Celebrate winter at BBG with a day of tours. Mark your calendar! Join us at First Sunday programs on February 5, and March 5, 2017. 11 a.m.–Noon Explore BBG’s new Water Garden and observe the birds, mammals, and insects that remain active in winter. Noon–1 p.m. Join psychotherapist Lynne Spevack for this narrated walk designed to relieve the winter doldrums.
Meet on Magnolia Plaza by the steps. Register in advance below or on-site the morning of the walk. 1–1:45 p.m. Join a trained Garden Guide on a tour of the exotic flora of tropical, desert, and Mediterranean climates without leaving Brooklyn. Meet at Steinhardt Conservatory entrance. No preregistration necessary. 2:30–3:30 p.m. Garden Guides are on hand as you explore BBG’s tropical food plants, including cacao, allspice, coffee, vanilla, cardamom, and macadamia.
Enjoy à la carte brunch offerings and specialty cocktails in the Garden’s cozy indoor café. Learn More Find artisanal housewares, plants, books, gifts for kids, and more at the Garden Shop. Learn More
All programs free with Garden admission.Activities
Winter Nature Walk with Brad Klein
Meet at Steinberg Visitor Center
Chase Away the Winter Blues Outdoor Tour
Early-Spring Flowers
Conservatory Seasonal Highlights Tour
The Tropical Kitchen
Tropical Pavilion in Steinhardt Conservatory Dining & Gifts
Yellow Magnolia Canteen
10 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Lillian and Amy Goldman Atrium at the Visitor Center
Garden Shop
10 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Adjacent to the Visitor Center
First Sundays
First Sundays | Light in Winter
Sunday, March 5, 2017
| 11 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
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