Spanish Paradise: Gardens of the Alhambra doesn’t open to the public until tomorrow, but today, Members get a first look, or maybe I should say first sniff, at our latest exhibition. Why first sniff? Because this exhibition in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory smells AMAZING! And it sounds pretty good, too. The tinkling of water, soft strains of guitar music, and bird tweets meld together with the heady perfume and sublime gardens to create a true paradise on earth.
NYBG Member and photographer Laura Meyers sent this picture in to us. She says, “This nest is right off the bridge between the Twin Lakes. Took the picture this Friday, May 13. The Garden looks soooo beautiful this time of year.”
It’s just a few more days until we fling wide the doors of the Conservatory on our latest exhibition, Spanish Paradise: Gardens of the Alhambra. It’s going to be incredible! Here’s a mirador into the preparations. Are you planning to visit?
Prepping Spanish Paradise (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)
We seem to have hit a bit of a rough patch in the weather in New York City; it has rained everyday since Saturday, and the forecast says that there’s more in store. But, that needn’t put a damper on your plans to visit the Garden. The Garden is beautiful in the rain. Here’s a little video we put together celebrating the Garden in the rain, featuring the poetry of iconic New York City poet Langston Hughes.
Narration by Henry Kaiser. Find Henry on twitter @KaiserHenry.
There are so many nice places to sit at the Garden. Places with a view, places in the sun, places in the shade, places to have a chat, places to read a book. Where’s your favorite place to rest at NYBG?
Under a Crimean linden, Tilia x euchloraIn the Azalea GardenIn the Perennial GardenIn the Nancy Bryan Luce Herb Garden
