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Learn about all the ways Smith students connect with the botanic garden.

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Watch the 2026 Spring Bulb Show Opening Lecture

The 2026 Spring Bulb Show may have come to a close but the opening lecture for the show is now available to watch online! Check out local botanist Peter Grima's talk on Emily Dickinson and her Western Mass Herbarium.

Watch the lecture.

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We are a botanic garden for you—our community. But it is the support of our community, you, that makes that possible at all. There are many ways to support our work: giving a donation, becoming a member of our Friends program, or volunteering your time.

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Admission & Hours

We are free and open to the public year round thanks to the support of our members of the Friends of the Botanic Garden.

Lyman Plant House & Conservatory  
Daily from 9 a.m.– 4  p.m. | Closed on Thursday 11/26 and Friday 11/27 for the Thanksgiving holiday, and during the Smith College winter break.

Campus Arboretum and Gardens
Open daily to the public year-round.