Woodland Garden - Brooklyn Botanic Garden
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Woodland Garden

Woodland Garden

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The Elizabeth Scholtz Woodland Garden features an open-air walled garden and an accessible path that meanders through a rolling landscape connecting the Lilac Collection, the Osborne Garden, the Native Flora Garden, and Maple Grove.

The garden was designed as a source of inspiration to urban gardeners, featuring plants that flourish in shady, relatively dry conditions, like ferns, sedges, and may-apples. Modeled after a natural woodland, it includes multiple layers beneath the canopy: smaller trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants of different heights. On-site signage provides visitors with tips and techniques for maintaining their own sustainable and successful city gardens.

Highlights

pink and white flower growing on a branch
Carolina-allspice (Calycanthus ‘Venus’) blooms in summer. Photo by Blanca Begert.
a branch with beige leaves against a blue sky
Pale spicebush (Lindera glauca var. salicifolia) in autumn. Photo by Blanca Begert.
a cluster of blue flowers
Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica) bloom in May. Photo by Blanca Begert.
a white flower and reddish leaves on a branch
The Franklin tree (Franklinia alatamaha ), extinct in the wild, blooms in late summer with flowers persisting until fall. Photo by Wendy Cutler.
white flower with purple spots
Toad-lilies (Tricyrtis cultivar) bloom in late summer into fall. Photo by Lee Patrick.

Plant Collection

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