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BBG TO HOST GARDENS FOR PEACE

Gardens for Peace

Sunday, September 8 from noon until 1:00 p.m.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden – 990 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn

Admission: $22 Adults | $16 Seniors & Students | Free to members & children under 12

As part of the North American Japanese Garden Association’s annual Gardens for Peace project, which brings communities together in Japanese gardens to promote peace, Brooklyn Botanic Garden is presenting free public programming in and around its iconic Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden.

Stop by for free tours of the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden and a drop-in Japanese woodblock printing workshop with Sato Yamamoto.

The Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Photo by Michael Stewart.

Japanese Garden Mini Tours

Tours run every five minutes between noon and 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 8.

Meet at Duck Landing, next to Viewing Pavilion.

Enjoy a peaceful stroll through one of BBG’s best-known specialty gardens. These 20-minute tours highlight the Japanese garden elements in this historic garden designed by Takeo Shiota in 1914.

Drop-in Japanese Woodblock Printing

Stop by from noon until 2:00 p.m. at the Japanese Garden Viewing Pavilion

Try your hand at woodblock printing with Sato Yamamoto, a Japanese artist inspired by culture and diversity. Choose the Gardens for Peace pattern or other patterns by Sato and create your own print.

Gardens for Peace is free with admission to Brooklyn Botanic Garden. No registration is necessary to join the tour. To purchase tickets, please visit BBG’s website. Tours can be canceled due to inclement weather, so check BBG’s website for updates.


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