Universally considered to be one of New York City’s most extraordinary havens, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden is home to over 12,000 species of flora and over 30 specialty nurseries. It rolls and undulates across 52 acres like an unearthed emerald in a husk of concrete, and is open year-round. For many, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden has taken on greater resonance as a respite—and a symbolic breath of fresh, fragrant air—throughout the past 18 months.