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Take a closer look at the Japanese Garden on a sunny spring day.

Enjoy an immersive walk through Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, complete with cherry blossoms.

Momijigari is the Japanese tradition of autumn leaf viewing. Each fall in Japan, nature lovers visit gardens, parks, and natural areas to admire gorgeous leaf colors.

Be sure to visit the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden to see the new machiai designed by master builder Paul Discoe.

Traditional tea ceremonies are being held in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden.

The lovely, white-blossomed cultivar is growing along the Japanese garden’s path just north of the viewing pavilion.

…the periphery of BBG’s Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden and the north end of Cherry Walk. The plants were presented to the Garden in 2002 by the Japanese town of Yatsuka-Cho in Shimane Prefecture “to bring peace of mind to people in the United States” after the events of September 11, 2001.…

Toast pint-sized beauty at Small Scale, a narrated dinner dedicated to the high arts of Japanese gastronomy and horticulture on February 11 at BBG.

Two, or possibly three, red-tailed hawk chicks recently hatched in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden.

Around this time of year, inevitably I’ll be out in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden and someone will ask, “When will the cherry trees blossom?”

Need somewhere special to take mom for Mother’s Day this Sunday? Bring her on a tour of BBG to smell the lilacs and enjoy the bright blooms of tulips, wisteria, azaleas, crabapples, Japanese tree peonies, and more!

A rediscovered cherry tree is in bloom near Cherry Esplanade.

Robin and red-tailed hawk chicks are thriving at the Garden, as these photos show.

This exclusive evening is devoted to exploring the beauty and harmonious asymmetry of nature and Japanese cuisine.

This traditional handcrafted object is used in Shinto festivals in Japan. Learn more about its purpose.

Take inspiration from the Japanese garden tradition and create a serene retreat that will look beautiful all year.

The best of Brooklyn Botanic Garden in late spring

Whether you’re trimming bushes, weeding, or cutting bamboo, there is an efficient Japanese-made tool for the task. There are even special shoes for climbing trees.

This tour highlights many Japanese garden elements and showcases the beginning fall color change of Japanese maples, ginkgoes, and weeping cherries.

Use Lego blocks to build a miniature Japanese garden.

As the famous Kanzan cherry trees approach peak bloom, some wonderful later-blooming cultivars are also blossoming, like fragrant ‘Taki-Nioi’ and greenish-flowered ‘Ukon’.

Look for these early-spring blooms in or near the Shakespeare Garden.

Check out some of the exquisite tapas that will be served at Small Scale, an intimate evening celebrating the opening of BBG’s bonsai show Graceful Perseverance.

Family-friendly suggestions for visiting Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Highlights include the Discovery Garden, Native Flora Garden, Japanese Hill-and-Pond-Garden.

The best of Brooklyn Botanic Garden in autumn.

Try your hand at woodblock printing with Sato Yamamoto.

Enjoy the beauty of the Japanese Hill-and Pond Garden and view highlights of BBG’s collections of plants native to Japan.

The Japanese tradition known as “forest bathing” has been shown to have positive effects on mental and physical health.

As part of the North American Japanese Garden Association’s annual Gardens for Peace project, BBG is presenting free public programming in and around its Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden.

This beloved Brooklyn place was created at a time when Japanese gardens were very much in vogue in the United States, but it was inspired by in the historical garden styles of Japan.

Enjoy a peaceful stroll through one of BBG’s best-known specialty gardens.

Try to find these plants of the Lunar New Year in the Conservatory!

Did you know, for instance, that the blossoms change colors—and that some make fruit?

The artist’s modernist sculptures are magnificent and thought-provoking. They are also really heavy. How were they set so perfectly in the Garden?

Cherry trees and blossoms have a special significance in Shinto and Buddhist traditions. They often symbolize the impermanence of life, but they can also represent violence or even death.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s most romantic spots

Japanese traditions surrounding flowering cherries are a little different than the American versions. Picnics and sake are involved, and blooms are anticipated even more eagerly.

Enjoy a relaxing traditional Japanese Shamisen variation.

Join us for a members-only peek at an exhibition of sculptures by renowned Japanese-American artist Isamu Noguchi.

Four cherry trees just south of the torii all look similar—all have a weeping habit and pink flowers which blossom at the same time. But an expert examination found that one was a different cultivar.

Cherry Esplanade is a broad green lawn bordered by allées of flowering cherry and red oak trees. The double-flowering ‘Kanzan’ cherries typically bloom at the end of April, one of the highlights of spring.

April showers finally yield to May flowers.

Stroll the Japanese Garden paths as you listen to a traditional style Koto performance.

Enjoy the spring beauty of this beloved garden with a tranquil twilight tour.

The two young red-tailed hawks that hatched at BBG earlier this spring have fledged.

On these four special nights, guests can celebrate hanami—the Japanese tradition of experiencing the ephemeral beauty of cherry blossom season—beneath uplit trees on Cherry Esplanade, with live music and specialty food and drinks.

Blooming at an historic and bittersweet moment, this rare planting of more than 300 peonies first arrived from Japan is 2002 and has persevered despite many unexpected setbacks.

Fresh water is now circulating throughout the Garden as the Water Conservation Project has opened.

Picture yourself in the Garden—with one of these virtual backgrounds.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation, is located on property owned in part by the City of New York, and its operation is made possible in part by public funds provided through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. The generosity of BBG’s members, trustees, and visitors, as…

After being rescued from an air shaft in Park Slope, the female hawk has been spotted back at the Garden with her mate.

During the winter, what happens to the red-eared sliders, painted turtles, and koi you see at BBG in the warm months?

Cosplayer Mario Bueno gives a brief examination of the costuming subculture featured at BBG’s Sakura Matsuri festival.

From a small start, BBG became known worldwide for its bonsai, as well as its early efforts to educate the public about this horticultural art form.

Kokedama is a Japanese style of displaying houseplants in a ball of moss. Learn how to create a simple hanging kokedama of your own at this demonstration by Garden Shop staff. Materials will be available for purchase.

The best of winter at Brooklyn Botanic Garden

The closure of Brooklyn Botanic Garden this spring has allowed birds an unprecedented chance to have this urban habitat to themselves.

This early-blooming ornamental tree is ideal for small gardens or as an accent in larger landscapes.

Early-spring-flowering collections at Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Stop by to enjoy the fall color at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, where the Native Flora Garden is at the apex of its autumnal display.

Japanese knotweed, which grows on the slopes of active volcanoes, is impressive in its ability to thrive in harsh environments.

Flowering cherry trees make great additions to a home garden or back yard. They come in all shapes and sizes and can grow well in many different types of soil.

Winter is a good time to study trees closely and get to know them by their bark and bare form.

These rhododendrons aren’t wilting. Their curled leaves are a response to the cold. Charles Darwin first wrote about such movements in plants in 1880, but this response is a still not well-understood.

Even though the art of bonsai has traditionally been practiced on hardy plants outdoors, since the middle of the last century, growing bonsai indoors has become increasingly popular. If you’­d like to begin cultivating bonsai in your home but are not in the market for a cool greenhouse that can…

There’s still a chill in the air, but the Conservatory is in full bloom, and some early spring highlights are beginning to pop. Here’s where to look.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden does not have a crystal ball, but phenology can help you learn a little bit about bloom times.

Those beautiful blossoms in the Lily Pools must mean it’s water-lily time, right? Not quite.

Enjoy a visit to the snowy Garden with WNCY’s Amy Pearl and BBG’s director of Horticulture Ronnit Bendavid Val. Amazing things are happening beneath all the snow and ice.

This raptor is common in the city. In spring, red-tailed hawks start nesting, and it’s not hard to catch a glimpse of their mating rituals, hunting habits, and nest-tending behaviors in parks and at Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

Flowering cherry trees are excellent choices for a home garden or backyard. They come in a wide variety of sizes and shapes to fit almost any location, and they tolerate most types of soils.

Renewal is afoot in the Garden, with the Campaign for the Next Century in full swing!

Enjoy this audio spotlight on the Cherry Collection in English y Español.

Interpretive programs tours help launch 100 Years of Bonsai at Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

On these four special nights, guests can celebrate hanami—the Japanese tradition of experiencing the ephemeral beauty of cherry blossom season—beneath uplit trees on Cherry Esplanade, with live music and specialty food and drinks.

These sunken rain gardens are part of an innovative stormwater management system that also includes the Visitor Center’s living roof, its landscaped berms, and the new and existing tree beds along Washington Avenue.

Border collies are working with a handler to encourage Canada geese to leave the Garden. We answered some frequently-asked questions.

Learn more about this impressive tree with a funny name.

Across from the Shakespeare Garden is the start of Celebrity Path, where stepping-stones are inscribed with names of famous Brooklynites past and present. The path meanders through Austrian pines, rhododendrons, and daffodils, just south of the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden. At irregular intervals along the way, approximately 100 artists, poets, performers,…

BBG gardeners assessed damage from yesterday’s storm, and the Garden seemed to fare relatively well.

The history of Brooklyn Botanic Garden, a 52-acre public garden in Brooklyn, New York

Innovative new infrastructure will allow the Garden to collect, filter, and recirculate fresh rain and ground water, reducing outdoor water consumption by almost 96%.

Taiko Masala performs in the Water Garden after hours.

With fall foliage season upon us, don’t miss some of the hidden gems among BBG’s tree collection.

The popular notion that shade is a gardening handicap because it severely restricts plant choices is a myth: There are numerous and diverse species that flourish in shady sites.

Opposites are brought into equilibrium, but in the best gardens, this equilibrium is anything but static. Rather, it is informed throughout with a dynamic and delicate tension. For the visitor, the result can be a magical feeling that is both tranquil and intense, of a heightened consciousness of that potential…

For the 20th anniversary of September 11, the Garden offers free admission to visitors all day.

Bonsai can be translated from Japanese as “planted in a tray.” In fact, what is “planted” is not a plant at all. What is planted is essence, mood, and atmosphere.

President’s Circle members are invited to this special reception beneath the canopy of BBG’s world-renowned cherry blossoms.

A manga display created by Misako Rocks! follows the life of a bonsai and tells the story of BBG’s first bonsai gardener, Frank Okamura. Plus, learn from Okamura in a 1971 training video.

Have you seen this large black waterbird in NYC? It’s often spotted near bodies of water, both large and small, freshwater and saltwater, spreading its wings out to dry.

Jean-Michel Othoniel: The Flowers of Hypnosis brings six new monumental sculptures to iconic outdoor spaces at Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

As the days get shorter and the nights get cooler, leaves are losing their green and turning shades of gold and yellow, orange, red, and purple.

There are two quite different paths to authenticity in Japanese gardening. The quickest way to tell them apart is to consider two key aspects of the design process—the sources of inspiration and the choice of materials.

Bonsai gardener David Castro shares some of his favorite trees and describes how they are cultivated.

A primer on when and how to prune climbing plants so they flower beautifully, stay healthy, and remain under control

The Garden isn’t just a collection of plants. It’s also a collection of habitats where herons hunt for crayfish, monarchs feed on milkweed, and woodpeckers nest and forage for insects.