Brooklyn Botanic Garden Reviews

Very nice garden to walk around in the morning time! I love the fact that entrance is FREE on Friday mornings from 8am-12pm. There is a nice variety of mini gardens within the Brooklyn botanic and the plants are arranged nicely so that there's always something in bloom to view. I like the Japanese garden, but as a mom, it is tricky to navigate and maneuver through if you have a stroller.

A rich variety of flora, amazing design, beautiful greenhouses. Constant updating, entertaining children's gardens. It would be interesting to visit the seasons.

Used come here with kids.Great place. Look for the parking ahead though

This review has nothing to do with the gardens themselves, which are beautiful and we always enjoy our time visiting.

This review is for the visitor services team, specifically the Director of Visitor Services.

We purchased tickets to the gardens for Sunday 8/16. After I purchased the tickets, I realized that there was an option to choose "Free Week" tickets. Unfortunately, the website did not state when "Free Week" was, it just gave you the option to select free tickets. I did not want to run into an issue when we arrived (since they were operating with timed ticket entrance during the pandemic) and I opted to just purchase the tickets at full price. Upon inquiry to the visitor services team, I was told that it is in fact "Free Week" and that they agreed that they should probably put the dates up on the website. I proceeded to ask if I could get a refund on my full price tickets, so I could choose the free ones instead.

This turned into a long email chain of back and forth with both the visitor services team (multiple staff members) AND their ticket service provider. Ultimately, the Director of Visitor Services told me that she felt that all of the necessary information for Free Week was up on the website and that it was entirely my fault for purchasing full priced tickets. She did not seem to understand that I reached out 4 days before our trip to request an exchange or a refund, that we NEVER went to the gardens and redeemed our full price tickets, and that it was ultimately my fault and "per their policy" she would not be giving me a refund. Even though there was zero exchange of value or resources.

It certainly felt like a power trip experience and I am baffled that they would not refund two tickets to two people who never even redeemed the tickets and tried to reach out more than 72 hours in advance.

10/10 - We always recommend the gardens to friends and family
0/10 - We do not recommend any interaction with Visitor Services as they are not very nice. Do not expect flexibility, understanding, or human decency.

Security said only my baby could sit in the blanket I rolled out in the garden. With a welcome like that, I recommend sticking to Prospect Park. There are plenty of blooming cherry trees in Clinton Hill and elsewhere.

Beautiful botanic garden. Buy a membership, because its totally worth it if you're going to visit a couple times per year!

Beautiful this time of the year. The cherry blossoms are breathtaking.

I loved the place.
The incredible children's sector !!!

Amaizing place, now I know how heaven looks like! Espesially on April and June...

Another constant from the early AmeriCorps days to later research days.

Fabulously wide-ranging, yet on a human, quite walkable scale; less overwhelming than the wonderful New York Botanical Garden (also a must-see). BBG's Conservatory is a marvel with its many micro-climates. It's a pleasure to escape the chilly New York winter to take an easy stroll from the desert to the tropics... and then to the mind-boggling Bonsai Museum.

free on winter weekdays, nice to go from cold to other climates and aromatic plants

The time were there wasn't perfect - most of the trees were not in bloom and there was renovation in progress. But it was great anyway. You can see the garden is being taken care of.

Sakura Matsuri cherry blossom festival is the place to go every year in Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The Botanic Garden has wonderful bonsai tree collection and a huge greenhouse to discover wonderful plants. My favorite part of the garden is the cactus collection and the tulips of different colors near the waterfall.

I went here with my friend a few weeks ago- the staff was nice and welcoming. It was a pretty hot day so we didn t enjoy it as much and there are still a few things under construction. Ordering tickets online was quick and easy. There WERE many people there, but it was easy to follow social distancing guidelines. This is a great day trip that only takes about 2 hours to walk the WHOLE thing. I would recommend going on a 60-70 degree day instead of the 90 degree day when we went !!

Nice walk and loved the fact that you can have cocktails while walking. Great summer plan!

One of my favorite places in Brooklyn. No matter what time of year you visit, it is magnificent. That being said I highly recommend early spring when the cherry blossoms are blooming and the tulip garden is planted. A great place for families, a date, or just a walk by yourself. Pro-tip: entrance is free Tuesdays and Saturdays before noon. Also the gift shop is superb, if you're looking for plants to gift, definitely check it out.

My son's class was there for a field trip. It would have been nice to see more flowers in bloom. Some specimens we're blooming but they were more in the ground. It would have been nice if there were types that last year round or bloom in winter. Nice up-keep, but very ordinary.

Many romantic places for lovers. Many diverse plants and trees from around the world. You can sit on benches and relax breathing clean air. A beautiful place in Brooklyn.

Botanical garden is great place to visit at any season of year - at winter you can enjoy cover pavilion with tropical life or in summer/spring (March April) you can enjoy all flowers in full bloom. Full of flowers, cherry blossoms in spring/summer its thousands deference flowers, a pond with Lily's. This Garden is especially beautiful in the spring when they host the Cherry Blossom Festival. Fall will surprise you with colors. In fall the colors of fall are at their peak

There are a variety of interesting areas - definitely give yourself time to explore. I enjoyed the rose garden, tulip and lavender. The Japanese garden was very tranquil. Extensive range of plants, both outdoors and indoors. They also had a display of bonsai trees which were spectacular. You could easily spend half a day wandering around the gardens. Japanese Koi Pond amongst many other attractions. Relaxing garden where you can spend hours just walking, smelling, watching and exploring. It s a very good place to enjoy the nature with family. They have restroom inside but it is very crowded.

Tuesdays are free entrance. The entrance fee was a little pricy and if you combine the inside parking area, then it is quite pricy.

2019 Update: I visited BGG the week of the Sakura Matsuri event this year, and BGG was a lot more crowded. I've also noticed that the trees around the entrance and the pond was already close to post-bloom, but fortunately, the trees at the esplanade was just reaching peak-bloom. Definitely be sure to choose the timing of your visit carefully if you want the nice cherry blossom photos. The BGG website is a must to check for bloom status.

Came here on a weekday to see the famous cherry blossoms. Glad I've used the BBG website to check the bloom status. Parking on site was not an issue and the place wasn't too crowded (since it was a weekday). It was not the biggest botanical garden, but the Japanese Garden was very well designed. Definitely worth the admission to see the cherry blossoms, but not sure if it's worth the trek to the middle of Brooklyn to just see the other plants during the rest of the year.

Tip: discount admission prices for students and senior (with ID) and free admission on Fridays before noon and winter weekdays (Dec.-Feb.)

The Shakespeare garden, which features plants mentioned in the bard's various plays, is wonderful.

Spacious and beautiful area with many different types of flowers and trees. Love the different events the garden hosts.

Beatifull garden, well maintained, different ambients. Flowers everywhere. I found a place to sit and have my lunch close to Japanese garden. Ticket price is reasonable and you can go out and in with smart ticket.

Just love Botanic Garden's , Reminded me of Melbourne

When we went, we were able to see a wonderful view of the royal flower. There are plenty of places to go in New York, not here, so if you have time to visit all the famous sights, it might be a good idea to go.

Beautiful place to visit multiple times always a great time

Beautiful.place so revitalizing great ambience and massive photo opportunities

MY FAVORITE PLACE EVER. probably like this garden more than ny botanic. The cherry blossom esplanade in late April early May is spectacular. And all the other fruit trees in the garden and the water lily pond and the magnolia area by the steps. And the wisteria.

Love.

Staff is friendly. Shop is ok, has nice plants.

Loved this place and the vibe. The gardens are beautiful !! There is a coffee in the middle of the way too cute that you can sit and stay there.

The Gardens is peaceful and just gorgeous. A lovely place to just walk, take in the scenery and animals and relieve all that stress.

It was a very good way to spend a beautiful Easter Sunday. The line to buy tickets looked really long yo get but it was a very fast line. I still recommend buying tickets online though.

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden is always uplifting and a preferred neighborhood location for fresh air, and scenic views.

Very lovely place for family to enjoy nature and acknowledge something new. They have very big collection of world famous roses, which you can see in May. I like very much season pavilions with their specific climate and plants. Great Bonsai trees collection and many other things!

May 2019. Weather is gorgeous. Such a fresh feel and fragrance.

Free Friday mornings are great for a slow, relaxing start to a long weekend

Good place to enjoy a nice day, all natural and fresh you will not believe you re in NYC.

Beautiful, informative, relaxing. You don't feel like youre in the city when youre here.

This place is very well maintained
I do like the vending machine
It is good smell
I like the taste it taste good
Vending machine out of stock now
I am very concerned though!

- Concerned monkey..2019.

Botanical Gardens is small but nice. Currently under renovations, so it lost a star for being smaller than usual. You get a free pass for next time when you buy a ticket. So you can go now, and then return when they finish their renovations.

Beautiful garden, extremely poor service. Long lines to get to the park, nobody to help to navigate. Stuff seems to be only interested in collecting payments, using top notch technology. Lines to the restrooms. I have not been here in a while and was hoping service had changed for the better, but it is still the same.

Beautiful but the bonsai and orchid rooms were closed.

The bonsai garden is a all time favorite, in winter especially when everything else is a little sad on the outside, also Chek our the yellow magnolia cafe for incredible lunch

Beautiful Architecture and one of the gems of the borough

Staff very nice and helpful! Everyone was socially distant! Gardens are gorgeous & well maintained! Great place for pics!

Nice place, interesting, good walk but the food is poor and way overpriced.

The gardens are under expansion work and much is off limits, but spring is only beginning at Brooklyn Botanical Garden. The magnolias, and what cherries were blooming were magnificent. I also enjoy the yellow-green tinged of lindera benzoin (spicebush) and the exotic buttercup winter hazel (corylopsis pauciflora) juxtaposed with the willow trees. And the bonsai and other greenhouse spaces do not disappoint.
I am fascinated by the various plots of food plots: Asian and other cultures.

Someday I hope to see Gaulteria and samples of peanuts growing in a botanical garden.

I wish I had visited the library, and on another visit will make the library a priority to my visit.
I should have also bothered to check with the Brooklyn Museum to validate my parking...the Botanical Garden does not.