Inside The New York Botanical Garden
Posted in Photography on June 13 2014, by Matt Newman
Whoever said candy doesn’t grow on trees was waaaaaaay off base (I’m kidding, please don’t eat the flowers!).
Hollyhock (Alcea rosea) in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Programs and Events on June 12 2014, by Lansing Moore
Thursday, June 26, is the first of only three very special Jazz Age Garden Parties here at NYBG! This summer, we’re whisking you away to the world of Groundbreakers with the classic jazz of the Roaring Twenties—and, of course, specialty cocktails to set the mood. With only three chances to spend a cool summer evening in the glitzy glamor of the Garden, don’t waste a moment reserving your tickets now.
The season’s unbeatable music comes courtesy of Michael Arenella & His Dreamland Orchestra. Conductor, composer, musician, and singer Michael Arenella and his seven-piece band are the premier Jazz Age dance band in New York, and the originators of the celebrated Governor’s Island Lawn Party. Now he’s bringing his swinging style to NYBG! Dance lessons will be taking place from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m., so you can dance the Charleston and other styles under the stars.
Posted in Around the Garden on June 12 2014, by Matt Newman
In a not quite accurate recitation of William Blake, “A robin red-breast on a post makes a perfect Garden host.”
A robin in the Native Plant Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden on June 11 2014, by Jaime Morin
Jaime Morin is The New York Botanical Garden’s Assistant Curator in horticulture. She works with the plant records and curation teams to help keep the garden’s information on its living collections up to date. She also oversees the details of the garden’s Living Collections Phenology Project.
Ever since my journey into the world of plant obsession began, one my favorite times of the year has always been what I affectionately call “Stewartia season.” This delightful stretch always reminds me of summers spent immersed in unique plant collections, but always being drawn back to this one fascinating group of plants.
The genus Stewartia contains a handful of large shrub and tree species native to eastern Asia and two indigenous to the southeastern United States. Stewartia species all have beautiful white flowers with an obvious tuft of anthers in their center. Their floral show takes place in early to mid-summer, but many species also put on a fantastic display of orange to crimson fall foliage, extending the plants’ season of interest.
Posted in Around the Garden on June 11 2014, by Matt Newman
I happened to be catching up with Ivo by the Stone Mill when one of our groundskeepers rolled by on his way to the next job site. “Have you seen the mountain laurel yet?” he asked. “I’ve never actually seen it in bloom until now. Worth the wait, though.”
We’re all on the look-out for good camera fodder here.
Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia ‘Carousel’) by the Stone Mill – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Exhibitions on June 10 2014, by Sonia Uyterhoeven
Sonia Uyterhoeven is the NYBG’s Gardener for Public Education.
For the opening weekend of Groundbreakers: Great American Gardens and The Women Who Designed Them (May 17–September 7), curator Sam Watters led his audience back in time with a lecture entitled “Picturing a Beautiful America.” The show celebrates the work of some of America’s most influential women in early 20th century landscape architecture, design, and garden photography, and Watters’ talk set about laying the historical foundation on which these women and their works were established.
Posted in Photography on June 10 2014, by Matt Newman
The Enid A. Haupt Conservatory – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on June 9 2014, by Matt Newman
It’s raining, it’s pouring, so take your mind off today’s weather by traveling back in time to this sunny Azalea Garden shot from last Friday.
In the Azalea Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden on June 8 2014, by Matt Newman
The contrast of white and purple create the perfect Sunday morning moment of zen.
Poppies in the Perennial Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on June 7 2014, by Matt Newman
Join us in the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden both today and tomorrow for a long-awaited afternoon spent strolling the paths amid thousands of spring blooms in yellows, pinks, purples, reds, and so much more. The collection positively burst into life over the last couple of days, making a fashionably late entrance just in time for our Rose Garden Celebration!
In the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen