New York Botanical Garden

Horticulture and living collections: preparation of research, maintenance of gardens and exhibits for public use and enjoyment. Public exhibitions and festivals to enhance the experience of the visiting public. The garden's living collections contain more than one million plants in 50 gardens and collections, including: the enid a. Haupt conservatory, the nation's preeminent victorian style glasshouse; the nolen greenhouses for living collections; the three and one half acre native plant garden; the eleven acre azalea garden, which includes nearly one mile of woodland paths meandering beneath ancient native oaks, tulip trees, and sweetgums and surrounded by more than 70,000 plants; the fifty acre thain family forest, the largest extant forest that once covered much of new york city.

Education and outreach development, organization, and presentation of educational courses. The garden's adult education program offers 750 classes at the botanical garden, online, and at the midtown education center in manhattan. Certificates are offered in eight program areas: botanical art & illustration, botany, floral design, gardening, horticultural therapy, horticulture, landscape design and urban nature. Three annual lecture programs, landscape design portfolios lecture series, winter lecture series, and andrew carnegie distinguished lecture, feature internationally recognized speakers.

Auxiliary services provide services and amenities for the convenience of the visiting public.