Brooklyn · Historic destination
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington Avenue · Brooklyn, New York City
A public garden combines historic landscapes, living plant collections and long-running programs for city gardeners and children.
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NYFE Summary
The garden was founded as Brooklyn’s streets and buildings spread across open land. Its early Native Flora Garden focused on local plants. A children’s gardening program began in 1914, giving city children a place to grow food.
Takeo Shiota designed the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, which opened the following year. Other areas explore rock gardens, roses and plants adapted to different habitats. A later water-conservation project connects ponds and a brook so that water can circulate through the grounds.
NYFE summary from the official history and visitor sources linked below.
Plan a visit
Check the operator’s current opening, admission and access information before travelling. Historic status does not guarantee public access to every interior.
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