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Bees, Butterflies & Blooms: A Pollinator Paradise

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A colorful logo that reads, "Bees, Butterflies & Blooms: A Pollinator Paradise."

 

May 23 through September 30, 2025

Calling all pollinators and pollinator lovers!
Morris Arboretum & Gardens becomes a paradise for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators in its newest exhibition, Bees, Butterflies & Blooms: A Pollinator Paradise.
Each month brings together people, plants, and pollinators in meaningful ways. Throughout the entire season, visitors can enjoy a variety of fun events, from interactive workshops to engaging programs to specialty guided tours, making this exhibition a delightful and eye-opening experience for all ages.
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Garden Railway: World Pollinators

NOW THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30

Experience Garden Railway: World Pollinators, featuring charming miniature trains weaving through a landscape teeming with flowers and buzzing with life! Enjoy miniature trains as they speed along a third of a mile of track and weave through a landscape dotted with spectacular sculptures of pollinators from around the globe, each crafted with incredible detail using natural materials like bark, leaves, twigs, mosses, acorns, dried flowers, seeds, and resin.

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Hummingbird Hut

NOW THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30

Covered in plants that these tiny, iridescent birds love, the Hummingbird Hut offers a close-up view as they flit from bloom to bloom, showcasing their delicate grace.

BEES, BUTTERFLIES & BLOOMS KICK-OFF WEEKEND
Saturday, May 24 and Sunday, May 25 

Join us at the Hummingbird Hut  for storytime, crafts, and science fun all day long! Learn about the connections between plants and pollinators, particularly our friend, the hummingbird! Learn how they pollinate, and how you can attract them to your home. 

POLLINATOR FRIDAYS
Select Fridays at 11 am

Learn about the importance of pollinators with fun activities for all ages:

6/6 - Butterflies

7/11 - Moths

8/1 - Bees

Rose Garden Celebration Weekend

SATURDAY, JUNE 14 & SUNDAY, JUNE 15

Celebrate the next 100 years of our Rose Garden with a special Rose Garden Celebration Weekend that focuses on the spectacular beauty of these beloved flowers.

Join us in the Rose Garden all weekend long to celebrate with storytime, crafts, and science fun! We’ll be exploring our relationships with roses though their herbal properties, the myths around them, and why they’re important here at Morris! We’ll look to the future and learn about the new, organic ways Morris is using pest control in the Rose Garden.

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Wings & Wildflowers

OPENS SATURDAY, JUNE 28

Visitors are invited to immerse themselves in two new lush meadows planted especially for this exhibition. Giant pollinator-inspired art adds a creative touch with artists presenting works that capture the essence and importance of pollinators in our ecosystem.

Join us in English Park on Saturday, June 28 and Sunday, June 29 to welcome our new butterfly friends with stories, crafts, and dancing all weekend long!

So, what's up with all the poppies?

Seventeen years ago, giant poppies mysteriously appeared overnight near the entrance of the Morris, capturing the imagination of visitors. This striking display, titled Papaver Rubrum Giganteum, was created by local artist Gary G. Miller and quickly became a beloved exhibition.

Sadly, Gary passed away in 2013, but his legacy continues to inspire. In anticipation of this year's Bees, Butterflies & Blooms: A Pollinator Paradise exhibition, we decided to reimagine the giant poppies, bringing them back to delight a new generation of visitors. Designed and installed by the Morris's Executive Director Bill Cullina, these towering blooms pay homage to Gary’s vision while celebrating the vibrant beauty of nature and the crucial role pollinators play in our ecosystem.

Exuberant Blooms

JULY 19 – SEPTEMBER 30

Returning floral display Exuberant Blooms bursts with a riot of colors and fragrances, celebrating the variety and splendor of flowering plants. Spread over more than a quarter acre of open garden, the large paisley-shaped floral “islands” contain more than 10,000 plants with heights ranging from 8 inches to 8 feet. To complement this year's pollinator theme, our horticulturists designed a plant palette that displays a wide range of flower shapes and colors, filled with annual and tropical plants showing off vibrant oranges, pinks, reds, and purple.

EXUBERANT BLOOMS OPENING WEEKEND
Saturday, July 19 & Sunday, July 20

Join us at the Hummingbird Hut all weekend long to celebrate the fourth year of Exuberant Blooms with crafting, singing, and dancing! 

Public Events (All-Ages)

Courses

An illustration of a yellow and black bee approaching a purple flower mid-flight.

Drawing Pollinators After Hours

Three Tuesdays, June 3, 10 and 17
6 – 8 pm

Single Session
Members $4
Non-members $45

Full Series Discount Pricing*
Members $115
Non-members $125
*Please call us 215-247-5777 X125 to take advantage of this discount!

Grab a friend and your art supplies and join us at the Morris after hours for a fun evening of learning to draw pollinators! This workshop will guide you to draw these beautiful and important creatures by breaking down animal forms to their most basic shapes and learning to draw all your favorite details. Registration is required.

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