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/2012/11/from-the-library/from-the-library-mastrantonios-colorful-legacy/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/11/from-the-library/from-the-library-mastrantonios-colorful-legacy/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:00:35 +0000 Mertz Library http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=31009 The Mastrantonio nursery trade collection offers a glimpse into a vibrant past.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/11/from-the-library/from-the-library-mastrantonios-colorful-legacy/feed/ 1 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/10/from-the-library/from-the-library-discovering-the-trees-of-nyc/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/10/from-the-library/from-the-library-discovering-the-trees-of-nyc/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:00:58 +0000 Matt Newman http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=28757 A guide for anyone who's ever stood in the park shade and wondered.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/10/from-the-library/from-the-library-discovering-the-trees-of-nyc/feed/ 1 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/08/from-the-library/from-the-library-strange-beasties-nova-plantarum/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/08/from-the-library/from-the-library-strange-beasties-nova-plantarum/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:00:47 +0000 Mertz Library http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=27710 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/08/from-the-library/from-the-library-strange-beasties-nova-plantarum/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/06/photography/from-the-library-celebrating-in-wartime/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/06/photography/from-the-library-celebrating-in-wartime/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:00:31 +0000 Matt Newman http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=24833 On this day, 95 years ago, hundreds gathered at the NYBG for a ceremony, some ice cream, and a sword dance.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/06/photography/from-the-library-celebrating-in-wartime/feed/ 2 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/04/from-the-library/from-the-library-mr-roscoes-garden/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/04/from-the-library/from-the-library-mr-roscoes-garden/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:00:15 +0000 Matt Newman http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=22423 Almost erased from memory, the Liverpool Botanic Gardens live on in this artful tour through the lost sanctuary.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/04/from-the-library/from-the-library-mr-roscoes-garden/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/04/from-the-library/library-debuts-circulating-childrens-section/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/04/from-the-library/library-debuts-circulating-childrens-section/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:00:28 +0000 Stephen Sinon http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=22385 Beyond a center for botanical research, the Mertz Library is also home to over 1,600 children's books.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/04/from-the-library/library-debuts-circulating-childrens-section/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/02/photography/past-in-focus-peggy-rockefeller-rose-garden/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/02/photography/past-in-focus-peggy-rockefeller-rose-garden/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:00:28 +0000 Matt Newman http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=18939 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/02/photography/past-in-focus-peggy-rockefeller-rose-garden/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/01/around-the-garden/past-in-focus-the-library-building/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/01/around-the-garden/past-in-focus-the-library-building/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:00:13 +0000 Matt Newman http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=18060 Horses and steam engines were the rule at the NYBG almost 111 years ago.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/01/around-the-garden/past-in-focus-the-library-building/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/from-the-library/from-the-library-thomas-edison-at-the-new-york-botanical-garden/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/from-the-library/from-the-library-thomas-edison-at-the-new-york-botanical-garden/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:00:54 +0000 Mertz Library http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=13299 Thomas Alva Edison died eighty years ago today. He spent many years doing research at The New York Botanical Garden. Here's a look at what he was researching.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/from-the-library/from-the-library-thomas-edison-at-the-new-york-botanical-garden/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/09/from-the-library/from-the-library-coquelicots/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/09/from-the-library/from-the-library-coquelicots/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:00:20 +0000 Mertz Library http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=12613 The Biodiversity Heritage Library is a consortium of 12 natural history and botanical libraries that digitize and make accessible the legacy literature of biodiversity.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/09/from-the-library/from-the-library-coquelicots/feed/ 0