Inside The New York Botanical Garden
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on May 8 2012, by Matt Newman
A field like this not even the Wicked Witch has seen before. Look for the poppies to pop up in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory during Monet’s Garden. In the meantime, you can see these high-contrast beauties in the Rock Garden. Don’t forget to vote today in support of restoring it to its original beauty!
Papaver commutatum ‘Ladybird’ — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on May 7 2012, by Matt Newman
It’s Monday. We commiserate. But no threat of the work week’s impending doom and gloom will make the marigolds any less bright.
Calendula officinalis ‘Radio’ — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography, Wildlife on May 6 2012, by Matt Newman
The disapproving waterfowl of the NYBG, ever ready and willing to shame you into putting down that camera.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on May 5 2012, by Matt Newman
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on May 4 2012, by Matt Newman
The sun doesn’t have a monopoly on picturesque afternoons. Really, it’s all about how you choose to appreciate your surroundings. This week’s rain had many of us muttering under the cover of our umbrellas, but the way in which an overcast sky saturates spring colors tends to make up for the inconvenience.
Not that we’re ungrateful for this weekend’s forecast–the chance of a drizzle keeps dropping, and dropping..
[Not a valid template]Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on May 3 2012, by Matt Newman
More from our local do-it-yourself shutterbug! Followers over the last year will have seen our previous contributions from Joel Kroin, whose pinhole captures cast a narrow bridge between the charm of old-fashioned photography and modern composition. His shots of the Garden grounds almost give a tricky glimpse into the past.
Normally Joel doesn’t bring his pinhole camera to the Garden quite as often once the leaves return. “With so many flower and leaf colors, this time of the year is not my favorite since leaves obscure fine plant lines,” he says. In this case, one shot in particular catches our eye, as well as the essence of the Rock Garden–a classic Alpine landscape underscored by the peaceful gush of water over stone.
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on May 3 2012, by Matt Newman
Not quite the garlic you were looking for? Schubert’s Garlic, or Allium schubertii, is indeed related to the bulbs you find haphazardly piled together in the produce section of your local supermarket. As part of the onion family, it even gives off that familiar smell when bruised or broken. But Schubert’s Garlic is known more for its bright sprays of pink and green florets than for its culinary uses.
Allium schubertii — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on May 2 2012, by Matt Newman
It was less than a month ago (April 8, to be exact) that I posted the photo immediately below. Hints of spring, yes, but still a long way off from the effusion of gleaming greens you see further down. Try to wrap your head around the fact that these two photos were taken less than a month apart!
Photos by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on April 30 2012, by Matt Newman
Wasn’t it only a month ago, give or take, that the Seasonal Border was a simple stretch of soil, spotted with tiny sprouts and shy flowers? Looks like that protective mesh did an admirable job of keeping the squirrels away.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on April 29 2012, by Matt Newman
So much theater in the humble tulip. The daffodils may be fading for the season, but they’re not leaving any absence of spring color in their wake.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen