Four new multisensory art installations, open now at BBG! 👀 Created by Brooklyn-based artist Olalekan Jeyifous and the environmental art and architecture practice AD—WO, Ancestral Ecologies explores ancient Latinx and African diasporic beliefs around the intelligence of the natural world.

Enjoy a summer solstice celebration at BBG June 21! 🌇 Welcome the longest day of the year with special sunrise and sunset musical performances at the Garden. 👇

The Greenest Block in Brooklyn entry deadline has been EXTENDED to June 5! 📣

Bloom alert! 💐 The Cranford Rose Garden is hitting peak bloom. The Cranford Rose Garden is one of the broadest collections of rose species and cultivars in North America, hosting well over 5,000 individual plants. These roses will bloom through June, with some blossoming throughout summer.

Roses have juuust started blooming at BBG! 🌹 Early-blooming roses in the Cranford Rose Garden and Rose Arc are opening up, and look wonderful even in the rain. Keep an eye on our socials and newsletter for more updates.

Irises are blooming right now throughout the Garden! 💜 These plants can be found all around BBG, but look for a stunning variety of 197 irises on Fawcett Terrace, located on the west side of the Osborne Garden.

🌱the bluebells were also heavenly! #BloomScrolling #gardens #flowers #FlowerPhotography #EastCoastKin #Brooklyn #BrooklynBotanicGarden

🌱I spent yesterday at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden…in peony heaven🌿 #flowers #BrooklynBotanicGarden #gardens #PeonyHeaven #bloomscrolling

Bloom alert! 💙 Bluebell Wood is blooming right now. Stop by BBG soon to see thousands of Spanish bluebells nestled under the dappled shade of beech, elm, and birch trees. These blooms should last another couple weeks.

Bloom alert! ❤️ Azaleas are in full bloom across the Garden. Stop by soon to see these flowers in the Osborne Garden, Rock Garden, Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, and Shelby White and Leon Levy Water Garden.

Some peonies today at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Peak season!

Bloom alert! 💗 Tree peonies are popping at BBG right now. Located at the north end of Cherry Walk, the Tree Peony Collection at Brooklyn Botanic Garden is a rare planting of more than 300 specimens, highlighting six different colors. These blooms are marvels of color, scent, and size.

CherryWatch 2026 update! 🌸🚨 Pink petals are falling on Cherry Esplanade and Cherry Walk, and the Kanzan cherries are almost done flowering. See the last days of this year’s bloom this week.

When the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Becomes a Public Photo Shoot • Photographer Hannah La Follette Ryan was on the ground for the cherry blossom boom.

Reminder! Entries to the Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest are open through June 1. 🏡 There are lots of ways to win Brooklyn’s friendliest contest! Enter today. 👇

Peak lilacs with fragrant floral odor in the air 😊 . . #lilacs 🌺 @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social 🌼 #flowers #springtime #brooklyn 🌳

Bloom alert! 💜 BBG’s Lilac Collection is blooming (and smelling) beautifully right now. Come experience their intoxicating fragrance in person! Gardener Julia Czaplewski estimates blooms should last another week or so.

Bloom alert! 🌷 Tulips are blooming all around BBG. You can find these blooms most prominently in the Annual Border, the Fragrance Garden, and the Osborne Garden. These blooms will last another week or two.

Tune in to @wnyc.org's @allofitwnyc.bsky.social today at 12:30 p.m. to hear about BBG's Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest's 30th anniversary and spring gardening to mark Earth Day. Stream here. 👇

Sketching the cherry blossoms in the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, squinting in the sun, soaking up Spring

Bloom alert! 💛 BBG’s yellow magnolias are blooming. BBG is famous in horticultural circles for introducing the yellow-flowering magnolia to the world. These hybrids are often the last bloomers among the Garden’s magnolias. Most of BBG’s other magnolias are finished flowering for the year.

Cherry Esplanade and Cherry Walk continue to bloom beautifully right now! 🌸 We expect these blooms to last through the week, but remember, nature runs the show.

Logged off, needed more than grass. Needed all of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Peak cherry blossom time at the @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social

@brooklynbotanic.bsky.social is my happy place 🥹

My fav Polaroids from @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social this past weekend 🌸

Bloom alert! 🚨🌸 Cherry Esplanade and Cherry Walk have just hit peak bloom. The Kanzans opened up rapidly over the past few days. These blooms should last another week or so, depending on the weather.

CherryWatch 2026 update! 🌸🚨 The first Kanzan cherries are opening on Cherry Esplanade and Cherry Walk! Remember, this is just “first bloom” for these flowering trees.

Stop by the south side of BBG to see blooms galore! 👀 Pictured in order: A flowering cherry in the Plant Family Collection, pear trees in the Herb Garden, a Halehaven peach tree in the Herb Garden, Magnolia 'Lois' in the Discovery Garden, and Chinese redbud in the Discovery Garden.

Tomorrow’s the day! Our Climate Comedy Show at @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social is SOLD OUT for in-person tickets. So ready to see your faces — and laugh and dance together. 🌎🕺🏽 Can’t make it? We’re live streaming on YouTube so you can still get in on the laughs. m.youtube.com/watch?v=tXOI...

Pieris 'Dorothy Wyckoff' (if I looked that up correctly) at @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social. 📷 🌸 🔍 #photography #bloomscrolling

Springtime at the @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social 🌺 🌼

Well I made it out there. Going to be back a lot to catch all the blossoms as they come out. But an excellent start. @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social

Last call for cherry blossoms in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden! ⛩️🌸 The weeping higan cherries and other flowering cherry varieties in BBG’s Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden are looking spectacular right now, but are likely to only last a few more days.

You have to l👀k closely (and make haste!) to see these blooms. 🔎 In early spring, before trees leaf out, native woodland wildflowers take advantage of the sunlight to bloom. These “spring ephemerals” complete their bloom cycle in just a few weeks, or even less.

BROOKLYN! There’s only a handful of tickets left to our climate comedy show. If you want to come laugh and dance with us, now’s your chance.✨ 🎟️ Grab your tickets before they’re gone! @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social www.bbg.org/visit/event/...

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Bloom alert! ⛩️ The weeping higan cherries in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden are at peak bloom. Stop by soon to see them looking spectacular, as well as magnolias, daffodils, and more early spring flowers across BBG.

CherryWatch 2026 update! 🌸⛩️🚨 The weeping cherries in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, as well as cherry trees at the north end of the Cherry Cultivars Area, are blooming. These blooms have emerged rapidly over the past two days.

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Bloom alert! 💛 Daffodil Hill is blooming! Adjacent to Magnolia Plaza, BBG’s Daffodil Hill is currently filled with thousands of yellow blooms. These flowers should stick around for a few more weeks.

Bloom alert! ☀️ Magnolias have begun blooming at BBG. Early blooming magnolias have started opening up on Magnolia Plaza. They’ll be joined by later bloomers in the coming days and weeks. You can find a few other magnolias in the Fragrance Garden and the north end of the Plant Family Collection.

CherryWatch 2026 is officially live! 🌸🚨 The first cherry blossoms have been spotted on three cherry trees in the Cherry Cultivars Area, as well as ‘Fudan-zakura’ in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden.

Tickets 🎟️ on sale now for the Climate Dance Parties! Paperback tour starts April 14th — New York City, California, Maine, I'll see you 🫵🏽 on the dance floor. If you love the Earth, come dance with us. 🌎🕺🏽 www.getitright.earth/tour

Hope Monday treats you kindly. Here's a pair of mallards who've decided to sleep through the whole thing, cozied up in an ornamental pond at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 🪶 #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #photography #birdphotography #nyc #Brooklyn #BlueskyMonday #MallardMonday

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Let's take climate change seriously without taking ourselves seriously. 🕺✨ Join us April 14 for a climate comedy show celebrating the paperback launch of @ayanaeliza.bsky.social's book What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures.

Last call for crocuses and snowdrops at BBG! ❄️ These and other late winter/early spring bloomers will soon give way to daffodils, magnolias, and more.

🔜 It’s the first day of spring! Daffodils, magnolias, cherry blossoms, and so many more blooms are on the way at BBG. Members get free general admission all year long. Join today to get up to $25 off and receive a free member tote! More info: buff.ly/4cQgwYY

Corpse flower cousin update! 👇 Of the three Amorphophallus konjac plants currently on display in BBG’s Conservatory, Alvin is done blooming, Simon is currently blooming, and Theodore is still growing. Photo by Jeremy Weine.