Matt Newman, Author at Plant Talk

Morning Eye Candy: Big Sky Country

Posted in Photography on March 10 2014, by Matt Newman

We’re not actually in Montana. Though, for a moment, one might’ve been fooled.

In the Ross Conifer Arboretum – Photo by Patricia Gonzalez

Morning Eye Candy: Fringe

Posted in Photography on March 9 2014, by Matt Newman

Cinchona in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory – Photo by Amy Weiss

Morning Eye Candy: Orange You Glad

Posted in Photography on March 8 2014, by Matt Newman

Skip the bars, step into the jungle (not the one Axl Rose was so adamant about, mind you). Tonight, our Conservatory—with all its thousands of orchids—becomes home to cocktails, music, and not a single hint of winter’s chill. Grab tickets to tonight’s Orchid Evening before they’re gone.

In the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Attalea

Posted in Photography on March 7 2014, by Matt Newman

The palms in our palm dome are putting on their own little show independent of the orchids. They won’t be outdone!

Attalea amygdalina in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: An Epiphytic Thing

Posted in Photography on March 6 2014, by Matt Newman

In the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Saturday Night Cocktails

Posted in Photography on March 5 2014, by Matt Newman

The first of this year’s Orchid Evenings is only a few days away. We’re expecting much milder temperatures for our night under the lights and blooms of the Conservatory, but even if we weren’t, the tropical warmth and cocktail bar would certainly do the trick on their own! Don’t miss out on tickets.