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We’re back with answers to more of your gardenin

We’re back with answers to more of your gardening questions as NYBG and @thesill team up to help you grow your green thumb—and this time we’ve got some beginner-friendly plants to help you get started. 🥬

Join Annie Novak, Manager of our Edible Academy, alongside Paris Lalicata, Head of Plant Education at The Sill, as they talk easy-peasy food plants. Cilantro and strawberries some of the simplest options to get your garden going when you’re not sure where to begin.

Stay tuned for more as we close out spring!

Van Gogh’s Flowers is calling—and as we enter

Van Gogh’s Flowers is calling—and as we enter late spring, it’s changing every day! 🌻🌿

Our newest exhibition transforms the Haupt Conservatory and its surroundings with the natural beauty that inspired Vincent van Gogh’s world-renowned paintings. As the seasons change, so too do our botanical displays! Come experience our field of monumental sunflowers as it grows and blooms, see the actual flowers that inspired Van Gogh filling our Perennial Garden with color, and explore large-scale contemporary art that gives you the perfect photo op for your day out.

Van Gogh’s Flowers continues through October 26.

#VanGoghsFlowers #VanGogh

The twinkling after-dark beauty of Van Gogh’s Fl

The twinkling after-dark beauty of Van Gogh’s Flowers is a whole new experience, and we’ve added MORE Starry Nights dates to our calendar! 🌻🌙

See the show lit up in the evening on these special nights in June, returning this Friday and Saturday with live music and dance performances, cocktails and light bites for purchase, and all the charm of the Parisian bistros Van Gogh frequented. Conditions permitting, the big finale invites you to look up—to a sky full of colorful, illuminated drones recreating the artist’s brush strokes over the Garden.

Get your weekend tickets for June 6 or 7, or plan ahead with tickets for June 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, and 28.

#StarryNights #VanGoghsFlowers #VanGogh

#PlantPeople episode 7 is live, and this week, we’re talking about a niche and noble hobby: tree collecting. 🌳🌲🌴

Author @amystewart joins us to discuss her newest book, The Tree Collectors: Tales of Arboreal Obsession, which profiles tree aficionados ranging from scientists cataloging rare species, to families preserving their heritage, and conservationists fighting to reforest their land.

Hit the link in our bio to listen in as we share insights into the ways these collectors are benefiting biodiversity, and what roles you can play in the effort. Don’t forget to rate and subscribe!

In Plant People episode 6, we’re getting our fee

In Plant People episode 6, we’re getting our feet wet with a little “extreme botany.” 🌊🌿

We’re joined by NYBG Assistant Curator Ana María Bedoya, Ph.D. She spends much of her time tracking down aquatic plants that live in some of the harshest conditions, including steep cliffs, river rapids, and tumbling waterfalls—which is certainly on the extreme end of botanical adventuring. Listen in as we discuss her research in the wilderness of South America, the reasons many aquatic plants are especially vulnerable to climate change, and her journeys through Earth’s most extreme ecosystems.

Hit the link in our bio to listen to the full podcast episode, with new ones every other Monday—and don’t forget to rate and subscribe.

#PlantPeople #ExtremeBotany

Together with @thesill, we asked for your most pre

Together with @thesill, we asked for your most pressing plant issues for gardening season, and at the top of the list was one question: “How do I get started when it seems so overwhelming?”

Thankfully, Annie and Paris are here to help. 👩‍🌾

Hear from the Manager of NYBG’s Edible Academy alongside The Sill’s Head of Plant Education as they share ways to stay committed to your garden, the best plants and plant types to get started with, and other tips and tricks for finding your footing as a green thumb. Stay tuned for more gardening questions asked and answered as we make our way toward summer!

This long weekend is your FIRST chance to see Van

This long weekend is your FIRST chance to see Van Gogh’s Flowers, your LAST chance for the @LEGO Botanical Garden Pop-Up, and the BEST time to soak up spring beauty! 🌼🌸

Join us through this Monday, May 26, for the Opening Weekend Celebration of our latest exhibition, featuring a monumental field of sunflowers and large-scale contemporary art inspired by Vincent van Gogh’s love of nature. Pop on by the LEGO pop-up on its last weekend to make and take your own mini sunflower creation, and be sure to catch the peonies and roses while they’re looking lush and lovely.

You deserve a day out in New York’s most beautiful landscape! Tickets through link in bio.

#VanGoghsFlowers #VanGogh

Starting this Friday, May 23, Starry Nights brings

Starting this Friday, May 23, Starry Nights brings Van Gogh’s Flowers to life after dark! ✨🌙

These picture-perfect nights out are your chance to experience our all-new exhibition lit up for the evening. And it wouldn’t be a celebration without live music and performances—featuring jazz and dance that evoke the Parisian bistros Van Gogh frequented. Grab a cocktail or mocktail and a bite for purchase, and join us out on the lawn, where—conditions permitting—the sky over NYBG comes alive with an illuminated drone show in homage to the artist’s most famous work.

We’re kicking off Starry Nights TOMORROW, with more on select nights in May and June, so don’t miss out! Tickets through link in bio.

#VanGoghsFlowers #StarryNights #VanGogh

Van Gogh’s Flowers opens THIS Saturday, May 24—come see what the @nytimes calls “a colorful explosion of 18,000 sunflowers and other plants”! 🌻🎨

Indoors and out, the Haupt Conservatory and its surroundings have been transformed with large-scale contemporary art and botanical displays that bring Van Gogh’s world to life. With vibrant color and flowering beauty around every turn—including a field of monumental sunflowers to wander through—come connect with the natural world that inspired the artist’s vision.

Kicking off this Saturday, May 24, we’ll be open through Monday for the grand opening celebration, featuring artist demos and drop-in painting activities. It’s the best way to enjoy spring in NYC!

#VanGoghsFlowers #VanGogh

Many of the plants you’ll see during Van Gogh’

Many of the plants you’ll see during Van Gogh’s Flowers, opening this Saturday, were grown right here in our Nolen Greenhouses. 🌻🌞

Hear from Kelly Ivanoski, Manager of the Nolen Greenhouses, as she shares a behind-the-scenes peek at the flowers and foliage for our summer exhibition. Yellow is the star color this year, and we’ve put together four full seasons of shifting floral beauty to explore on the Conservatory Lawn—with a wide variety of sunflowers and their relatives evoking the blooming color that Vincent van Gogh was so inspired by.

Ready to see it all for yourself? Get tickets through link in bio for our opening weekend celebration, kicking off May 24!

#VanGoghsFlowers #VanGogh

Starry Nights tickets are now on sale! Experience

Starry Nights tickets are now on sale! Experience the timeless beauty of Van Gogh's art brought to life after dark! 💫

On June 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, and 28, come relax to live music and performers evoking the Parisian bistros the artist frequented, stay for breathtaking photo ops while exploring the exhibition, and enjoy cocktails and light bites for purchase. Conditions permitting, the nighttime experience will also include a celebration of the iconic “Starry Night” with an illuminated drone show sparkling above.

Get your tickets now through link in bio.

#StarryNights #VanGoghsFlowers #VanGogh

The cast of Tony Nominated Musical @maybehappyendi

The cast of Tony Nominated Musical @maybehappyending hit the road on an adventure recently—this time to @NYBG!

@darrencriss, @helenjshen, and @thereal_hwaboon spent the morning with Zack, learning about plants like aeonium (HwaBoon’s species!) and the ways it makes the perfect companion to Oliver in the show. NYBG even shared some plant friends that match the personalities of the other characters... 👀 Let us know if you think they’re a good fit, and be sure to see @maybehappyending on Broadway soon before checking out NYBG’s next summer exhibition, Van Gogh’s Flowers, opening May 24!

#vangoghsflowers #vangogh #maybehappyending #darrencriss #helenjshen #hwaboon #broadway

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