Archive for December 5th, 2011

Sugar and Spice (and You Know the Rest)

Posted in Holiday Train Show on December 5th, 2011 by Matt Newman – Be the first to comment

Gingerbread AdventuresWalking up the path through the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden, I noticed something hanging on the air that I haven’t caught in a while. I don’t mean the sound of kids giggling, though there’s often plenty of that floating around if you simply stop and listen. It was something else. Something…decidedly unpumpkin.

Yes, it’s that quintessential holiday potpourri: the smell of sugar and spice!

And I’m talking about authentic sugar and spice–not the cloud of cinnamon air freshener that tackles you as soon as you wander into a department store after Thanksgiving. It’s the smell of evening baking sessions, bite-sized candy canes, and vanilla frosting, all part of the recipe to Gingerbread Adventures.
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Evening by the Fire: 20 Days of the Holiday Train Show

Posted in Holiday Train Show on December 5th, 2011 by Matt Newman – Be the first to comment

New York Botanical Garden Holiday Train Show“We promised our friends a unique experience, but what the NYBG provided was a bit beyond our expectations.”

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From now until December 17, our visitors will be sharing their fondest memories from 20 years of the Holiday Train Show–some of them touching, some comical, and every one of them cherished. Come back to Plant Talk each day for a new story, which you can see after the jump along with a feature on one of the many replica New York City landmarks on display in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory–the Guggenheim Museum, Yankee Stadium, the Empire State Building and more.

As a bonus, read on to find out how you can win a Family Four-Pack of Holiday Train Show tickets for yourself!
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Morning Eye Candy: Juxtaposition

Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on December 5th, 2011 by Matt Newman – Be the first to comment

Order and chaos, fall and summer. Maybe the contrasts sound a bit overwrought, but they sure can be pretty.

Hedgerow

Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen