribed stepping-stones along this shady path pay tribute to hundreds of notable Brooklynites.
Alice Recknagel Ireys Fragrance Garden
Designed in 1955 for the visually challenged, the easily accessible raised beds feature scented foliage, interesting textures, fragrant flowers, and kitchen herbs. Feel free to touch and smell the plants.
Alfred T. White Memorial
This outdoor amphitheater honors the original benefactor of the Garden, the reformer and philanthropist Alfred Tredway White.
Judith D. Zuk Magnolia Plaza
Dazzling in early spring when the fragrant blossoms of 72 magnolias are at their peak, this extraordinary collection blooms into early summer and includes BBG's own yellow-flowered hybrid, Magnolia 'Elizabeth'.
Daffodil Hill
In early April, golden daffodils blaze beneath a majestic hybrid oak.
Lily Pool Terrace
Shimmering pools and fountains feature nearly 100 kinds of hardy and tropical water-lilies and sacred lotus that bloom in July, August, and September.
Mixed Perennial Border
Stroll along Lily Pool Terrace to enjoy a diverse collection of herbaceous perennial plants, bulbs, and summer-flowering shrubs and trees.
Annual Border
A seasonal display first spotlights beautiful spring-blooming tulips followed by an array of flowering annuals and ornate foliage plants in the summer and fall.
Children's Garden
Since 1914, in the first children's garden ever established in a botanic garden, children have been growing vegetables, flowers, and herbs and learning firsthand about the natural world.
Discovery Garden
In this hands-on exploration area, young children and their chaperones can experience the world of plants and nature. Touching and smelling is heartily encouraged!
Herb Garden (opening soon)
Artfully planted sweeps of vegetables, fruits, and herbs frame a gathering place for exploring the aesthetics, origin, and botany of plants grown for human use.
Garden Entrance
Parking Lot
Administrative Entrance
Rock Garden
Using boulders to create climatic niches where a variety of plants with special needs can thrive, this garden provides some of the earliest signs of spring as well as brilliant fall color.
Plant Family Collection
Extending south from the edge of the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, this area groups plants by taxonomic families and orders them by evolutionary progression.
Composite Family (Asteraceae)
This colorful display of the most evolutionarily complex group of flowers includes asters, sunflowers, and daisies.
Monocot Border
This collection highlights monocot plants such as lilies, daffodils, grasses, yuccas, palms, and bamboos for a striking and colorful show from spring to fall.
Conifer Collection
Cone-bearing plants including pines, cedars, junipers, and a giant sequoia highlight this collection.
Bluebell Wood
More than 45,000 Spanish bluebells bloom among shady beech and birch trees in May.
Rose Arc Pool
This beautiful pool and fountain area is framed by climbing roses and shrub roses.
Home Composting Exhibit
Explore various methods of composting at home and some of the many mulch options available.
Steinhardt Conservatory
This complex of display and support greenhouses, which includes the C.V. Starr Bonsai Museum, Robert W. Wilson Aquatic House, Steinhardt Conservatory Gallery, Desert Pavilion, Tropical Pavilion, and the Helen Mattin Warm Temperate Pavilion, holds the Garden's collection of more than 8,000 indoor plants from an array of plant habitats.
