With more than 5,000 rosebushes of nearly 1,400 different species and varieties, the Cranford Rose Garden is home to one of largest and most diverse rose collections in the country. Below are five not-to-be missed highlights to look for on your visit. Chosen for their scent, color, and style, these are some of the best roses at BBG. Read Rose Highlights of BBG
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Rose Highlights of BBG
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Bee-Day at BBG!
Help BBG celebrate its 100th birthday with a bee-inspired party for all ages! Enjoy honey tastings, lectures, presentations, tours, and live music throughout the Garden with free admission all day. Read Bee-Day at BBG!
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Mother’s Day at BBG
Not sure what to do for Mother's Day this year? Come take a Garden tour and celebrate the many blooming plants of spring! Read Mother’s Day at BBG
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Art and Scientific Correspondence: Methods, Metaphors, Missives
On May 16th at 3:30 p.m. Brooklyn Botanic Garden's inaugural artist-in-residence program presents a panel exploring the intersection of contemporary art and the history of natural science. Read Art and Scientific Correspondence: Methods, Metaphors, Missives
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Tulip Time
The tulips planted in the Annual Bed have begun to open and create a gorgeous and exotic color display in the Lily Pool Terrace. Read Tulip Time
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March is Magnolia Month!
It’s a beautiful day in the Judith D. Zuk Magnolia Plaza at BBG! Many of the trees are in bloom creating a space that smells as good as it looks. Read March is Magnolia Month!
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Spring Awakens
It might not officially be spring just yet, but flowers and sprouts are appearing all around BBG! Read Spring Awakens
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The BBG Orchid Collection
The BBG has long been known for its diverse and numerous orchid collection. With over 6,000 plants and growing, visitors can often see a wide variety of blooming flowers even at the height of winter. Read The BBG Orchid Collection
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Cherry Blossom Time-lapse (Video)
From April 18 to April 26, 2008, over 3,000 digital photos were taken, one every three minutes, of Brooklyn Botanic Garden's famed Cherry Walk. Read Cherry Blossom Time-lapse (Video)
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Cranford Rose Garden (Video)
Witness three days in June at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Cranford Rose Garden.
Read Cranford Rose Garden (Video)