Latest Videos
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Holiday Greetings from Cornell Botanic Gardens! We have a lot to celebrate and look forward to making more memories in 2019!
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Enjoy this slideshow that shows how families, Cornell students, staff and faculty celebrated the thousands of plants that around the world grow, and how grouping them in families make them easier to know!
Judys_Day_18 from Cornell Botanic Gardens on Vimeo.
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On July 27, 2018, Cornell Botanic Gardens celebrated Flowers After Hours, a cocktail fundraiser with our partners from Cornell Catering. Click below to view a short slideshow of this event.
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Learning and working alongside our staff this summer are 10 Cornell students, who take part in our summer intern program. View this short video to see some of their experiences this summer.
Cornell Botanic Gardens Summer Inerns 2018 from Cornell Botanic Gardens on Vimeo.
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View this one-minute video to view what spring looks like at Cornell Botanic Gardens
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Meet "Lady of the Gorge" and her mate "Flash"
Every year since 2010, a pair of red-tailed hawks have nested on the rock wall of Fall Creek Gorge. Lucky for us, there is an incredible view from the Stewart Avenue Bridge. From preparing their nest at the end of February to the young birds leaving the nest in June, this 5-minute video will show you what you may observe in the lives of these magnificent birds of prey. Created by Karel and Cindy Sedlacek (class of '84).
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Stop by the gardens around the Nevin Welcome Center and you might catch a glimpse of the vibrant red fox Manny! View this two-minute video of Manny on a morning hunt, captured by Russ Morton, our IPM program coordinator.
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The Mullestein Winter Garden was designed to highlight the colors, textures, and shapes of plants that provide beauty in the winter landscape. To learn about the extraordinary plants that compose this garden, watch this 10-minute tour of the Winter Garden with the botanic gardens’ Landscape Designer, Irene Lekstutis. We hope it will inspire you to visit and create a winter garden for yourself.
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Click below to view a slide show of the beauty of Botanic Gardens throughout the seasons.
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Lead Arborist Lee Dean shares tips on choosing a living tree for holiday décor, one that can be planted in spring and represent the season’s memories for decades to come.
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In 2017, natural area stewards walked the more than 90 miles along the boundaries of Cornell Botanic Gardens natural areas. They were installing boundary signs and inspecting conditions along the boundaries, many off established trails.
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Watch for a behind-the-scenes view of how Cornell Botanic Gardens created a tropical container garden and photo booth with living hats to celebrate the installation of Cornell University President Martha Pollack.
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This program will feature six courses of tapas-style dishes, including delectable offerings such as pickled tomatoes, grilled hard squash, black cumin cured salmon, roasted pepper mousse, bean flower tortellini with potatoes and beans, marigold cured duck breast, roasted beets, and corn crème Anglaise – each course paired with a delicious local hard cider from Redbyrd Orchard.
Date/time: Saturday, November 4; 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Cost: $50 ($45 for Members) Pre-registration is required.
Location: Nevin Welcome CenterFor a sneak peak at the menu and the plants used from our gardens, view this two-minute video with horticulturist Emily Detrick.
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Sonja Skelly, Director of Eduction and Communication at Cornell Botanic Gardens, was featured on The Weather Channel to talk about the striking discoveries being made in the Climate Change Garden.
Climate Change Garden Featured on The Weather Channel from Cornell Plantations on Vimeo.
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As part of our 2016 Fall Lecture Series, author and journalist Simran Sethi relates stories from her travels across six continents to learn the intimate histories of our foods and ways we can better save—and savor—them. This lecture took place on Wednesday, October 26 at 7:30 p.m. at the Statler Hall Auditorium, Cornell University.
Bread, Wine, Chocolate: Saving and Savoring our Favorite Endangered Foods from Cornell Botanic Gardens on Vimeo.
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On November 2, Doug Tallamy, Professor of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, presented the lecture "It's For the Birds" as part of our Fall Lecture Series. Click below to view this lecture.
Doug Tallamy lecture "It's For the Birds", November 2, 2016 from Cornell Botanic Gardens on Vimeo.
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On October 14, Wade Davis (Ethnographer, writer, photographer and filmmaker) presented "The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in a Modern World" as part of our 2016 Fall Lecture Series. Click below to view this lecture.
"The Wayfinders:Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in a Modern World." Wade Davis, October 14, 2016 from Cornell Botanic Gardens on Vimeo.
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As part of our 2016 Fall Lecture Series, Dr. Amber Adams discusses how the strategies – biological, psycho-social, and economic – presented in the Haudenosaunee story of the creation of the Earth speak to current global approaches to negotiating human responses to climate change.
Amber Adams lecture, September 14, 2016 from Cornell Botanic Gardens on Vimeo.
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To kick off our 2016 Fall Lecture Series, Pulitzer-prize winning Gary Snyder delivered the lecture "Scholars, Hermits and People of the Land" to a full house on August 24th in Call Auditorium, Kennedy Hall. Click below to view the lecture.
Gary Snyder at Cornell Plantations from Cornell Plantations on Vimeo.
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Recognizing the severity of the region's drought and the need to conserve water, our horticulture and natural areas staff have developed plans to significantly reduce our water use without letting plants die. Learn how we have been reducing our water use in this three-minute interview with Rhoda Maurer, Director of Horticulture.
Drought Preparedness at Cornell Plantations from Cornell Plantations on Vimeo.
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Christopher Dunn, the E. N. Wilds director of Cornell Plantations was interviewed about “Nature Therapy” on Fox5 in San Diego, CA. Dr. Dunn was attending the “Directors of Large Gardens” annual meeting at the San Diego Botanical Garden. He was one of 41 directors of the most prominent botanic gardens in North America there to discuss the growing body of scientific evidence that contact with nature such as provided by public gardens are good Rx for health.
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On April 19, 2016, Cornell's Giving Day, you can make a difference for Cornell Plantations with a gift to help grow our gardens, preserve Cornell’s iconic natural areas, and connect more people with nature.
Today you can make a difference for Cornell Plantations! from Cornell Plantations on Vimeo.
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Sonja Skelly, Cornell Botanic Gardens Director of Education, presented "Creating a Garden for Climate Change Education" for the Monday Seminar hosted by Cornell's Department of Horticulture. In this 45-minute video, Sonja provides a virtual tour of Cornell Botanic Gardens' Climate Change Garden and explains how it engages visitors to observe how plants are affected by changes in temperature and other growing conditions. This interactive experience helps visitors gain a deeper understanding of how future changes in climate conditions projected for Central New York are likely to affect plants—both in cultivated and natural landscapes.
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Staff arborists Lee Dean and Daniel Weitoish go to great heights (literally) to care for our trees. Get a glimpse of them removing large branches from a tall tree captured from Lee’s perspective in this one-minute GoPro video.
High Above... from Cornell Plantations on Vimeo.
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We wish you the happiest of holidays and a wonderful new year!
Happy Holidays from Cornell Plantations from Cornell Plantations on Vimeo.
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The Mullestein Winter Garden was designed to highlight the colors, textures, and shapes of plants that provide beauty in the winter landscape. To learn about the extraordinary plants that compose this garden, watch this 10-minute tour of the Winter Garden with the botanic gardens’ Landscape Designer, Irene Lekstutis. We hope it will inspire you to visit and create a winter garden for yourself.
A Rainbow in Winter from Cornell Plantations on Vimeo.
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On November 2, the Northern Catalpa tree (Catalpa speciosa) was removed from the Young Flower Garden. We will miss this beautiful tree and all the ways it has graced our garden over the years. Arborist Lee Dean explains how this decision was made in this short video.
Catalpa Tree from Cornell Plantations on Vimeo.
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Scranton area's WNEP news "Home and Backyard" program highlighted all that Cornell Plantations has to offer. Click below for a virtual tour of Plantations' Botanical Garden, Arboretum and natural areas near Cornell campus.
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Our Summer Internship Program offers Cornell students from all disciplines hands-on experience working with our expert staff in our gardens, natural areas, and education programs. These are paid internships, fully funded by endowments and annual gifts from alumni and friends. In addition to these funds, last fall 78 donors contributed a total of $10,000 in a crowd-funding campaign to help fund the interns’ salaries for this summer. Click below to view a 4-minute video, created by marketing intern Jessica Zheng ’17, as a special thank you to all of our supporters.
Cornell Plantations Summer Internship Program: A Thank You! from Cornell Plantations on Vimeo.
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Thank you to all who supported Cornell Plantations on Giving Day and throughout the year!
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Today is Cornell University’s first-ever Giving Day, and your chance to prove what a difference one day can make for Cornell Plantations! In this short video, you’ll hear from our director, staff, and Cornell students exactly how your support will keep us growing.
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We’re getting ready to dig in and rejoice in the new growing season! We’re also looking forward to Cornell’s first-ever Giving Day next week.
Mark your calendar to make a gift to Plantations on Wednesday, March 25.
Share the news at #CornellGivingDay and Facebook
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Rhoda joined Plantations last week and we are thrilled to have her here. Prior to joining us, she managed the grounds and greenhouses of Cornell University's NY State Agricultural Experiment Station and was the Assistant Curator at the Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania.
30 Questions with Rhoda Maurer from Cornell Plantations on Vimeo.
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Thousands of varieties of trees and shrubs are found throughout our arboretum and botanical garden. In winter, their bare branches and persistent berries take on unique shapes and forms. A light touch of snow makes them even more magical. Watch this short video For a winter pick-me-up.
Winter 2015 from Cornell Plantations on Vimeo.
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We love the way you've seen us through the years. We invite you to view our holiday greeting below.
Through Your Lens from Cornell Plantations on Vimeo.
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Cornell Plantations’ gardens, arboretum, and natural areas are places for discovery and wonder. But beyond our natural beauty and leadership in environmental conservation, education is at the heart of everything we do. From Cornell students to local schoolchildren, visitors and lifelong learners, every year 14,000 people reconnect with nature through our tours, classes, and free public programs. This delightful short video shows the breadth and value of these programs and the difference they make.
Cornell Plantations Spring Appeal from Cornell Plantations on Vimeo.
You can help people of all ages learn about plants and how essential they are to our lives and well-being. Please make a gift today. Cornell University provides only 15% of our operating budget, so we rely on support from people like you who care about preserving the environment, and the importance of plants and nature in our lives. -
Governor Lingle offers clean energy solutions in her talk sponsored by Cornell Plantations on October 23.
How an Energy Outlier Can Become a Role Model for Sustainability: A case study of Hawai'i's Clean Energy Initiative from Cornell Plantations on Vimeo.
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Click on the interview with Jack Elliot below:
Victis Acernis by Jack Elliot from Cornell Plantations on Vimeo.
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Cornell students and local high school students had lots of new opportunities this summer working alongside Plantations staff. See some of the fun they had in this two-minute slideshow.
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Intern Emily Rodekohr '15 highlights some of the effects warmer temperatures have had on plants in our climate change garden in this two-minute video.
Climate Change Garden with Emily Rodekohr '15 from Cornell Plantations on Vimeo.
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Lead arborist Lee Dean explains why we need to remove the treasured big leaf magnolia.
Saying Goodbye to an Old Friend... from Cornell Plantations on Vimeo.
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If you haven’t been able to visit Cornell Plantations this spring, view this short video to see some of the highlights of this special season here.
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After 36 years of leading Cornell Plantations through many transformations and new garden additions, she retired on April 30th. View this short interview to see what she has to say on her last day.
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Christopher Dunn began his first day as Plantations' E. N. Wilds Director on April 1st (no fooling!). View this brief video to learn a little about him and his thoughts on his first day.
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Now is the time to get a jumps start on your garden! View this two-minute video for tips on starting plants from seed with Greenhouse Manager Missy Bidwell.
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Cornell Plantations is many things to many people. What does Cornell Plantations mean to Cornell faculty, staff and students and Ithaca community members? Click here to view several short videos and find out.
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Fall is an ideal time to add new trees and plants to your landscape. View this short video to get advice from Lead Arborist Lee Dean on best practices for fall tree planting.
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Pam Shade, Manager of the Robinson York Herb Garden, demonstrates how to harvest and dry French Tarragon.
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Cornell Plantations serves as a place for research & inspiration across multiple studies at Cornell University, which result in amazing collaborations. In this video created by Todd Bittner, Director of Natural Areas at Cornell Plantations, Professor Greg Page discuses how his students at Cornell are using the natural world to create works of art.
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Whether you are growing herbs in pots or in your garden bed, many of the plants we like to grow are native to the Mediterranean Region and prefer soil that is well drained.View this two-minute video of Sarah uses the display to show how you can easily amend your soil for better drainage.
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Staff gardener Josh Whitney appeared on WSYR's weekly morning show "Bridge Street." He provided "The Plant 411" and offered tips on summer plant care. Click here to watch this four minute interview.
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Ringwood Ponds Natural Area is home to a rich diversity of amphibians. Watch this two-minute video and learn more.
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Lee Dean, Plantations’ lead arborist offers his experience and expertise on pruning trees. Click here to learn some basic tips in a short video, along with links to his favorite resources.