Feb 5, 2012
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Queens Botanical Garden
(between Dahlia and Peck Avenues)
Flushing, NY 11355
Tel: (718) 886-3800
Fax: (718) 463-0263
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Nov-March: Free; April-Oct: Adults $4, Seniors $3, Students and Children over 3 $2
The Queens Botanical Garden, a living museum serving the most ethnically diverse county in the United States, is committed to presenting collections, education and research initiatives and programs that demonstrate environmental stewardship, promote sustainability and celebrate the rich cultural connections between people and plants. Green Trail markers highlight QBG’s sustainability practices and how visitors can “go green” at home.
QBG's 39 acres of gardens and sustainable landscape displays, such as the Cherry Circle, the Wedding Garden and the Oak Allée, are the reason many people visit.
Located at the northeast corner of Flushing Meadows Corona Park, this community cultural resource evolved from the five-acre Gardens on Parade exhibit showcased at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair.
QBG has significantly renovated and updated many beloved features of the garden to ensure that this living museum continues to appeal to visitors for years to come. The popular Herb Garden was expanded by nearly 50 percent and the Fragrance Walk now includes new examples of colorful, aromatic plant species. A sustainably-managed Rose Garden was completed in 2009 along with new Annual Beds. Current projects include a Floral Border, Ornamental Grass Garden and renovations to the Backyard Gardens.
Foreign-language Programs
The garden has signage and brochures in Chinese, Korean and Spanish. Programs can be arranged.
Seniors (62 and older) receive a $5 discount on individual membership
- Directions: Subway: 7 to Main Street-Flushing; Long Island Railroad to Flushing. Walk south on Main Street.
- ADA Compliant Restrooms
- Disability Access: Fully accessible. QBG provides classes for special-needs children, many of whom are in wheelchairs.
- Disability Assistance:
Hearing: In cooperation with the Lexington School for the Deaf, the Garden has training and service opportunities for hearing-impaired students. For more information call (718) 886-3800.
Vision: Graphical depictions - Gift Shops
- On-Site Parking: $5 per vehicle.
- Public Phone
- Space Rental
- Special Education: Modified education programs for students with special needs provide opportunities for students with cognitive impairments to explore the garden relying on their olfactory and visual senses.
- Tours
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Ongoing From Booth Hill, where native trees and shrubs thrive in a windy, full-sun location and block snow drifts, to the "Backyard Gardens," where small-scale gardening and landscaping solutions for Queens backyards are suggested, there is always something to see here, including the more popular perennial and fragrance gardens and Cherry Circle, among other areas.