Queens Botanical Garden History Queens Botanical Garden evolved from the 5-acre “Gardens on Parade” exhibit showcased at the 1939–1940 World’s Fair. Officially opening as “The Queens Botanical Garden Society” in 1946 after local residents saved and expanded the original exhibit, the Garden remained at the original World’s Fair site until 1961, when it was moved to its current location on Main Street in Flushing. Among the original plantings taken from the 1939 site are two blue atlas cedars that frame the iconic tree gate sculpture at the Garden’s Main Street entrance today (#1 on the map). QBG has become a 39-acre oasis in one of New York City’s most bustling and diverse neighborhoods and is unlike any other botanical garden in the world. Our Mission Queens Queens Botanical Garden is an urban oasis where people, plants and cultures are celebrated through inspiring gardens, innovative educational programs and demonstrations of environmental stewardship.
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What Makes Us Unique? Explore and Discover! Growing on a former ash landfill and taking root from the 1939 World’s Fair, There’s much more to experience at Queens Botanical Garden than pretty Queens Botanical Garden takes sustainability to new levels, both in our flowers and trees! And there’s something for you to discover year-round. facilities and in our practices! Our Visitor & Administration Building (#14 on Be on the lookout for pollinators! the map) is New York City’s first public green building to be Roaming among our flowers arebutterflies, hoverflies, bees, LEED® Platinum certified by the U.S. Green Building Council. beetles, and other insects that partner with the plants and Throughout our grounds, you’ll see signs of a careful help them to make seeds. approach to designing a healthy environment that
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