This Weekend: Enjoy Curative Plants & A Restorative Walk
Posted in Programs and Events on January 29 2016, by Lansing Moore
The Garden grounds continue to shine under a bright blanket of snow. This weekend offers several tours that highlight the season’s most picturesque parts of NYBG as part of a brisk winter walk. Our ongoing exhibition, Wild Medicine in the Tropics, is on view in the warmth of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, so warm up inside the landmark glasshouse as you admire the curative bounty of tropical plants on display.
In the meantime, Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and it’s not too early to start planning a romantic day with that special someone. We’re pleased to offer a full afternoon of tours, talks, chocolate tastings, and even a pop-up bar in the Haupt Conservatory. Complete your intimate celebration with a full-service dining experience at the Hudson Garden Grill, where a special prix fixe lunch menu is available through February 25.
View the full schedule of tours and programs below!
Saturday, January 30
Bird Walk – 11 a.m.
Meet by the Reflecting Pool
The diverse habitats of the Botanical Garden offer visitors a chance to see dozens of species of birds throughout the year. Bring your binoculars and walk the Garden grounds with an expert to learn about bird-friendly habitats, migrating species, and birds that make a permanent home at the Garden.
Winter Wonderland Tree Tour – 12:30 p.m.
Meet at the Reflecting Pool
Embark on an invigorating 45- minute walk to view the Garden’s stately conifer collection and old growth forest in the beauty of winter. Even in cold weather there’s plenty of interest in our gardens and collections.
Wild Medicine in the Tropics Tour – 2:30 p.m.
Meet at the entrance to the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory
Explore the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory‘s World of Plants to discover plants used for health and wellness.
Sunday, January 31
Ladies’ Border Tour – 12:30 p.m.
Meet at the Reflecting Pool at the Leon Levy Visitor Center
Cradled in the protection of the Conservatory is a 260-foot-long experiment known as the Ladies’ Border. Join us for a wintery closer look of this southern-facing garden where unusual half-hardy plants not normally grown in New York get a chance to prove their worth on “foreign soil.”
Perennial Garden Tour – 2:30 p.m.
Meet at the Reflecting Pool at the Leon Levy Visitor Center
Join a Garden Guide for a tour of the Jane Watson Irwin Perennial Garden, which combines a vast palette of colors, textures, flowers, and foliage to create interest in every season.
Ongoing Children’s Programs
Wintertime Wonders – 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
In the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden
Inside the cozy Discovery Center kids of all ages can take a closer look at the wonders of plants and animals in winter. Make bark rubbings, count tree rings, craft a bud necklace or a angel wing necklace and head back into the winter garden with a field notebook to discover the vital sparks of life that lie just below the surface of this quiet season in the Northeast.
