Brooklyn Botanic Garden Offers Free Admission for a Day of Reflection on September 11

To mark the 20th anniversary of September 11, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden is opening up its peaceful vistas for a free day of contemplation.

While the entire garden will be open, there are two areas of the garden planted specifically in remembrance of the tragic events of that day. On the east and west edges of the Cherry Esplanade are allées of scarlet oak trees, the Liberty Oaks, and at the edge of the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden is the Tree Peony Collection, which was given to the garden in 2002 by the the Japanese town of Yatsuka-Cho in Shimane Prefecture.

The free community tickets for admission on Saturday, September 11, starting at 10 a.m. do still require an advanced reservation. For more information, visit the ticket information page online.

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