Inside The New York Botanical Garden
Posted in Photography on March 12 2014, by Matt Newman
Never, ever feel guilty about your snowdrop favoritism. Who else earns their keep by predicting spring so handily?
Galanthus elwesii in the Perennial Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on March 11 2014, by Lansing Moore
While we are well into The Orchid Show, I know our photography aficionados have not forgotten about this year’s Tropical Paradise Photo Contest. After lengthy deliberations over our six weekly winners in the Macro and Sense of Place categories, we are ready to announce the Grand Prize Winners in each category, recipients of a seat in the NYBG Adult Education photography class of their choice.
Most of all, I hope enjoying the outstanding weekly submissions on Plant Talk has inspired you all to enjoy the Garden through your own lens. If you want to challenge your skills and enhance your enjoyment of the Garden, then NYBG Adult Education offers a variety of classes to help you see the grounds in new ways. For those shutterbugs out there, the next class will be Photographing Birds, Bees, & Butterflies on April 26, but there are many more slated for spring as the Garden comes into full bloom. Whether with an iPhone or a full DSLR rig, there are classes for all subjects and levels of expertise.
Now for the moment that has been weeks in the making. We are very pleased to announce the Grand Prize Winners of the 2014 Tropical Paradise Photo Contest! Click through to find out.
Posted in Photography on March 11 2014, by Matt Newman
Have no fear, the daffs are here! They’re still a bit sleepy as far as spring beauty goes, but it shouldn’t be long now.
Daffodils – Photo by Amy Weiss
Posted in Photography on March 10 2014, by Matt Newman
We’re not actually in Montana. Though, for a moment, one might’ve been fooled.
In the Ross Conifer Arboretum – Photo by Patricia Gonzalez
Posted in Photography on March 9 2014, by Matt Newman
Cinchona in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory – Photo by Amy Weiss
Posted in Photography on March 8 2014, by Matt Newman
Skip the bars, step into the jungle (not the one Axl Rose was so adamant about, mind you). Tonight, our Conservatory—with all its thousands of orchids—becomes home to cocktails, music, and not a single hint of winter’s chill. Grab tickets to tonight’s Orchid Evening before they’re gone.
In the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on March 7 2014, by Matt Newman
The palms in our palm dome are putting on their own little show independent of the orchids. They won’t be outdone!
Attalea amygdalina in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on March 6 2014, by Matt Newman
In the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on March 5 2014, by Matt Newman
The first of this year’s Orchid Evenings is only a few days away. We’re expecting much milder temperatures for our night under the lights and blooms of the Conservatory, but even if we weren’t, the tropical warmth and cocktail bar would certainly do the trick on their own! Don’t miss out on tickets.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on March 4 2014, by Matt Newman
Your time is nearly up, winter. Hope your bags are packed!
Adonis amurensis in the Ladies’ Border – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen