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Today at the Greenmarket

Posted in Around the Garden on June 15 2011, by Ann Rafalko

The New York Botanical Garden GreenmarketOh happy day! The Greenmarket is back at The New York Botanical Garden! And while the staff may be very happy for the return of fresh produce, ice cold juices, delicious pies, and freshly-baked breads, the Greenmarket is really a boon to the neighborhood. Grounds admission is free on Wednesdays (there is an additional charge for entrance to the Conservatory and certain gardens), but there’s so much to see on the grounds right now (The Rose Garden! The Perennial Garden! The Forest!) that a quick trip to pick up some salad greens and strawberries could easily turn into an all-day affair.

Here’s a look at what’s fresh and delicious today at the Greenmarket:

At Gajeski Produce you can find sugar snap peas, spinach, lettuces, kale, collards, and zucchini. Herbs like basil, dill, and parsley are fragrant and flavorful. This year they will also be bringing fresh eggs from Feather Ridge Farm for all to enjoy.

Migliorelli Farm has cooked up homemade marinara sauce and tomato juice for a different way to enjoy the harvest. Bok choy, swiss chard, arugula, and cilantro abound.

Large and small fruit pies go fast from The Little Bake Shop–a variety of fruits are featured–cherry, blueberry, apple, and raspberry in the Linzer tart. Chocolate croissants are also available.

Bread Alone has multigrain and foccacia breads; raisin nut, Ciabatta, and peasant rolls; as well as muffins, tarts, danishes and cookies.

Red Jacket Orchard has strawberries, rhubarb, and Bosc pears. Red delicious, empire, and crispin apples, apple butter, and refreshing fruit juices are standard favorites.

Come learn about composting from Bronx Green-Up and get some nutrition tips from the Lead Nutritionist of Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

You can learn more about Greenmarket, part of the Council on the Environment of New York City and one of the largest open-air farmers market programs in the country at their booth. Also today there will be health screenings from Montefiore Hospital and a healthy cooking demonstration meeting at the market at 12:30 p.m.

The market is located inside the New York Botanical Garden near Tulip Tree Allee at the Mosholu Gate entrance. EBT/Food Stamps and WIC & Senior FMNP coupons are accepted.

Morning Eye Candy: The Other Rose Garden

Posted in Photography on June 15 2011, by Ann Rafalko

Did you know that there’s a second rose garden at NYBG? It’s much smaller, but it’s even less pampered: It’s the EarthKind™ Rose Trials beds, just south of Daffodil Hill. The goal of the EarthKind™ program is to identify cultivars that combine beauty with proven durability in the landscape. These roses get no water other than what falls from the sky. In fact they get almost no attention at all (other than an occasional trim), and yet they thrive. If you think roses are fussy and hard to grow, check out these beds for some great choices for your own yard.

Check out this short video on the subject hosted by the rose garden curator Peter Kukielski himself.

EarthKind Rose Trials Bed

Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Flamenco at the Garden? ¡Si!

Posted in Video on June 14 2011, by Rustin Dwyer

The New York Botanical Garden has hosted many an exhibition over the years, from dazzling Orchid displays to Chihuly’s ethereal glass creations to the intriguing art of Japanese chrysanthemum growing and everything else in between. But never has an exhibition catered to all five senses in the way Spanish Paradise: Gardens of the Alhambra does.

The air in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory is filled with fragrant herbs and zesty citrus blossoms, coupled with the colorful blossoms of ornamental sages and a range of flowering plants. Meanwhile, the Garden Cafe is serving up mouth watering slices of Serrano ham complimented by fruit-laden sangria. And for those of you who make the trip out on the weekend, the Arthur and Janet Lecture Hall is filled the rattle of castanets and the rhythm of a cajon (box-drum).

The Garden is pleased to host a summer residency for the dance group FLAMENCO: inside/out. The trio performs each Saturday and Sunday for the run of the show (through August 21st). You can catch them each day at 1,2, and 3 p.m. in the Lecture Hall and the show is included with your Garden admission. Here’s a little taste of what to expect, both in the Conservatory and the lecture hall!