Brooklyn Botanic Garden

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What is the Brooklyn Botanic Garden?
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden is a 52-acre garden located in the Prospect Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, offering a delightful and colorful oasis with more than 14,000 taxa of plants from around the world.
What makes the Brooklyn Botanic Garden unique?
- The garden is famous for its "gardens within the Garden", which are unique plant collections and groupings of trees and flowers, including the famous cherry tree garden.
What is special about the cherry tree garden?
- When all 200 cherry trees bloom in the spring, the garden hosts a month-long cherry festival at the Cherry Esplanade called Hanami, which attracts thousands of visitors.
What notable structures are in the garden?
- The garden houses the Steinhardt Conservatory, which includes the C. V. Starr Bonsai Museum, a white glass and cast-iron aquatic plant house, and three climate-themed plant pavilions.
Is there an art gallery in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden?
- Yes, the Steinhardt Conservatory also features an impressive art gallery.
What is the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden?
- Created in 1914, the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden was the first Japanese garden in a public garden in the United States.

Address: 990 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225, Phone: 718-623-7200

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