From otherworldly imagined plants to glowing botanical creations and a world of fascinating organic botanics—New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill invites you to get weird this season. Now through November 2, New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill hosts a Stranger Plants exhibit.
The display celebrates nature’s quirks and mysteries.
“We’re really excited to share Stranger Plants with our visitors,” says Lea Morgan, manager of exhibitions at New England Botanic Garden. Morgan is responsible for the creative vision and fabrication of Stranger Plants. She has been at the Garden since 2021, applying her background in biology and studio art to create one-of-a-kind, sometimes out-of-this-world artistic adventures. “Autumn is always magical at the Garden, and to take it to another level, we really put our imaginations into developing a unique, immersive, and surprising exhibition that we hope will spark joy and inspire people to learn more about the natural world,” Morgan says.
On select Friday and Saturday evenings, Stranger Plants will be illuminated as part of a ticketed event series called Glowing Wild. With dazzling light displays, Glowing Wild offers a nighttime experience that transforms the exhibit into an otherworldly dreamscape of unusual, illuminated plants and other mysteries. Glowing Wild at the Stranger Plants display runs through Halloween.
In conjunction with the mysterious exhibits, the garden offers a tantalizing menu of cosmic creations from sweet to savory! On 21+ nights, intergalactic band, Big Nazo, bring extraterrestrial encounters to earth.
Learn more and register in advance.
Find the New England Botanic Garden at 11 French Dr, Boylston, MA 01505
Open daily from 10 AM-5 PM