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/gardens-and-collections/new-yorks-nodding-ladies/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/12/gardens-and-collections/new-yorks-nodding-ladies/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:00:54 +0000 Matt Newman http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=31405 It's an unassuming "spike" that defies the trope of the tropical orchid.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/12/gardens-and-collections/new-yorks-nodding-ladies/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/12/gardens-and-collections/an-ever-changing-forest/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/12/gardens-and-collections/an-ever-changing-forest/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:00:12 +0000 Travis Beck http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=31263 Hurricanes and nor'easters are a natural part of the Forest's disturbance regime.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/12/gardens-and-collections/an-ever-changing-forest/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/12/gardens-and-collections/johns-tree/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/12/gardens-and-collections/johns-tree/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:00:40 +0000 Matt Newman http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=31006 The pignut hickory is as beautiful as it is utilitarian.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/12/gardens-and-collections/johns-tree/feed/ 1 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/11/gardens-and-collections/good-old-days/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/11/gardens-and-collections/good-old-days/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:00:01 +0000 Sonia Uyterhoeven http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=30531 Beyond the traditional home garden, the forest has often been a source of culinary inspiration.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/11/gardens-and-collections/good-old-days/feed/ 1 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/10/tip-of-the-week/mum-madness-vote-for-your-favorite-new-nybg-mum/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/10/tip-of-the-week/mum-madness-vote-for-your-favorite-new-nybg-mum/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:10:47 +0000 Sonia Uyterhoeven http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=30171 Help us choose our palette of Korean chrysanthemums this November!]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/10/tip-of-the-week/mum-madness-vote-for-your-favorite-new-nybg-mum/feed/ 1 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/08/gardens-and-collections/botanical-behemoth/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/08/gardens-and-collections/botanical-behemoth/#comments Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:00:23 +0000 Matt Newman http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=27137 Each summer, the tropical pool becomes the home of a leafy juggernaut.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/08/gardens-and-collections/botanical-behemoth/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/07/tip-of-the-week/plant-profiles-unusual-annuals-continued/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/07/tip-of-the-week/plant-profiles-unusual-annuals-continued/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:00:13 +0000 Sonia Uyterhoeven http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=25915 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/07/tip-of-the-week/plant-profiles-unusual-annuals-continued/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/07/tip-of-the-week/plant-profile-unusual-annuals-in-the-home-gardening-center/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/07/tip-of-the-week/plant-profile-unusual-annuals-in-the-home-gardening-center/#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:00:55 +0000 Sonia Uyterhoeven http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=25912 Plants like Buddha's lamp and dwarf papyrus make intriguing additions to a home garden.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/07/tip-of-the-week/plant-profile-unusual-annuals-in-the-home-gardening-center/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/07/gardens-and-collections/rarities-the-catalpa-of-benenson/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/07/gardens-and-collections/rarities-the-catalpa-of-benenson/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:00:20 +0000 Matt Newman http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=23858 Tucked away in one far corner of the Garden is a collection of trees tall, rare, and beautiful.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/07/gardens-and-collections/rarities-the-catalpa-of-benenson/feed/ 1 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/07/gardens-and-collections/monets-water-lilies-inspiration-meets-obsession/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/07/gardens-and-collections/monets-water-lilies-inspiration-meets-obsession/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2012 15:00:00 +0000 Matt Newman http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=25963 Monet's greatest inspiration now blooms at the NYBG.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/07/gardens-and-collections/monets-water-lilies-inspiration-meets-obsession/feed/ 2