http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk The Blog of The New York Botanical Garden Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:01:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/12/around-the-garden/whats-beautiful-now/whats-beautiful-now-orchids-obscured/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/12/around-the-garden/whats-beautiful-now/whats-beautiful-now-orchids-obscured/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:42:28 +0000 Matt Newman http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=31455 While not yet out for the public, we couldn't help gawking over these orchids.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/12/around-the-garden/whats-beautiful-now/whats-beautiful-now-orchids-obscured/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/10/around-the-garden/whats-beautiful-now/whats-beautiful-now-orange-crush/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/10/around-the-garden/whats-beautiful-now/whats-beautiful-now-orange-crush/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:04:41 +0000 Matt Newman http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=30196 The peak of fall color isn't expected until early November, but you could have fooled us.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/10/around-the-garden/whats-beautiful-now/whats-beautiful-now-orange-crush/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/09/around-the-garden/whats-beautiful-now/whats-beautiful-now-the-conifers/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/09/around-the-garden/whats-beautiful-now/whats-beautiful-now-the-conifers/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:37:20 +0000 Matt Newman http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=28519 It's never too early to appreciate winter's trees!]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/09/around-the-garden/whats-beautiful-now/whats-beautiful-now-the-conifers/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/08/around-the-garden/whats-beautiful-now/whats-beautiful-now-late-summer-roses/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/08/around-the-garden/whats-beautiful-now/whats-beautiful-now-late-summer-roses/#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:00:46 +0000 Matt Newman http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=27979 We may be running out the clock on summer, but these shrub roses are still cheerful.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/08/around-the-garden/whats-beautiful-now/whats-beautiful-now-late-summer-roses/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/08/around-the-garden/whats-beautiful-now/whats-beautiful-now-hibiscus/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/08/around-the-garden/whats-beautiful-now/whats-beautiful-now-hibiscus/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 15:00:46 +0000 Matt Newman http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=27139 No need for a Hawaiian bungalow! These hardy hibiscus bring the tropics north.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/08/around-the-garden/whats-beautiful-now/whats-beautiful-now-hibiscus/feed/ 1 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/07/photography/whats-beautiful-now-looking-up/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/07/photography/whats-beautiful-now-looking-up/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:00:49 +0000 Matt Newman http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=26287 The NYBG's skyward vistas offer a whole new meaning to the phrase "big sky country."]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/07/photography/whats-beautiful-now-looking-up/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/02/around-the-garden/whats-beautiful-now-a-mild-february/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/02/around-the-garden/whats-beautiful-now-a-mild-february/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:43:00 +0000 Matt Newman http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=19790 This February's unseasonably warm weather has provided some surprises, along with a number of welcome winter bloom.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/02/around-the-garden/whats-beautiful-now-a-mild-february/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/02/around-the-garden/is-there-a-witch-in-witch-hazel/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/02/around-the-garden/is-there-a-witch-in-witch-hazel/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:00:30 +0000 Joyce Newman http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=19646 How much witchcraft really lurks in witch-hazel?]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/02/around-the-garden/is-there-a-witch-in-witch-hazel/feed/ 1 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/01/around-the-garden/whats-beautiful-now/whats-beautiful-now-winter-strolls/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/01/around-the-garden/whats-beautiful-now/whats-beautiful-now-winter-strolls/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:00:59 +0000 Matt Newman http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=18018 Winter at the NYBG is just as good a time to take a stroll as any. And with this mild weather, what excuse does anyone have not to?]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/01/around-the-garden/whats-beautiful-now/whats-beautiful-now-winter-strolls/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/12/gardens-and-collections/a-christmas-conifer-norway-spruce/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/12/gardens-and-collections/a-christmas-conifer-norway-spruce/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:14:37 +0000 Joyce Newman http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=16972 Decorating a real tree in your living room this year? You might just end up with a Norway spruce.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/12/gardens-and-collections/a-christmas-conifer-norway-spruce/feed/ 0