Matt Newman

Morning Eye Candy: Uncanny Red

Posted in Photography on May 12 2014, by Matt Newman

Fringed peony (Paeonia tenuifolia) in the Rock Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Happy Mother’s Day!

Posted in Photography on May 11 2014, by Matt Newman

Mom deserves this sort of beauty year-round, but if you’re looking for a proper commemoration of all that she’s done for you—this year and in years past—our Mother’s Day Weekend Garden Party runs through 5 p.m. today. We’ll see you outside.

In the Cherry Tree Collection – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Just a Streak of Violet

Posted in Photography on May 10 2014, by Matt Newman

Iris cristata ‘Powder Blue Giant’ in the Azalea Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Little Lanterns

Posted in Photography on May 9 2014, by Matt Newman

They certainly light the space as well as their name suggests.

Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis ‘Little Lanterns’) in the Native Plant Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Jolly Green Giants

Posted in Photography on May 7 2014, by Matt Newman

Tulip trees (Liriodendron tulipifera) along the Allée – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Magnolificent

Posted in Photography on May 6 2014, by Matt Newman

Feel free to use that title as often as you’d like, in as many scenarios as you can fit it. The portmanteau will only get you dirty looks some of the time.

Magnolia cultivar in the Magnolia Collection – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Still Truckin’

Posted in Photography on May 5 2014, by Matt Newman

The daffodils are still chugging right along, and you don’t have to look far to find them. “Just about everywhere” is a good place to start, though.

Daffodils near the Library Building – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Parfait

Posted in Photography on May 4 2014, by Matt Newman

Who else but the crabapples can stand up to the cherries’ firecracker brilliance?

Malus ‘Strawberry Parfait’ in the Donald J. Bruckmann Crabapple Collection– Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Among the Green

Posted in Photography on May 3 2014, by Matt Newman

Expect to see a lot from the Perennial Garden going forward. It’s just too good to keep to ourselves.

In the Perennial Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Tuliptastic

Posted in Photography on May 2 2014, by Matt Newman

I’m having a hard time recalling winter right now, what with all these tulips.

In the Home Gardening Center – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen