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The mission of the Botanic Garden of Smith College is to foster education about the science, beauty, and importance of the plant kingdom through the use of outdoor and conservatory plant collections, gardens, displays, and exhibitions, and to preserve and maintain the historic Olmsted campus landscape.
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EXTENDED! through January 18, 2019 (NOTE: the Lyman Plant House is closed for winter break: December 22, 2018 - January 1, 2018)
Extinction is a natural process and over millions of years, innumerable species and countless trees have gone extinct. However, today, human driven processes such as overexploitation, habitat loss and climate change are accelerating the rates of extinction for many species, including trees. Currently, 10% of all tree species are threatened with extinction.
Learn what's being done to help trees, and what you can do to make a difference.
HOURS: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM daily.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday extended hours 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
A spectacular array of blossoming crocuses, hyacinths, narcissi, irises, lilies and tulips provide an early glimpse of spring.
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Groups of 10 or more visiting the show must schedule in advance.
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Spotlight
Did the Japanese internment camps during World War II touch your life or the life of someone close to you?
We want to hear from you.
In the fall of 2020, the Botanic Garden of Smith College will present Uprooted: Gardens of hope and resistance in America’s Japanese internment camps, which explores the gardens designed, implemented, and maintained by prisoners held within the barbed wire confines of America’s ten internment camps during World War II.
As we develop this exhibit, we are reaching out to our community for input and guidance. We are looking for stories, testimonies, and experiences from people who were impacted, directly or indirectly, by the camps. Please consider adding your voice to Uprooted.
