Plants & Gardens Blog

Lovely flowers in a wide variety of colors and forms bloom throughout summer along Belle’s Brook. Read › Bloom Alert: Belle’s Brook

What does a cactus sound like when you pluck its spines? Or tap its stem? What would make you even try to find out? Artist Adrienne Adar talks about her work Sonic Succulents. Read › Talking with Artist Adrienne Adar

Be sure to visit the Cranford Rose Garden in June. The collection is at peak bloom. Read › Bloom Alert: Rose Garden

Fresh water is now circulating throughout the Garden as the Water Conservation Project has opened. Read › The Water Conservation Project Is Open

The Desert Pavilion is filled with interesting plants year-round. Many cacti and other succulents start to flower in late winter. Here are a few highlights to see right now! Read › Look for These Cacti and Other Plants in the Desert Pavilion

Stop and smell the flowers in the Entry House this winter. Read › Citrus Blossoms, Jasmine, and More Fragrant Flowers in the Conservatory

Do you know what a pineapple plant looks like before the fruit emerges? Can you spot the highly toxic Acokanthera oppositifolia? Come to the Tropical Pavilion to increase your knowledge! Read › Bloom Alert: Tropical Pavilion

The Plant Family Collection is open again. It retains its historical design principles while incorporating a new brook as part of the Garden's water conservation efforts. Read › Revisiting the Plant Family Collection

One of the most vigorous plants at the Garden this fall is growing not in one of the display beds but in a compost heap. Read › Escaped from the Compost Bin!

Late-blooming flowers, interesting seed heads, and colorful foliage are among its autumn attractions. Read › Bloom Alert: Discovery Garden