Morning Eye Candy: Throw Me A Rope
Posted in Photography on October 3 2014, by Lansing Moore
Datsica cannabina grows very quickly, don’t let it lasso you!
Datisca cannabina in Seasonal Walk – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Inside The New York Botanical Garden
Archive: October 2014
Weird, Wild, & Wonderful Exhibition Extended to October 26!
Posted in Exhibitions on October 2 2014, by Joyce Newman
Capparidastrum sola © Ann S. Hoffenberg
Weird, Wild, and Wonderful, the stunning botanical art exhibit in the Ross Gallery, has been extended through October 26. This exhibition invites artists from around the world to seek out visually unusual plants and create works of art that celebrate the bizarre—yet beautiful—flora of the world. From 240 submissions, members of the American Society of Botanical Artists selected 46 works created by 45 artists from the U.S., Australia, Canada, India, Japan, and the U.K.
According to NYBG instructor and botanical artist Dick Rauh, the show’s emphasis is definitely on the “weird.” He writes, “There are certain botanical categories that provide us with almost limitless examples of strange-looking plants.” He mentions “the parasites,” such as the white stalks of Indian Pipe (Monotropa uniflora) and the “evil-looking” Hydnora africana, also known as Jackal Food.
Other weird plants that Rauh notes include insectivorous plants, fungi, ferns, and those plants whose size would qualify as unusual, such as “the two-foot-wide inflorescence of the onion Allium giganteum, the huge bloom of Stapelia giganea, or living stones (Lithops spp.)—a rare example of floral camouflage. Many of these plants are featured in a gorgeous 76-page catalog of the artwork in the show, available in the Shop in the Garden.
Morning Eye Candy: A Red Snake Shows its Colors
Posted in Photography on October 2 2014, by Lansing Moore
This red snake-bark maple is certainly living up to its name! Kiku opens today, but not all of the attractions are in the Haupt Conservatory. NYBG has plenty of Japanese trees on grounds to complete your appreciation of Japanese gardening—and many of them are showing off some beautiful fall foliage.
Acer capillipes in the Ross Conifer Arboretum — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Like Father, Like Daughter: Wayne and Meghan Cahilly
Posted in Adult Education on October 1 2014, by Plant Talk
With his signature mustache and disarming personality, Wayne Cahilly is known widely around NYBG as a beloved horticulturist, site historian, and instructor of tree management. But Wayne is also a talented photographer. In fact, as a 12-year-old, he spent his first paycheck from his first job on an instamatic camera. Many years and several cameras later, he passed his passion for photography on to his daughter, Meghan. Together, they’re teaming up to teach Fundamentals of Digital Photography at the Garden this month, for students with a fascination for nature.
These talented outdoor photographers have two unique perspectives that will serve as a double whammy for photography students.
As he graduated from camera to camera, Wayne taught himself how to capture landscapes and other natural elements in compelling photographs. He eventually turned his expertise in arboriculture and his passion for photography into a consulting business in forensic arboriculture.
Morning Eye Candy: A Path Less Travelled
Posted in Photography on October 1 2014, by Lansing Moore
The Thain Family Forest may the be the center of our Fall Forest Weekends, but don’t forget that the Native Plant Garden has some charming trails of its own to enjoy at this time of year.
In the Native Plant Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
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