Inside The New York Botanical Garden
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on October 23 2012, by Matt Newman
We once said that the mustachioed orchids of the Paphiopedilum genus remind us of the Swedish Chef, but official names occasionally give other impressions.
Paph. Pinocchio — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on October 22 2012, by Ann Rafalko
The New York Botanical Garden is the official U.S. partner of the International Garden Photographer of the Year competition, and your chance to enter this prestigious contest is fast dwindling. But never fear! Photographic fame and fortune are still within reach; with an entry deadline of November 30, you still have just under a month to gather together your best photographs and submit them for the chance to see your works featured in exhibitions around the world and to win thousands of dollars in prizes.
[Not a valid template]The International Garden Photographer of the Year competition is open to everyone, amateurs and professionals alike. Entries are welcome from any country in the world. There are no restrictions on the type of camera you use, or the techniques you use to produce your final image. There are scads of categories to enter, and many additional prizes are available as well, including NYBG’s own “Wellness” prize. Winners will win cash and see their photographs hung in a gallery at the Garden during next summer’s Healing Plants Around the World exhibition.
Here are some of the contest’s pertinent details:
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on October 22 2012, by Matt Newman
A little break from the Halloween imagery (with just enough orange and black in the mix to keep us in the spirit).
Anemone x hybrida ‘Whirlwind’ — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on October 21 2012, by Matt Newman
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on October 20 2012, by Matt Newman
This one’s much further along than it was on Thursday! Stop by the Garden today to see Ray Villafane and his crew of fellow carvers turning squash into screams for this year’s Haunted Pumpkin Garden. We’ll be at it all weekend, so don’t miss out!
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on October 19 2012, by Matt Newman
Nope, it’s not a scene from the as-yet-unreleased Little Shop of Horrors 2. Ray Villafane and his team have been working since Thursday to prep these monstrous pumpkins for this weekend’s Great Pumpkin event, and today they’ll be at Grand Central Terminal for the kick-off. If you happen to be around midtown this morning or afternoon, feel free to stop by and see Ray whipping up the stuff of nightmares from nothing more than….well, a few thousand pounds of pumpkin. And remember: the big event goes off this weekend here at the NYBG!
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on October 18 2012, by Matt Newman
Color spotted! We’re seeing trees turn in gradients lately. How is fall getting along in your neck of the woods?
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on October 17 2012, by Matt Newman
The Garden’s been good for fungus, lately. This shot comes from one of our Adult Education courses in the last couple of weeks, and now is as good a time as any to point out that we have another two-parter beginning this Thursday, October 18. The Medicinal Mushroom Workshop zeroes in on the use of mushrooms for health purposes throughout history and into contemporary medicine, so if you’re looking to find more information or snag a spot in the class, head this way.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on October 16 2012, by Matt Newman
Hi from the Nolen Greenhouses for Living Collections! Just wanted to check in on the tropicalia going on behind the glass. We’ll be having more from Nolen as we get into this year’s Kiku displays, which will be viewable there between November 3 and 18, so keep an eye out as we hustle toward the fall exhibitions.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on October 14 2012, by Matt Newman
You’ll catch little flags of transition here and there. It’s not long now until this path puts up eye candy on an entirely different level.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen