Archive for August 13th, 2012

Mario Batali’s Kitchen Gardens: Get Ready to Party!

Posted in Around the Garden on August 13th, 2012 by Ann Rafalko – Be the first to comment

Mark you calendars: The Edible Garden Festival is just over a month away; on September 23, The New York Botanical Garden will be home to one big, family-friendly edible festival featuring Garden friend Mario Batali!

Families can spend the day in the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden exploring “Mario Batali’s Kitchen Gardens,” watch cooking demonstrations with NYBG staff, participate in a plethora of hands-on gardening activities, and enjoy food sampling. A special ticket is required for the Festival and includes All-Garden Pass access to the Garden. This ticket does not include the Mario Batali cooking demonstration or the Garden-to-Table Dinner with Mario Batali.

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Morning Eye Candy: Pokey Impostors

Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on August 13th, 2012 by Matt Newman – Be the first to comment

Not, as some might first assume, a neatly-arranged diorama of pine cones.

Orostachys boehmeri ‘Keiko’ — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen