Queen Elizabeth II Garden

A Garden. A Legacy, A Community

A Beautiful Space In The Heart OfNew York City

Creating a feeling of new life and growth in Lower Manhattan. Bringing British and Commonwealth heritage and arts initiatives to the community and City of New York.

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A leafy public garden surrounded by New York City buildings

About the Garden

A quiet garden with a global story

The Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden is a living memorial in Lower Manhattan, a place where remembrance, heritage and horticulture meet to create something genuinely alive in the city.

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Community planting day in the garden

Gift the Garden

Not sure what to give? A QEII Garden membership is always a welcome surprise: green, generous and genuinely loved.

The garden in full summer bloom
Seasonal flowers in bloom

Become a Patron

Support free public events and year-round planting in the heart of Lower Manhattan.

Volunteers tending the planting beds
A quiet corner of the garden

Our Events

What's on at the garden

10NovRemembrance Day CeremonyA solemn service for those who made the ultimate sacrifice, with a wreath-laying ceremony followed by readings. Held annually each November.
30OctIsabel "Izzy" M. Carden MBE Memorial ServiceA celebration of the life of Isabel Carden, long-serving board member and patron who spearheaded the garden's development, held in the garden she helped create.

Next Event

Remembrance Day Ceremony

10Nov

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Voices From the Garden

Hear from the people who make it grow

A volunteer's story

Why I keep coming back, season after season.

Meet the gardeners

Behind the scenes of the seasonal planting beds.

Community reflections

What this quiet garden means to Lower Manhattan.