Morning Eye Candy: Prickled
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on February 21 2013, by Matt Newman
Pinus parvifolia ‘Brevifolia’ — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
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TPPC: Week Four Winners!
Posted in Photography on February 20 2013, by Ann Rafalko
The photographs in the Tropical Paradise Photography Contest keep getting more beautiful and the judging process keeps getting more difficult.
Thank you to everyone who tried their hand at shooting some Sense of Place photographs! This category was really tough to judge this week, as there were so many beautiful, imaginative shots. Keep up the great work! We love seeing the Conservatory in new ways.
Think you can do better? Then let’s see it! Entering is easy–simply upload your pictures to Flickr (please limit it to your very best photographs taken inside the Conservatory during Tropical Paradise), add them to our Group Pool, tag them with #tropicalparadise, and then sit back and hope we pick your pix! And don’t think that just because you’re snapping with an iPhone, you can’t take part–all skill and equipment levels are welcome to participate.
Alright, let’s get inspired by this week’s crop of tropical beauty!
Morning Eye Candy: The Snowdrop’s Shadow
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on February 20 2013, by Matt Newman
Even if Punxsutawney Phil had seen his shadow this year, I still trust the snowdrops to give me that all-too-necessary early spring pat on the back.
Photo by Amy Weiss
Morning Eye Candy: Such a Tease
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on February 19 2013, by Matt Newman
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Morning Eye Candy: Pre-Flight Checks
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on February 18 2013, by Matt Newman
Nope, they won’t all be this easy to spot. But seeing as this is the last day of this year’s Great Backyard Bird Count, take what you can get! Seeing as we’re open on this particular President’s Day, we’ll be tallying up our feathered friends all afternoon. You’ll find “birder headquarters” in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden. And even if you don’t have binoculars, that’s no excuse to sit this one out–we’ve got a handful of loaner pairs available from the Visitor’s Center.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Morning Eye Candy: Wet Winter
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on February 17 2013, by Matt Newman
Not all of our aquatic plants retired in early fall. You’ll still find a few beauties floating in the Conservatory as part of our Tropical Paradise exhibition!
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Morning Eye Candy: A Late Valentine
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on February 16 2013, by Matt Newman
Will it snow today? Won’t it? Either way, ‘Phoenix’ makes the weather look good.
Acer x conspicuum ‘Phoenix’ — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Morning Eye Candy: And Now for Something Completely Different
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on February 15 2013, by Matt Newman
I figure everyone’s had enough of the winter landscape for one week, so I thought we’d step inside the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory for a teensy reminder that not all the world is an icebox right now.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Morning Eye Candy: Cardinals are Red, Peacocks are Blue
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on February 14 2013, by Matt Newman
Whether you’re laying out the credit card on a romantic evening reservation, or treating yourself to a singles night with Szechuan take out and bad sci-fi movies, the NYBG wishes you the best this Valentine’s Day! We love you all–in a platonic, happy, check-out-these-cute-birds kind of way.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Morning Eye Candy: Phone Home
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on February 13 2013, by Matt Newman
Pat Gonzalez, out on one of her patented NYBG nature walks, came upon this curious chickadee the other day. We can only assume it was anxious to make a call.
Photo by Pat Gonzalez