Inside The New York Botanical Garden
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on February 24 2012, by Matt Newman
Finding photographers among the NYBG staff is proving easier than expected! The Herbarium’s Amy Weiss was kind enough to share these crocuses with us, complete with visitors. The flowers seem glad of the mesh we put down to keep hungry interlopers from rooting around in the soil.
Photo by Amy Weiss.
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography, The Orchid Show on February 23 2012, by Matt Newman
A few of our more sleep-deprived officemates are firmly convinced that this orchid looks like the Swedish Chef. And the more I stare, the more I’m inclined to hear “bork bork bork!” echoing in my head. Don’t forget that the 10th annual Orchid Show begins on March 3, at which point you can choose sides in the all-important argument of Muppet mimicry in person.
Paphiopedilum streathamense. — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on February 22 2012, by Ann Rafalko
Sunny mid-week greetings to you friends! The weather is just glorious here at the Garden, which might make it hard for anyone visiting to justify spending time inside the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory today. But, I’m here to announce this week’s winners in the Caribbean Garden Photography Contest, which should provide some motivation to wander the lush galleries of the Conservatory, snapping shots in an effort towards winning one of our two $100 Adult Education gift certificates! This week’s batch of photos came with numerous rounds of rapid fire tie breaking. Congratulations to the winners!
Note: Due to a violation of the date restriction in place for this contest, the original winner of the Sense of Place category has been disqualified. New winners are below.
Sense of Place Winner, Week Four
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on February 22 2012, by Matt Newman
Ambiance in a garden setting isn’t achieved only through an abundance of flowers, you know.
Perennial Garden — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on February 21 2012, by Matt Newman
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on February 20 2012, by Matt Newman
We don’t call it the Orchid Show without reason. Join us on March 3 in celebration of these alluring blossoms–demure, flamboyant, mysterious and otherwise!
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on February 19 2012, by Matt Newman
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on February 18 2012, by Matt Newman
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on February 17 2012, by Matt Newman
Waiting for the first hues of spring is like knowing your friends are throwing you a surprise party for your birthday. The only problem is that you don’t know exactly when it starts, or where.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography, Wildlife on February 16 2012, by Matt Newman
NYBG member and resident bird photographer Laura Meyers was walking the grounds recently when she caught the hint of a welcome sight. It happened to be sitting on a sweet gum branch, munching a beakful of seeds. But as common as the Red-winged Blackbird is to most northerners, many don’t realize what the songbird signifies around this time of year.
As she sent along her photograph, Laura also shared this bit of information:
“I was happy and surprised to see a Red-winged Blackbird at The New York Botanical Garden this past Friday. Male Red-winged Blackbirds return north in the spring ahead of the females and migrate south after the females in the fall.”