Celebrating 100 Years of Wellesley’s Botanic Gardens

Mina Yun, Features Contributing Writer | October 7, 2025

A common misconception on campus is that Global Flora, the College’s striking greenhouse, is the entirety of the Wellesley College Botanic Gardens. In reality, the gardens span 22 acres across campus,...

Illuminating nature: Wellesley Botanical Garden brings “Plants in Motion” to life

Lucia Chen | February 20, 2025

On Feb. 11 and 12, the Wellesley College Botanical Garden hosted its annual student-run light show in the Global Flora Conservatory.

Outdoor “Tree Mobs” take root at Wellesley

October 23, 2013

by Sophia Liu '14, Contributing Writer Dappled sunlight trickles through the autumn leaves of the Juglans nigra, otherwise known as the eastern black walnut tree. The tree’s green, husked nuts occasionally...