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Garden Stroll
Stroll through BBG:
- Bluebell Wood
- Celebrity Path
- Cherry Esplanade
- Children's Garden
- Cranford Rose Garden
- Crape-Myrtle Walk
- Daffodil Hill
- Discovery Garden
- Fragrance Garden
- Herb Garden
- Home Composting Exhibit
- Iris and Peony Collection
- Japanese Garden
- Judith D. Zuk Magnolia Plaza
- Lilac Collection
- Lily Pool Terrace: Perennial Border, Annual Border
- Native Flora Garden
- Osborne Garden
- Overlook
- Plant Family Collection:
Ferns,
Conifers,
Ginkgos,
Magnolias,
Elms, Oaks, and Walnuts,
Heath,
Roses,
Legumes,
Honeysuckle,
Daisy Family,
Monocots
- Rock Garden
- Shakespeare Garden
- Steinhardt Conservatory:
Aquatic House and Orchid
Collection,
Bonsai Museum,
Desert Pavilion,
Palm House,
Gallery,
Trail of Evolution,
Tropical Pavilion,
Warm Temperate Pavilion
- Tree Peony Collection
The Iris and Peony Collection
This small but strikingly colorful garden, just south of the Rock Garden, was originally donated by the Bay Ridge Garden Club in 1951 and used for displaying irises—mostly bearded varieties. Then, in the early 1980s, during the construction of the Steinhardt Conservatory, it also became a temporary holding space for some of BBG's perennial collection, particularly its herbaceous peonies. These plants did so well in their new home that they were made permanent residents, and the garden has been called the Peony and Iris Collection ever since. To experience the full glory of these dramatic and fragrant flowers, visit in late May and early June.
