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Morning Eye Candy: Sugar Rush

Posted in Photography on April 22 2013, by Ann Rafalko

Scrolling through the photos taken by my colleague Ivo this spring is a bit like eating a Parisian macaron; airy, sugary, delicate, delicious, evanescent, amazing. This spring is one of the prettiest I can remember, but unlike the finest confections, it keeps lingering on. It’s just wonderful!

prunus-accolade

Prunus ‘Accolade’ (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)

What’s Beautiful Now: Spring

Posted in Around the Garden, Gardens and Collections on March 13 2012, by Ann Rafalko

It seemed too good to be true. All winter, I kept holding my breath; I kept thinking in the back of my mind that winter had to arrive eventually; that all these nascent flowers and blooms and buds would be pummeled, at last, by a snowstorm as equally freakish as the October 29 blizzard that blew in like some harbinger of an Arctic winter. But, it never came. It never happened. And now, in mid-March it is glorious. On several occasions it has been warmer in the Bronx than in Los Angeles. The birds are singing, the breeze is blowing, sweaters have been (mostly) relegated to the bottom drawer, and flowers are popping up all over the Garden.

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A Spring Walk in the Garden

Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on April 26 2011, by Ann Rafalko

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It is beautiful here today. Just in case you can’t make it out of your office to hop a train and come up to the Bronx, I thought I’d take a walk and snap some pictures for you. It’s more than just beautiful out, too. According to one birder I met today, it’s also prime warbler migrating time. As he put it, the next two weeks will be “warbler heaven.” So whether you’re a birder, photographer, gardener, or walker, now is the time to come and visit the Garden!

So much more below including cherry blossoms, incredible tulips, and the amazing Rock Garden.

Morning Eye Candy: Misty

Posted in Photography on April 20 2011, by Ann Rafalko

We’re having a strange spring in New York City; full of cool, misty days, punctuated by short bursts of sunshine and warmth. It may not be good for humans the long , snowy winter we just got through, but it’s fabulous for the flowers. So damn the weather! Come visit, it’s pretty incredible.

Misty

Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

 

A Blooming Great Time to Visit

Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on April 18 2011, by Ann Rafalko

Things are moving fast here at the Garden; each day brings word of another extraordinarily beautiful plant that has burst into bloom. So, while we’re closed today (but we’ll be open next Monday, April 25), we thought we would share with you some of the amazing flowering trees that are in bloom around our 250-acres. Of course, just as plants burst into flower, they also stop flowering, too, so we cannot guarantee that all of these will still be in bloom when you visit. So, be sure to follow us on Twitter or “like” us on Facebook and get up to the minute updates on what’s beautiful now at the Garden (keeping an eye on the NYBG Blog, Plant Talk can’t hurt either). And if you’ve got a question about whether a specific plant is in bloom, feel free to ask us! We’ll dispatch a plant-porter out into the Garden and get back to you.

Willow-Leaf Magnolia Salicifolia
Willow-Leaf Magnolia Salicifolia
Cherry Blossoms
Cherry Blossoms
In the Mist
In the Mist
Forsythia along the Bronx River
Forsythia along the Bronx River
Magnolia 'Columbia'
Magnolia 'Columbia'
Cherry Blossoms
Cherry Blossoms
Star Magnolia in front of the Library
Star Magnolia in front of the Library
Weeping Cherry
Weeping Cherry
Near the Library
Near the Library
Magnolia stellata
Magnolia stellata

Photos by Ivo M. Vermeulen and Mark Pfeffer.