Ignore those majestic glasshouses, though, for in one modest, red-brick building you'll find a botanical firework display featuring likenesses of nearly 1,000 astonishing plants – larger than life, brighter than the crown jewels, and all painted by one remarkable woman.
Nowadays, most botanical gardens display a mix of the themes mentioned and more; having a strong connection with the general public, there is the opportunity to provide visitors with information relating to the environmental issues being faced at the start of the 21st century, especially those relating to plant conservation and sustainability.
The event, open from 5 to 9 p.m., will feature 48 botanical and winter displays, including a train filled with flowers, special lighting of the Japanese Hill and Pond Garden, a model train show and a scene of a castle surrounded by roses; (718) -623-7180.
The Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden has special displays, service greenhouses, and acres of outdoor gardens, with about 18,000 kinds of plants.
The New York Botanical Garden, whose floral displays throughout its 250 acres in the Bronx attract about 630,000 visitors a year, has scheduled a $9 million facelift for the area that first greets visitors, with groundbreaking scheduled for this fall and completion in the spring of 2003.
BRONX The New York Botanical Garden Holiday Train Show, display of bridges and replicas of New York landmarks created from plant parts.
BRONX The New York Botanical Garden Gingerbread Adventures, display of gingerbread houses, crafts and food-related activities.
For Children BRONX The New York Botanical Garden Gingerbread Adventures, display of gingerbread houses, crafts and food-related activities.
For Children BRONX The New York Botanical Garden The Haunted Pumpkin Garden, display of more than 500 pumpkins carved by the artist Michael Natiello.
The Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory (1983) houses seasonal displays as well as desert and tropical plant collections in a passive-solar greenhouse.
