Archive for November 18th, 2010

It’s Official: The Holidays Are Here!

Posted in Holiday Train Show on November 18th, 2010 by Plant Talk – Be the first to comment

Sure, we know it’s not even Thanksgiving yet (somebody better tell Ms. Turkey here to go into hiding for the next few days), but that doesn’t mean we can’t start getting festive here at The New York Botanical Garden!

Setting-Up at The Holiday Train ShowFriday marks the unofficial start of the season here at the Botanical Gardens when members are invited to take a sneak peek at the amazing Holiday Train Show.

We’ve got so many great things planned for Saturday, the first public day of the Train Show. Get the full details below!

A Few of Her Favorite Things: Hannah Elliott

Posted in Shop/Book Reviews on November 18th, 2010 by Plant Talk – Be the first to comment

Hannah ElliottHannah Elliott, lifestyle writer and blogger for Forbes, has one of the more enviable beats we can imagine; she is tasked with writing about cars, fashion, luxury, and books in a way that doesn’t make “the muscle-heads hate the fashionistas in the process.”

If anyone can do it, Hannah can (Sample tweet: Do not buy the R8 Spyder if you’re shy or unfriendly. People love this car & want to know all about it, all the time. Huge attention getter). She’s stylish without being style conscious, intelligent without being nerdy, and can hang at the test track with even the most die hard gearheads.

And as might be expected, this breadth of interests and versatility of understanding surfaces in Hannah’s list of her “Favorite Things” for holiday gifts from the Shop in the Garden.

See Hannah’s picks below.

Morning Eye Candy: Look What Landed

Posted in Photography on November 18th, 2010 by Plant Talk – Be the first to comment

The Holiday Train Show is almost here! We had a press day on Tuesday and the Member’s Preview is Friday, but you, our loyal readers, get an exclusive sneak peak. Please help us welcome Eero Saarinen’s iconic Trans World Airlines Terminal (now known as JetBlue Terminal 5) at John F. Kennedy International Airport to the Palm Gallery in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory!

TWA Terminal and Jet

TWA Terminal and Jet (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)