gazebo surrounded by flowers

Cutler Botanic Garden

Five acres of hands-on horticulture

About Cutler Botanic Garden

Cutler Botanic Garden is a center for teaching horticulture and environmental stewardship, helping visitors learn to grow plants with minimal impact on the environment. The garden features 14 themed areas, including propagation, daylilies, composting and rain barrel demonstrations, a shade garden, perennials, a rock garden, native habitats, ornamental grasses, herbs, roses, vegetables, and a hydrangea collection. In fall 2023, the garden added rebuilt rock walls, stone steps, a new water feature, a wildflower meadow, a hardscape labyrinth, and a new event space.

The garden is free and open to the public year-round, dawn to dusk, for self-guided tours (please note that during the winter months, garden walkways are not cleared of snow or ice). Cutler is also one of about 360 All-America Selections display gardens nationwide, previewing next year's AAS winners each season.

The community uses Cutler in many ways -as an outdoor classroom for local students exploring the plant kingdom, and as the site of hands-on adult workshops on topics like annuals, perennials, roses, integrated pest management, and composting.

Learn More About CBG

Many community groups and individuals take advantage of the guided tours offered by the Master Gardener Volunteers. Many come simply to enjoy the beauty and serenity of the surroundings.

  • Reservations are required with a least 4 weeks advance notice. Each tour takes approximately one hour.
  • Fees: Adult groups: a minimum $20.00 per hour for groups under 10 or $2.00 per adult. Group size over 20 adults a minimum of $50 per hour.  Additional tour guides may be needed for large groups.
  • Children: $1.00 per person (collected by leader prior to the tour) with a minimum of $15.00 per group tour. Each youth group must be accompanied by one adult for every 15 children.
  • Contact 607-584-5016 or email ljs322 [at] cornell.edu

Cutler Botanic Garden is available for use by the community for weddings on a reservation basis between May 15 and September 15. Our Gazebo with the Simplicity® rose bush and fragrant annual flower lined walkways makes an ideal backdrop for a wedding or prom pictures. We have established Rental Policies and Guidelines for Use of Cutler Botanic Garden.
We do charge nominal Rental Fees for the use of Cutler Botanic Gardens. These fees are used for support and maintenance of Cutler Botanic Garden.

Visit our Rentals Page to learn more!

Bee on Black-Eyed Susan (yellow flower with black center)

Broome County Pollinator Pathway

Pollinators are essential to growing our food and sustaining healthy ecosystems—making this work vital to both environmental and community health. The Pathway is part of a larger effort to build a continuous corridor of safe habitat for birds, bees, butterflies, and other pollinators, connecting private gardens with public spaces.

Even a small garden can make a difference. Take our survey to tell us about your space and join the Pathway, or email us at broomepollinatorpathway [at] gmail.com to learn more.

Raise awareness for pollinator protection by adding a sign to your yard. Purchase a Pollinator Pathway Yard Sign here.

Purchased signs will be available for pick up at the CCE-BC office during office hours (M-F, 8:30-4:30) or the BC Regional Farmers Market on Saturdays 9 to 1.

Signs will not be mailed.  If you are outside the Broome County area, please visit the national Pollinator Pathway site.