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/2012/03/learning/unearthing-history-in-the-herbarium/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/03/learning/unearthing-history-in-the-herbarium/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:00:59 +0000 Amy Weiss http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=21469 After decades in storage, Herbarium specimens occasionally turn up with history in tow.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/03/learning/unearthing-history-in-the-herbarium/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/03/exhibit-news/an-orchids-accompaniment/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/03/exhibit-news/an-orchids-accompaniment/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:00:31 +0000 Rustin Dwyer http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=21297 The master designer himself, Patrick Blanc, joins NYBG experts in explaining just what it is that makes this year's Orchid Show so unique.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/03/exhibit-news/an-orchids-accompaniment/feed/ 3 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/02/photography/morning-eye-candy-preparation/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/02/photography/morning-eye-candy-preparation/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:00:10 +0000 Matt Newman http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=19786 Behind the glass of the Conservatory, staff is hard at work creating an orchid aficionado's daydream.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/02/photography/morning-eye-candy-preparation/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/12/behind-the-scenes-2/chris-benz-on-what-to-wear-in-a-winter-wonderland/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/12/behind-the-scenes-2/chris-benz-on-what-to-wear-in-a-winter-wonderland/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:59:23 +0000 Ann Rafalko http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=16473 What do you wear to the Winter Wonderland Ball? We asked Chris Benz, fashion designer and member of the Ball's Benefit Committee.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/12/behind-the-scenes-2/chris-benz-on-what-to-wear-in-a-winter-wonderland/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/11/exhibit-news/hts/bridges-up/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/11/exhibit-news/hts/bridges-up/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:31:37 +0000 Ann Rafalko http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=14754 The George Washington Bridge is installed as part of the Holiday Train Show at The New York Botanical Garden.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/11/exhibit-news/hts/bridges-up/feed/ 1 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/11/gardens-and-collections/returning-to-the-meadow/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/11/gardens-and-collections/returning-to-the-meadow/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:00:50 +0000 Jody Payne http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=13737 The NYGB's Native Plant Garden will showcase numerous environments come 2013, and each demands detail and dedication to bring to life.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/11/gardens-and-collections/returning-to-the-meadow/feed/ 2 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-kiku-is-here/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-kiku-is-here/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:00:05 +0000 Ann Rafalko http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=13041 Kiku is back in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory as part of the current exhibition, Fall Flowers of Japan.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-kiku-is-here/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-moving-ozukuri/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-moving-ozukuri/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:53:15 +0000 Ann Rafalko http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=13118 How do you move a kiku with a 'thousand blooms' (also known as ozukuri)? Very, very carefully.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-moving-ozukuri/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-tomorrow/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-tomorrow/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:00:48 +0000 Ann Rafalko http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=13031 Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 5, the mesmerizing art of kiku returns to the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory as part of Fall Flowers of Japan.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-tomorrow/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-three-days/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-three-days/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:00:19 +0000 Ann Rafalko http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=13015 There are only three more days before the beautiful kiku join the serene Fall Flowers of Japan in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. The shino-tsukuri display features kiku trained into a shape that resembles driving rain.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-three-days/feed/ 0