Morning Eye Candy: Reflecting on Kiku
Posted in Photography on October 15 2013, by Ann Rafalko
A different perspective on Kiku: The Art of the Japanese Garden.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Inside The New York Botanical Garden
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Morning Eye Color: Fall’s Cool Hue
Posted in Photography on October 14 2013, by Ann Rafalko
Fall foliage tends toward the hotter colors; reds, oranges, and yellows, while falls flowers tend toward the cooler spectrum of purples, blues, and deep pinks.
Photos by Ivo M. Vermeulen
This Weekend: Bonus Fall Fun!
Posted in Around the Garden on October 11 2013, by Ann Rafalko
For many, this weekend is a three-day weekend and we’ll be open on Monday to help you pass the extra day in one of New York City’s most beautiful natural spaces. That means an extra day of fall fun for everyone!
Fill your weekend with spooky fun in the Haunted Pumpkin Garden and the cultural immersion of Kiku: The Art of the Japanese Garden. Our two fall exhibitions come with a plethora of fun activities including pumpkin carving demonstrations, taiko drumming, wildlife encounters, and tours. And don’t miss the opening of Close: The Photography of Allan Pollok-Morris, going live in the Ross Gallery this weekend.
Start your Columbus Day weekend off right by joining our free Saturday bird walk around the grounds. It’s migration time, so you never know who you’ll spot in addition to our regular flock of raptors, turkeys, little brown jobbers, and colorful characters.
Morning Eye Candy: It Was All Yellow
Posted in Photography on October 11 2013, by Ann Rafalko
Eastern Cottonwood leaf (Populus deltoides) and Northern Flicker feather (Colaptes auratus). For your chance to see a Northern Flicker in the flesh, join us for our weekly Saturday morning Bird Walk!
Photo by Senior Plant Recorder, Kristine Paulus
This Week at the Greenmarket: Fresh & Filling
Posted in Programs and Events on October 9 2013, by Matt Newman
We’re a bit under two months from the grand conclusion of 2013’s NYBG Greenmarket season, and while the hourglass is winding down for fresh, locally-grown produce at the Garden, the quality, quantity, and variety of just-picked edibles isn’t dwindling in the least. Fall is an amazing time for fruits and vegetables from our vendors, and judging by the enormous cauliflower, bright cobs of corn, and rainbow of sweet and tart apples out on display as I passed by the stalls this morning, the chill in the air should be the last thing holding up your visit.
Today, alongside the Macoun, Empire, Golden Delicious, and other varieties of fresh fall apples, there are Niagara grapes, quince, and of course the fruit juices that Red Jacket Orchards is famous for. Migliorelli Farm is in town today with green and purple kohlrabi varieties, as well as golden beets, Japanese turnips, and flat beans in abundance. And from Gajeski Produce, plan to take home Tuscan kale, Brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes, tomatillos (amazing salsa from these) and at least three colors of gigantic cauliflower. It goes without saying that their mini pumpkins and gourds should also be on your list. Meredith’s Bread rounds out the vendors with cookies, carrot cakes, savory breads and rolls, homemade jams, lots of gluten-free options, and a seasonal specialty known as the “pumpkin explosion.” So if you’ve got a one-pumpkin-flavored-goodie-per-day rule, maybe skip the pumpkin spice latte.
Morning Eye Candy: Set For the Season
Posted in Around the Garden on October 9 2013, by Ann Rafalko
Who decorated this leaf with Halloween-ready creepy cobwebs and fall colors?
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Spooky Good Fun!
Posted in Programs and Events on October 8 2013, by Ann Rafalko
It’s October, which means it’s time for pumpkin everything, leaf peeping, and spooky good times, and we can promise you all three at NYBG!
Beginning the weekend of October 18, explore the Garden after dark on four special Spooky Nighttime Adventures in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden. Use all your senses to explore what happens in the dark. Listen for creepy critters in the leaf litter, thrill to the entertainers greeting you in the Visitor’s Center, decorate your own Halloween gourd to take home, and so much more!
Kids of all ages are encouraged to come in costume to really get into the spirit of the season! Spooky Nighttime Adventures have timed entrances at 6:30 and 7 p.m. on Friday, October 18; Saturday, October 19; Friday, October 25; and Saturday, October 26. If you’re looking to get the party started early, MasterCard cardholders can access special, early entrance tickets that include treats and an exploration of carnivorous plants. Why carnivorous plants? We thought you’d never ask!
Morning Eye Candy: Hydrotherapy
Posted in Photography on October 7 2013, by Ann Rafalko
Plants, like people, love a little hydrotherapy from time to time.
In the Perennial Garden (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)
This Weekend: Fall Perfection
Posted in Around the Garden on October 4 2013, by Ann Rafalko
The weather forecast for this weekend looks equally as wonderful as our slate of weekend activities. Blue skies and golden sunshine pair perfectly with Japanese chrysanthemums, pumpkin carving demonstrations, bird walks, and garden tours. It just doesn’t get better than early October in New York City! So get outside and soak up this perfect weather in the Garden!
Children of all ages can join a bird walk (Saturday only), get pumpkin carving tips, thrill to the sounds of Japanese taiko drumming, and learn about the bugs and creepy creatures of Halloween. Adults hunting for horticultural knowledge will love our Bulb Basics demonstration in the Home Gardening Center, ikebana demonstrations in the Conservatory Courtyard, in-depth tours of Kiku: The Art of the Japanese Garden in the Conservatory, and an expert-led tour of the Native Plant Garden.
Morning Eye Candy: A New Hue
Posted in Photography on October 4 2013, by Ann Rafalko
Even the tropical waterlily pool begins to take on the subdued hues–umbers, ochres, and moss greens–of fall, though with the occasional punctuation of opalescent blooms.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen