"I like the open spaces, but I also like the little nooks and crannies and places of discovery. There are little pockets of greenery that you really have to get down into in order to see, so there’s always a sense of discovering something new. "


Our gardens consist of 12 themed gardens in the 25-acre botanical garden and specialty gardens and collections of trees and shrubs in our 150-acre arboretum.
Our natural areas consist of 4,300 acres of ecologically important sites on and off campus, available for research, education, hiking, and nature study, in support of the educational mission of Cornell University.
