Inside The New York Botanical Garden
Posted in Photography on December 28 2013, by Ann Rafalko
Someone forgot to tell the trees in the Benenson Ornamental Conifers collection that Christmas is over!
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Unknown specimen
Benenson Ornamental Conifers
Posted in Around the Garden on December 27 2013, by Ann Rafalko
This weekend, it’s time to recover before heading into another mid-week celebration! Which means it’s time to start thinking about New Year’s resolutions. Need some help? Here’s one we can endorse: Get outside more! Spending time outside is good for your physical and mental health, especially amongst our gorgeous 250 acres. This weekend we have several great walks planned that will help you get a jump start on this resolution.
Here’s another resolution we can help you with: Learn more about far-off lands. How? Two easy steps! One: Come see the fantastic Holiday Train Show. Two: Stick around and take a tour of the world’s plants with a leisurely walk through the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory‘s lush galleries.
Neither of those work for you? How about resolving to make new friends in 2014? That’s another one we have covered, especially if you want to make acquaintance with feathered friends (and the people who love them). Our free, weekly bird walks are a great way to learn about the dazzling diversity of birds that make New York City their permanent or temporary home, and to make friends with a fun group of like-minded hobbyists.
So there you have it! Three great New Year’s resolutions you can make ahead of time, and get started on. Because the best way to make a resolution stick is with practice and repetition. How can you come back to the Garden weekend after weekend? With a fourth resolution: Become an NYBG Member! Your support helps us protect plants around the world and in our backyard. It helps us teach New York City’s schoolchildren year round. And you can take your resolutions on the road with access to or discounts at over 200 gardens and arboreta nationwide. Plus, a portion of your NYBG Membership is tax deductible, which could help you with a fifth resolution in 2014: Saving money!
Posted in Photography on December 27 2013, by Ann Rafalko
A wee gem of an orchid from the cloud forests of South America.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Pleurothallis bivalvis
In the Nolen Greenhouses for Living Collections
Posted in Photography on December 26 2013, by Ann Rafalko
Well that was quick! Time to get back to the task at hand: Preparing for the winter! Or so our furry friends would have you believe.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on December 25 2013, by Ann Rafalko
We’re closed today for Christmas, but that doesn’t mean we cannot wish you and yours the very best at this festive time of year! Merry Christmas! We’ll see you tomorrow at the Holiday Train Show!
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on December 24 2013, by Ann Rafalko
You know the rest ….
Ilex verticillata (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)
Posted in Photography on December 23 2013, by Ann Rafalko
Graceful orchids, like graceful dancers. ‘Tis the season!
Encylia cochleota (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)
Posted in Photography on December 22 2013, by Ann Rafalko
The Garden is full of blooms! No seriously, it is! You just need to know where to look. (Hint, head for the glittering dome).
Aeonium arboreum var. holochrysum (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)
Posted in Photography on December 21 2013, by Ann Rafalko
Wishing you brightness and light in the year to come, on this, the shortest day of the year!
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden on December 20 2013, by Ann Rafalko
It’s time for family and friends! Bring them all to the Garden this weekend, and then give them the gift that keeps giving, Garden Membership! Garden Membership grants free admission, Shop in the Garden discounts, Adult Education course discounts, and allows you to support this vital institution and our local, national, and international education and research initiatives! It’s a gift that does good and brings untold happiness. I would call that a surefire win!
This weekend is chock full of holiday cheer, featuring spirited singalongs, holiday film screenings, architectural tours, and of course, the Holiday Train Show and our very last Bar Car Nights. The weather is set to be anything but frightful (and in fact quite delightful) so strap on your boots and celebrate the Winter Solstice with a stroll through our stunning grounds!
And should you need to do a wee bit more Christmas shopping, Shop in the Garden is having a fabulous ornament sale. Combine a year’s Membership with one of our exclusive Enid A. Haupt Conservatory ornaments as a perfect gift for your very favorite Garden connoisseur.