Your plants may not be able to fly, they don’t even wear capes, but they pack a powerful punch when it comes to keeping your body healthy and strong. Let’s get to know the superheroes living in your container garden: Basil It smells good, it
Ithaca Children’s Garden stands in solidarity with those fighting for racial justice and against police violence. We recognize that a great amount of work is needed to dismantle the systems of violence and white supremacy we live in and that ICG cannot achieve its mission
Learn all about composting from the masters! Join us on Wednesday, June 17 from 1-1:30 PM for an Ask Me Anything! Zoom session with Cornell Cooperative Extension Compost Educator Adam Michaelides and Master Composters Romina Capelli and Daniel Baruch. Register by Noon on June 17
Dear Friends, While the Garden’s reopening has been long-awaited and should be cause for celebration, recent national events have left us feeling anything but festive. When Black men and women cannot enjoy parks and nature without putting themselves in personal danger, we set an example
How to grow Gaia @ Home! On Tuesday, May 26, through contactless distribution, ICG gave 45 Turtle Sprouts kits to three classes at Beverly J. Martin Elementary School so students can connect with nature at home by growing their own turtle! Your family can also
According to a Haudenosaunee creation story, the world began on the back of a turtle. It is this Creation Story that Gaia, ICG’s turtle giantess, celebrates! On Wednesday, May 27 from 1-1:30 pm we’ll be joined by local artist Kelly Cullen and Grammy award-winning musician
This National Public Gardens Week (May 8-17), we celebrated the resilience of public gardens across the nation in their adaptability in providing nature to their communities by sharing the ICG team member’s favorite photos of the Garden. See all the photos below! “I love this photo because
Over the course of 2019, ICG’s Interpretation Committee (pictured below, from fall 2019) was busy designing a WONDER-ful new educational display in the Wetlands, which – thanks to a 2019 grant from the Tompkins County Tourism Program- is finally complete! Pictured left to right, from
The Garden is growing! Four new trees have been planted in the Garden thanks to Ithaca City Forester and ICG Site Committee Member Jeanne Grace and her amazing crew. Andrew introduces our new black gum tree, named Sal. Also known as a black tupelo tree
