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  • The Orchid Show (2013)

    The Orchid Show audio tour offers an in-depth look at the many types of orchids that appear in this year’s show. Hear from the exhibition’s curator, the Garden’s own Francisca Coelho, Vivian and Edward Merrin Vice President for Glasshouses and Exhibitions, on how she developed her lush, tropical rain forest design. Listen in about the many types of orchids featured in the show, and learn about the need to conserve the habitats of these complex flowers.
    Select a topic... 118 Introduction from Curator Francisca Coelho 119 About the Curator 131 Human Disturbances 102 Rock Dwellers – Lythophytes 103 Corsage Orchids- Cattleya 104 Tree Hugging Orchids- Epindendrum 105 Butterfly Orchid- Psychopsis 107 Vanilla Orchid 108 Miniature Orchids 109 Nun's Cap Orchid- Phaius 110 Asian Corsage Orchid- Cymbidium 111 Rainbow Orchids- Vanda 112 Darwin's Star Orchid- Angraecum 114 Cane Orchids- Dendrobium 115 Slipper Orchids- Paphiopedilum 116 Moth Orchids- Phalaenopsis 120 How Do I Get My Orchid to Rebloom? 121 Repotting Orchids 122 Feeding and Watering My Orchids 123 How to Care for Phalaenopsis 124 How to Care for Oncidium and Odontoglossum 125 How to Care for Cattleya 126 How to Care for Dendrobium 127 How to Care for Miltonia 128 How to Care for Vandas 129 How to Care for Paphiopedilum 130 How to Care for Miniatures

  • Garden Grounds

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    Curators share horticultural and historical information about specific trees and plants, landscapes, and the Garden itself.
    Select a topic... 200 Leon Levy Visitor Center 201 Museum of Plants 202 Living Collections of Plants 203 National Historic Landmark 204 Himalayan Pine 205 Arthur and Janet Ross Conifer Arboretum 206 Tanyosho Pine 207 Perennial Garden 208 Ladies Border 209 Everett Children's Adventure Garden 210 Rock Garden Introduction to Miniature Gardens 211 Rock Garden Path Juncture 212 Rock Garden Waterfall Area 213 Rock Garden Moraine 214 Rose Garden History 215 Old Garden and Species Roses 216 Modern Roses 217 Climbing Roses 250 Benenson Ornamental Conifers 251 Ornamental Conifers 252 Entry Pavilions 253 Weeping Giant Sequoia 254 Snakebranch Spruce 255 Dwarf Conifers for Shade 256 'R. H. Montgomery' Spruce 257 The Overlook Pavilion and Montgomery Oval 258 Dwarf Conifers for Sun 259 Dr. Sidney Waxman

  • Thain Family Forest

    At the heart of The New York Botanical Garden lies the 50-acre Thain Family Forest, the largest remnant of the mixed hardwood forest that once covered much of New York City. With its stands of centuries-old trees, the rapids of the Bronx River gorge, and great diversity of woodland plants, the Forest was the primary reason the Botanical Garden was established on this site in 1895. The Garden continues to restore and maintain this invaluable natural resource, which you can explore on a visit during any season. Listen and learn about the different features of the Forest’s landscape, the many tree and shrub species found within it, and how you can help preserve biodiversity and the intricacies of the complex Forest environment and ecosystem.
    Select a topic... 710 Introduction to the Forest 711 Waterfall 712 Bronx River 713 Stream 714 Layer - Salamanders 715 Wooden Bridge 716 Hester Bridge 717 Witch-Hazel 718 Moses Overlook 719 Layer - Autumn 720 Emerald Ash Borer 721 Layer - Invasive Plants 722 Greathorned Owls 723 Citizen Science 724 Spicebush 725 Natural Disturbance 726 Ford 727 American Elm 728 Forest Ridge 729 Poison Ivy 730 Biodiversity

  • Manolo Valdés Monumental Sculpture (2012-2013)

    English
    Manolo Valdés: Monumental Sculpture comprises seven bronze, cor-ten steel, and aluminum sculptures sited throughout the Garden's dramatic landscape in locations that showcase the relationship between art and nature and promise visual interest during the changing seasons. In this exhibition, Valdés, one of Spain's most important and respected artists, has employed his signature monumental female heads in sculptures towering up to 17 feet tall and more than 50 feet wide. Each figure is enveloped by inventive floating headdresses inspired by shapes and forms found in nature, including ferns, palm fronds, and butterflies. Listen to the daughter of the artist, Regina Valdés Montalva, tell about the artist's intentions behind each sculpture in the exhibition.
    Select a topic... 780 – Welcome 781 – Guiomar 782 – Ivy 783 – Fiore 784 – Butterflies 785 – Arcadia 786 – Alhambra 787 – Galatea

    Spanish
    Manolo Valdés: Escultura Monumental consiste en siete esculturas de bronce, acero cor-ten, y aluminio que están situadas a través del paisaje dramático del Jardín en lugares que exhiben la relación entre el arte y la naturaleza, y prometen ser interesantes visualmente durante las estaciones cambiantes. En esta exposición, Valdés, uno de los artistas más importantes y respetados de España, ha usado sus cabezas monumentales distintivas de mujeres en esculturas que sobrepasan hasta 5 metros de alto y tienen más que 15 metros de largo. Cada figura está envuelta por un tocado inventivo y flotante, inspirado por formas encontradas en la naturaleza, incluyendo los helechos, las hojas de palmas, y las mariposas. Escuche a la hija del artista, Regina Valdés Montalva, hablando de las intenciones del artista detrás de cada escultura en la exposición.
    Select a topic... 780 – Bienvenidos 781 – Guiomar 782 – Ivy 783 – Fiore 784 – Mariposas 785 – Arcadia 786 – Alhambra 787 – Galatea

  • Literary Audio Tour

    Enjoy creative responses to the beauty of the grounds and gardens of The New York Botanical Garden as New York City-based authors read their original nature-inspired short stories, essays, or poems. Developed together with the National Book Foundation and Poetry Society of America, and supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Literary Audio Tour launches new stops in the spring, summer, and fall of 2011.
    Select a topic... 661 LAT: Paul Legault - Sensory Garden 662 LAT: Sofia Quintero - Mitsubishi Wild Wetland Trail 663 LAT: Leslie Chang - Perennial Garden 664 LAT: Victor LaValle - Thain Family Forest 665 LAT: Ana Božičević - Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden 666 LAT: Andrew Seguin - Benenson Ornamental Conifer Collection 667 LAT: Charles Rice-Gonzalez - Rock Garden 668 LAT: Nelly Reifler - Home Gardening Center Vegetable Garden 669 LAT: Camille Rankine - Thain Family Forest 670 LAT: Hossannah Asuncion - Nancy Bryan Luce Herb Garden 671 LAT: Paul Lisicky - Ladies' Border 672 LAT: Emma Straub - Benenson Ornamental Conifer Collection

  • A World of Plants in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory

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    Take a deeper look at the plants in the Conservatory's "ecotour of the world." Garden curators and scientists share insight about the Garden and their research.
    Select a topic... 14 President's Inroduction 15 Palm Gallery Introduction 16 Cycads 17 Co-Evolution 18 Stocking the Conservatory 19 The Economic Importance of Palms 20 Conservation & the Dangers of Overharvesting 21 Plant Identification 22 The Tropical Rain Forest 23 The Large Fallen Branch 24 The Healer's House 25 Ethnobotany 26 Preserving the Delicate Balance 27 Brazil Nut Trees 28 Layer Upon Layer 29 The Buttress Tree 30 Aquatic Plants 31 The Courtyard 32 A Note on the Architecture 40 Introduction to the Tropical Upland Rainforest 41 The Orchid Collection 42 The Ericad Collection 43 The Terrace Garden 44 The Rain Forest Disturbed 45 Tree Ferns 50 Deserts of the Americas Introduction 51 Cacti 52 The Saguaro 53 Conservation in the Desert 60 Deserts of Africa Introduction 61 Euphrbias & Aloes 84 Conclusion
    en Español... 14 Introducción 15 Introducción: Galería de las Palmas 16 Cicadáceas 19 Importancia Económica de las Palmas 20 Conservation & the Dangers of Overharvesting 21 Identificación de las plantas 22 El Bosque Pluvial Tropical 23 La Gran Rama Caída 24 La Casa del Curandero 25 Ethnobotany 26 Como se Conserva el Delicado Equilibrio 28 Capa sobre Capa 29 El Arbol Contrafuerte 32 Observaciones sobre la Arquitectura 40 Introducción a la Floresta Pluvial de Elevaciones Altas 41 La Colección de Orquídeas 43 El Jardín Terraza 44 El Trastorno de la Floresta Pluvial 45 Helechos Arbóreos 50 Los Desiertos de las Américas: Introducción 51 Cactos 52 The Saguaro 53 Conservación en el Desierto 60 Los Desiertos del Africa: Introducción 61 Exhibiciones Estacionales y Plantas Subtropicales 84 Conclusión
    

  • Plant Hunter for Kids in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory

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    Kids can also enjoy an adventure around the world, right within the Conservatory and also learn about special exhibitions.
    Select a topic... 0 Plant Hunters Introduction 1 Palms 2 Cacao 3 Kapok 4 Annatto 5 Papyrus 6 Epiphytes 7 Chichona 8 Ferns 9 Boojum 10 Agave 11 Lithops 12 Venus Flytrap 13 Plant Hunters Conclusion 209 Everett Children's Adventure Garden

  • Stimulating Your Senses in the Home Gardening Center

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    Journey through the Home Gardening Center, a place where you can learn to create beautiful and productive gardens from expert horticulturists. Experience the Center's most sense-stimulating plants, and get tips that you can use in your own garden. You can experience the tour in two ways. At each stop you can either listen to an informational commentary or a descriptive commentary designed for visually impaired visitors.
    Select a topic... 270 Home Gardening Center: Introduction 271 Visual Description: Home Gardening Center 272 Visual Description: Helen's Garden for the Senses 273 Helen's Garden for the Senses 274 Visual Description: Lavender 275 Lavender Scent 276 Visual Description: Bamboo 277 Bamboo 278 Visual Description: Lamb's Ear 279 Lamb's Ear 280 Visual Description: Plant Trials Garden 281 Plant Trials Garden 282 Visual Description: Winter Honeysuckle 283 Winter Honeysuckle 284 Visual Description: Mae L. Wien Cutting Garden, Colors, Textures 285 Mae L. Wien Cutting Garden 286 Visual Description: Grass and Bamboo Garden 287 Grass and Bamboo Garden 288 Visual Description: Louise Loeb Vegetable Garden 289 Louise Loeb Vegetable Garden 290 Visual Description: Rodney White Country Garden 291 Rodney White Country Garden 292 Visual Description: Nikko Fir Trees 293 Nikko Fir Trees

  • Greening the Garden: Climate Change and Sustainability at the Garden

    Learn about how Botanical Garden research contributes to the study of climate change, the challenges that face the Garden’s horticulturists, and what action the Garden is taking to mitigate the effects of climate change.
    Select a topic... 360 Introduction 361 Microclimates 362 Good Gardening Practices 363 Plant Conservation and Research 364 Caring for Trees 365 Living and Preserved Collections at the Garden 366 Energy Conservation 367 The Importance of Forests 368 Other benefits of Forests 369 Wetlands
    
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• Past

  • Monet’s Garden (2012)

    The audio tour for Monet’s Garden consists of three parts. In the Conservatory, learn about the development of painter Claude Monet’s water garden at Giverny and the reasoning behind his design choices from Professor Paul Hayes Tucker, the world’s leading Monet scholar and guest curator of the exhibition. In the Library, hear more from Professor Tucker about the two original Monet paintings on display: "The Artist’s Garden" and "Irises." Finally, the Monet to Mallarmé Poetry Walk is a self-guided tour from the Leon Levy Visitor Center along Perennial Garden Way to the Conservatory Plaza developed in collaboration with Poetry Society of America. It features the poems of symbolist poets who were active members of the same artistic circles as Monet during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Rosanna Warren, a French poetry expert and professor, provides commentary about the selected poems and Monet’s relationships with their authors.
    Select a topic... 740 Conservatory: Introduction 741 Conservatory: House Exterior 742 Conservatory: Allée 743 Conservatory: Japanese Footbridge 744 Conservatory: Water Lilies 745 Conservatory: Building the Garden 746 Library Exhibition: "The Artist’s Garden" 747 Library Exhibition: "Irises" 748 Poetry Walk: Introduction 749 Poetry Walk: Mallarmé - "Sea Breeze" 750 Poetry Walk: Rimbaud - "Departure" 751 Poetry Walk: Baudelaire - "Correspondences" 752 Poetry Walk: Baudelaire - "A Memory" 753 Poetry Walk: Rimbaud - "Flowers" 754 Poetry Walk: Verlaine - "Nevermore" 755 Poetry Walk: Rimbaud - "My Bohemian Life" 756 Poetry Walk: Verlaine - "Sentimental Stroll"

  • Spanish Paradise: Gardens of the Alhambra (2011)

    The audio tour for Spanish Paradise: Gardens of the Alhambra consists of two parts. The Federico García Lorca Poetry Walk, a self-guided tour developed in collaboration with Poetry Society of America, features 16 of his poems on signs located among the Botanical Garden's collections from the Leon Levy Visitor Center along Perennial Garden Way to the Conservatory Plaza. Christopher Maurer, Lorca expert and translator, and poet Tracy K. Smith provide commentary about the selected poems and Lorca's relationship with the culture and natural surroundings of the Alhambra and Granada. In the Conservatory, learn about the history of the Alhambra, the principles of Andalusian garden design, and the great variety of plants that can be found at the Alhambra today, many of which were imported to the region during the medieval era.
    Select a topic... 675 Lorca Poetry Walk: Introduction - grounds 676 Lorca Poetry Walk: Portico - grounds 677 Lorca Poetry Walk: Front Page - grounds 678 Lorca Poetry Walk: Trees - grounds 679 Lorca Poetry Walk: Qasida of the Rose - grounds 680 Lorca Poetry Walk: Sevillian Ditty - grounds 681 Lorca Poetry Walk: Narcissus - grounds 682 Lorca Poetry Walk: Parenthesis - grounds 683 Lorca Poetry Walk: Earth - grounds 684 Lorca Poetry Walk: The Silence - grounds 685 Lorca Poetry Walk: Dance - grounds 686 Conservatory: Introduction - Conservatory 687 The Alhambra - Conservatory 688 Hydraulics - Conservatory 689 Architecture - Conservatory 690 Courtyard Gardens - Conservatory 691 Plant Variety - Conservatory 692 Plant Importation - Conservatory 693 Washington Irving - Conservatory 694 pomegranate - Conservatory 695 fig - Conservatory 696 damask rose - Conservatory 697 Italian cypress - Conservatory 698 lavender - Conservatory 699 date palm - Conservatory 700 sour orange - Conservatory 701 olive - Conservatory 702 myrtle - Conservatory 703 bay laurel - Conservatory 704 oregano - Conservatory

  • Green Currency: Plants in the Economy (2011)

    Learn about the inspirations and techniques behind each of the 43 works of art on display in Green Currency: Plants in the Economy, an exhibition of botanical art on display in the Arthur and Janet Ross Gallery in the spring and summer of 2011. Each artist provides commentary about their work, ranging from the story of their first encounter with their chosen subject to interesting facts they have learned along the way to creating a completed work of art.
    Select a topic... 560 Introduction to the Green Currency Exhibition 561 Milly Acharya - foxglove, straw foxglove 562 Beverly Allen - coconut palm 602 Bobbi Angell - hops 564 Rosemary Bauman - princess tree 565 Lucilla Carcano - bay laurel 566 Dorothy DePaulo - marijuana 567 Maria Alice de Rezende - calabash 568 Jean Emmons - cobra lily 569 Akiko Enokido - pomegranate 570 Ingrid Finnan - brussels sprouts 571 Ingrid Finnan - common ginger 572 Keiko Fujita - moso bamboo 573 Nancy Gehrig - eastern red-cedar 574 Pamela Geer Gordon - Asian vegetables 575 Pria Graves - snow pea 576 Asuka Hishiki - garlic 577 Asuka Hishiki - heirloom tomato 578 Ann Hoffenberg - eggplant 579 Wendy Hollender - poppy 580 Lauretta Jones - onion 581 Esther Klahne - cotton 582 Karen Kluglein - grapes 583 Karen Kluglein - sweet corn 584 Kay Kopper - apple 585 Patricia Luppino - pokeweed 586 Katherine Manisco - squash, pumpkin 587 Dianne McElwain - okra 588 Carrie Megan - morels 589 Julie Sims Messenger - mahogany 590 Derek Norman - oaks 591 Eika Okamoto - turnip 592 Sharron O'Neil - Bing cherry 593 Barbara Oozeerally - hybrid pine 594 Nellie Sue Potter - yellow birch 595 Kelly Leahy Radding - cattail 596 Jeanne Reiner - pomegranate 597 Betsy Rogers-Knox - sugar maple 598 Lizzie Sanders - potato 599 Jessica Tcherepnine - common quince 600 Linda Thorson - potato 601 Jeannetta vanRaalte - purple bok choy 563 Carol Woodin - pawpaw 603 Monika deVries Gohlke - jade-stripe bamboo

  • The Orchid Show: On Broadway (2011)

    The Orchid Show: On Broadway audio tour provides a thoughtful look at this year's theme, the drama and glamour of Broadway. Learn about the many types of orchids featured in the show, and hear commentary from this year's guest designers, Tony Award-winner Scott Pask and image-maker Drew Hodges.
    546 Introduction to The Orchid Show: On Broadway 547 Designers' Introduction 548 Eltinge Theatre 549 Walter Kerr Theatre 550 New Amsterdam Theatre

  • The Edible Garden (2010)

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    Chefs Dan Barber and Mario Batali and Botanical Garden staff Karen Daubmann and Annie Novak narrate an informative audio tour of The Edible Garden exhibition. Throughout the show, you can hear from celebrity chefs such as Michael Psilakis and Sara Moulton about how best to use the delectable fruits and vegetables on display. Get links to recipes and growing tips sent directly to your cell phone.
    The Edible Garden Kitchen Gardens 224 Introduction to the Exhibition 225 Martha Stewart Herb Garden 442 Container Gardening 226 Seed Savers Vegetable Garden-Introduction 227 Seed Savers Vegetable Garden 229 Family Garden-Introduction 231 Family Garden-Urban Farming & Community Gardens 444 Blue Hill at Stone Barns 445 Michael Psilakis 446 Mario Batali
    Celebrity Chef Audio Tour 236 Edible Plant Tour-Taro 240 Edible Plant Tour-Korean Pine 241 Edible Plant Tour-Juniper Berry 242 Edible Plant Tour-Rose Hips 243 Edible Plant Tour-Sugar Maple 447 Abigail Kirsch: African scarlet eggplant 452 Leda Meredith: beets 455 Louisa Shafia: cabbage 459 Derek Lee: chives 461 Keith Snow: corn 466 Rebecca Lando: eggplant 467 Alexandra Zissu: grapes 475 Sara Moulton: lemon balm 478 Michael Anthony: pea 480 Denisse Oller: plantain 484 Jessica Applestone: sage 487 Trish Sebben-Krupka: summer squash 490 Jansen Chan: sweet potato 494 Alissa Dicker Schreiber: tomato 495 Eugenia Bone: zucchini

  • Emily Dickinson's Garden: The Poetry of Flowers (2010)

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    Emily Dickinson's Poetry Walk, a self-guided tour, highlights 35 of her poems on signs located among the Botanical Garden's collections, near the plants and flowers that inspired her. Stroll along Perennial Garden Way—during the peak of spring flowering season—observing Dickinson's muses such as daffodils, roses, daisies, tulips, and conifers. This audio tour illuminates her life and her love of nature, flowers, and gardens. Providing insight into her poetry are Dickinson experts Judith Farr, Professor Emerita of English and American Literature at Georgetown University and author of The Gardens of Emily Dickinson; Marta McDowell, historic garden specialist, instructor at The New York Botanical Garden, and author of Emily Dickinson's Gardens: A Celebration of a Poet and Gardener; and Alice Quinn, Executive Director of the Poetry Society of America.
    Select a topic... 500 Poetry Walk Introduction 501 Dear March - come in 502 A light exists in spring 503 She sped as petals of a rose 504 It will be summer eventually 505 A lady red amid the hill 506 Dare you see a soul at the "White Heat"? 507 The lilac is an ancient shrub 508 To lose if one can find again 509 A science - so the savans say 510 The skies cant keep their secret! 511 There is a flower that bees prefer 512 Whose are the little beds - I asked 513 I tend my flowers for thee 514 Essential oils are wrung 515 I hide myself within my flower 516 A little madness in the spring 517 The soul selects her own society 518 Four trees opon a solitary acre 519 She slept beneath a tree 520 The dandelion's pallid tube 521 Perhaps you'd like to buy a flower 522 The grass so little has to do 523 What I can do I will 524 So from the mould 525 Fame is a fickle food 526 I robbed the woods 527 New feet within my garden go 5270 Layer: Elm Trees 528 A sepal - petal - and a thorn 5280 Layer: Who is Master 529 They have a little odor that to me 530 When I count the seeds 531 Forever honored be the tree 532 Forbidden fruit a flavor has 533 So bashful when I spied her! 534 The bee is not afraid of 535 My river runs to thee 536 I Pay in Satin cash 537 "Faith" is a Fine Invention 538 I think the hemlock likes to stand

  • The Edible Garden (2009)

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    Explore The Edible Garden, an exhibition that celebrates the diversity of edible plants and the benefits of growing great food throughout the Garden's 250-acre landscape. Narrated by Mario Batali, with commentary by James Beard Foundation 2009 Outstanding Chef Award winner Dan Barber, this tour will allow you to discover where your food comes from and how it gets to your table.
    Select a topic... 224 Introduction to the Exhibition 225 Martha Stewart Herb Garden 226 Seed Savers Vegetable Garden-Introduction 227 Seed Savers Vegetable Garden 228 Beginner's Vegetable Garden 229 Family Garden-Introduction 230 Family Garden-Chinese Garden 231 Family Garden-Urban Farming & Community Gardens 232 Amy Goldman Heirloom Tomatoes, photography by Victor Schrager 233 Edible Plant Tour-Coffee 234 Edible Plant Tour-Chocolate 235 Edible Plant Tour-Coconut Palm 236 Edible Plant Tour-Taro 238 Everett Children's Adventure Garden-Introduction 239 Everett Children's Adventure Garden-Global Greenhouse 240 Edible Plant Tour-Korean Pine 241 Edible Plant Tour-Juniper Berry 242 Edible Plant Tour-Rose Hips 243 Edible Plant Tour-Sugar Maple 244 Chef Dan Barber Herb Salad Recipe 245 Mario Batali Harvesting Rose Hips