Posted in Gardens and Collections, Video on Oct 27th, 2009 No Comments »
Develop “Vivid Awareness” at The New York Botanical Garden
Jan Johnsen is an instructor of landscape design in the Garden’s Continuing Education program and principal of the firm Johnsen Landscapes & Pools.
The Latin word for “cultivate,” colere, means both “to till” and “to cherish.” This dual meaning is particularly apt when talking about The New York [...]
Posted in Gardens and Collections on Sep 22nd, 2009 No Comments »
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Posted in Gardening Tips, Gardens and Collections on Sep 18th, 2009 No Comments »
Black Spot and Downy Mildew Look Similar but Are Different
Peter Kukielski is the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden Curator.
Few flowering plants match the beauty, versatility, or popularity of the rose. Numerous varieties offer a wide range of growth habits and floral colors. With the proper care, hundreds of rose varieties will bloom from early spring through [...]
Posted in Gardens and Collections, People on May 14th, 2009 No Comments »
Carol Capobianco is Editorial Content Manager at The New York Botanical Garden.
On the surface, one would expect that the dozens of volunteers who answered the call to help plant 1,000 trees and 50 shrubs in the Botanical Garden’s Native Forest April 24 and 25 did so in observance of Arbor Day or Earth Week or [...]
Posted in Exhibitions, Gardens and Collections on Apr 29th, 2009 1 Comment »
Martha Stewart and her team visited The New York Botanical Garden on April 25 for a ceremonial planting of Martha Stewart’s Culinary Herb Garden, which will be one of the many highlights of The Edible Garden, the upcoming summer-long celebration of growing great food. Click here to download the site plan for the garden.
Margaret Falk, Associate [...]
Posted in Gardens and Collections on Apr 21st, 2009 3 Comments »
Katie Bronson is Gardener in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden.
Horticulture staff on the Outdoor Gardens crew welcome spring in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden by dressing the five animal topiaries—three caterpillars, a ladybug, and a frog—in colorful Viola coats. The topiaries delight visitors year round but seem to bring a special joy after a [...]
Posted in Gardens and Collections on Apr 16th, 2009 2 Comments »
Jan Johnsen is an instructor of landscape design in the Garden’s Continuing Education program and a past recipient of the Instructor of the Year award. She is a principal of the firm Johnsen Landscapes & Pools.
It’s a sunny spring morning; the air is crisp and the sky is blue. I am on my way to [...]
Posted in Gardens and Collections on Apr 2nd, 2009 1 Comment »
Jessica Blohm is Interpretive Specialist for Public Education.
Peter Kukielski, Curator of the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden, stakes and prunes this tree-form shrub rose named Rosa Home Run™. Spring is the time Peter cuts back the dead wood to promote flower production. This rose begins producing beautiful red roses in June and continues to bloom all [...]
Posted in Gardens and Collections, People on Feb 19th, 2009 No Comments »
Carol Capobianco is Editorial Content Manager at The New York Botanical Garden.
I bumped into Peter Kukielski, Curator of the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden, the other day in the hallway—we don’t often see Peter indoors. It was one of the coldest days of the year and Peter’s cheeks were rosy—but so was his outlook for a [...]
Posted in Gardens and Collections on Feb 11th, 2009 No Comments »
