http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk The Blog of The New York Botanical Garden Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:00:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/video-take-a-look-inside-fall-flowers-of-japan/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/video-take-a-look-inside-fall-flowers-of-japan/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:05:37 +0000 Rustin Dwyer http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=13330 The art of kiku, on display now at The New York Botanical Garden as part of the exhibition Fall Flowers of Japan, is centuries old and passed down from generation to generation.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/video-take-a-look-inside-fall-flowers-of-japan/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/photography/morning-eye-candy-little-fluffy-clouds/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/photography/morning-eye-candy-little-fluffy-clouds/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:00:58 +0000 Ann Rafalko http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=13217 Stunning white chrysanthemum kiku in Fall Flowers of Japan at The New York Botanical Garden.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/photography/morning-eye-candy-little-fluffy-clouds/feed/ 0 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 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-four-days/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-four-days/#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2011 13:00:03 +0000 Ann Rafalko http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=13001 On Wednesday, October 5, dozens of Japanese chrysanthemums, or kiku, trained into a variety of styles and displays will join Fall Flowers of Japan in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory!]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-four-days/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-five-days/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-five-days/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2011 13:00:14 +0000 Ann Rafalko http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=12989 On October 5, kiku will join Fall Flowers of Japan in the historic Enid A. Haupt Conservatory! The kengai, or 'cascade,' display evokes wild kiku growing over a mountain cliff.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-five-days/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/09/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-six-days/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/09/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-six-days/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:00:50 +0000 Ann Rafalko http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=12974 A display of kiku, the mesmerizing art of trained Japanese chrysanthemums, will join Fall Flowers of Japan in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory on October 5!]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/09/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-six-days/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/09/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-seven-days/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/09/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-seven-days/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:27:16 +0000 Ann Rafalko http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=12953 The ozukuri display features hundreds of kiku flowers all grown from a single stem. Beginning October 5, Fall Flowers of Japan will feature a dazzling display of kiku in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory!]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/09/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-seven-days/feed/ 0