Morning Eye Candy: May Rose
Posted in Photography on September 30 2011, by Ann Rafalko
Even the roses of May are beautiful in September.
Floribunda rose ‘Cinco de Mayo’ (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)
Inside The New York Botanical Garden
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Morning Eye Candy: Many Anemone
Posted in Photography on September 29 2011, by Ann Rafalko
Fall Flowers of Japan isn’t just about kiku. It’s about Japanese anemone, too, in all their delicacy.
Japanese Anemones in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)
Morning Eye Candy: This is New York!
Posted in Photography on September 27 2011, by Ann Rafalko
A sun-drenched bluff overlooking the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden.
Morning Eye Candy: Oh, the Light!
Posted in Photography on September 26 2011, by Ann Rafalko
What is it about the sunlight in September that makes everything look so magical?
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Morning Eye Candy: Pinus sylvestris Bonsai
Posted in Photography on September 25 2011, by Ann Rafalko
Pinus sylvestris. The approximate age and years of training of this the Moyogi Style (informal upright) bonsai are unknown. This beautiful bonsai was bequeathed to The New York Botanical Garden by Manny Dannett and re-styled and trained by Saeko Oshiro.
Pinus sylvestris (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)
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Morning Eye Candy: Japanese Maple Bonsai
Posted in Photography on September 24 2011, by Ann Rafalko
Acer palmatum. Approximately 25 years old, and 18 years in training in the Yos ue Style (forest). This beautiful bonsai is exhibited by Saeko Oshiro.
Japanese maple Acer palmatum (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)
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Morning Eye Candy: Chinese Juniper Bonsai
Posted in Photography on September 23 2011, by Ann Rafalko
Juniperus chinensis ‘Shimpaku’. Approximately 20-5o years old, and 18 years in training in the Fukingushi Style (windswept). This beautiful bonsai is exhibited by Saeko Oshiro and Oscar Sanchez.
Chinese Juniper Juniperus chinensis ‘Shimpaku’ (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)
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Morning Eye Candy: Blue Atlas Cedar Bonsai
Posted in Photography on September 21 2011, by Ann Rafalko
Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca.’ Approximately 25 years old, and 18 years in training in the Yos ue Style (forest). This beautiful bonsai is exhibited by Saeko Oshiro.
Blue Atlas Cedar Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’(photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)
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Morning Eye Candy: Hornbeam Bonsai
Posted in Photography on September 20 2011, by Ann Rafalko
Carpinus turczaninovii. Approximately 20-40 years old, and 18 years in training in the Yos ue Style (forest). This beautiful bonsai is exhibited by Jerome Rocherolle.
Hornbeam bonsai Carpinus turczaninovii (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)
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Morning Eye Candy: Fall Flowers of Japan
Posted in Photography on September 19 2011, by Ann Rafalko
Welcome to this tranquil, beautiful new exhibition in the historic Enid A. Haupt Conservatory!
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen