Inside The New York Botanical Garden
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on January 12 2012, by Matt Newman
A fuzzy bud in waiting. The magnolias that came out of October’s storm battered now give us cause for pleasant anticipation.
Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Alexandrina’ — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography, Wildlife on January 11 2012, by Matt Newman
Not every New York institution knows the good fortune of having a surplus of skilled photographers. What better place to hone your picturesmith’s craft than a 250-acre utopia of nodding flowers, century-old trees, and classical architecture? I suppose it justifies the horde of zoom lenses I see on a daily basis.
This past weekend, friend of the Garden and long-time member Pat Gonzalez stopped by with her camera for another early-morning trek across the grounds. The woman must drink straight rocket fuel with her coffee to get up and in the gate before the sun even stumbles over the horizon most days. But she’s got a fantastical knack for snapping some of the most miraculous photos of our local raptors, so who’s to tell her not to?
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on January 11 2012, by Matt Newman
I thought I would post something a little more appropriate to the season this morning, even if the season has been completely upside down, backwards, and inside out. And might I add that the conifers were particularly beautiful in the early twilight last night? Walking around and between the earth-broaching stone by the sleeping Azalea Garden–just before sunset–is a lesson in zen.
I recommend it.
Blue Atlas Cedar (Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’) — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on January 10 2012, by Matt Newman
What does this look like to you–a dragonfly, maybe? My first instinct was to blurt out “raspberry sherbet,” proving me the worst inkblot test taker.
Miltoniopsis Lady Snow ‘Paper Doll’ — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on January 9 2012, by Matt Newman
Cochliostema odoratissimum — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on January 8 2012, by Matt Newman
There’s a rain forest in New York, you know–a small sanctuary from the foreboding weather reports and windchill factor. (Hint: It’s in the Bronx.)
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on January 7 2012, by Matt Newman
“I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house.” — Nathaniel Hawthorne
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on January 6 2012, by Matt Newman
Parlor palm (Chamaedorea elegans) — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on January 5 2012, by Matt Newman
Calliandra haematocephala ‘Alba’ — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on January 4 2012, by Matt Newman
The Johnny-come-lately freeze of winter matches up against a pristine summer sun, and suddenly everything seems at a tilt.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen