Cornell University greenhouse re-opens after six years of renovations

After six years of refurbishment and technological improvement, Cornell’s Liberty Hyde Bailey Conservatory Greenhouse reopened Tuesday to the excitement of the Cornell community.

 

The conservatory is part of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium, a center for the study of wild and cultivated plants.

 

Plant Science Professor Karl Niklas noted that the new facility will provide a space where plants can endure the harsh Ithaca winter without the disturbance of being transported inside.

 

“Before the conservatory was rebuilt, we had to transport plants into the Plant Science Building, which was wasteful, tedious and potentially lethal to plants during the winter months,” Niklas said.

 

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