Inside The New York Botanical Garden
Posted in Photography on February 21 2014, by Matt Newman
I’m resigning myself, happily, to the flood of orchid photos we’ll be seeing from Ivo over the next couple of months. Everything from the boisterous moth orchids you know so well to elegant jewelry like this, an epiphytic orchid that grows on mossy trees in the Philippines.
Dendrochilum cobbianum – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on February 18 2014, by Matt Newman
I know everything beyond your window is likely a wash of winter’s best efforts right now, but the color will find its way back soon.
In the Nolen Greenhouses for Living Collections — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Gardening Tips on October 29 2013, by Sonia Uyterhoeven
Sonia Uyterhoeven is the NYBG‘s Gardener for Public Education.
Back in October of 2011, I answered a question a follower asked us on Twitter: “How do I overwinter a mandevilla vine?” It was simple enough to come up with an explanation at the time, but little did I know I would be receiving so many additional questions after the fact. Over the last two years, a number of Plant Talk visitors have stopped in to leave their comments and requests, which I’ll answer here.
For those who are not familiar with it, the mandevilla (Mandevilla splendens) is a Brazilian native with glossy leaves and bright, trumpet-shaped flowers. It is normally grown as a vine but occasionally pruned into an upright shrub shape. A hybrid, Mandevilla x amabilis, forms a tall vine perfect for growing on a trellis. But because these plants are not hardy in our zone, they require some special care in the cooler months. You can read all about it in my original post. In the meantime, I’ll answer the more specific questions our visitors have posed in hopes of helping your mandevilla survive the coming winter.
If you have a question that I haven’t answered here, feel free to leave it in the comments below!
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on July 9 2013, by Matt Newman
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on July 5 2013, by Matt Newman
It’s July 5 and the fireworks are done with. Hopefully your eyes have readjusted to things that aren’t bursting into rainbow-colored sparks, and all those hot dogs will work themselves off in the course of the day. Anyway, I figured you could use some daylilies—because who doesn’t want more things that go ‘boom,’ figuratively speaking?
[Not a valid template]Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on June 26 2013, by Matt Newman
Eschscholzia californica — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on June 13 2013, by Matt Newman
“Rain on your wedding day” is actually just coincidental, if you want to nitpick. But the Perennial Garden‘s ‘Bridal Silk’ poppies are loving it either way.
Papaver rhoeas ‘Bridal Silk’ — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on March 19 2013, by Matt Newman
We’re all for simplicity this morning. It’s a very ikebana vibe.
Onoseris weberbaueri — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on March 1 2013, by Matt Newman
It’s just about time to ring the opening bell on the 11th annual Orchid Show, and as our horticulturists dab on the last soft touches of living color, there’s only one question to ask: do you have your tickets yet? It all begins this weekend, and we’ll be sure to see you there!
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on February 6 2013, by Matt Newman
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen