Inside The New York Botanical Garden
Posted in Photography on March 24 2016, by Matt Newman
This is just the daintiest peek at the coming flood of pinks and whites.
Weeping Japanese apricot (Prunus mume ‘Pendula’) in the Ladies’ Border – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on January 22 2016, by Matt Newman
Hints of what was once an unseasonably warm winter still remain here and there, as we head into what may be quite the snowy weekend.
Prunus mume ‘Peggy Clarke’ along the Ladies’ Border – Photo by Amy Weiss
Posted in Photography on April 13 2015, by Lansing Moore
One of our first flowering trees to herald the arrival of the beautiful cherry blossom season is the Japanese apricot.
Prunus mume ‘Matsurabara Red’ in the Home Gardening Center – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on March 22 2013, by Matt Newman
“In the spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours.”
— Mark Twain
Snow, sleet, or flighty sun, the plum blossoms seem to be taking spring’s early days in stride. The rest of the Garden, likewise, follows suit. I hope your Friday is as bright.
Prunus mume ‘Matsurabara Red’ — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on March 4 2012, by Matt Newman
I post a lot of Japanese apricot photos during Morning Eye Candy, or at least more than amounts to fair and proper representation for all the Garden’s flowers. But just look at this picture:
Prunus mume ‘Matsurabara Red’ — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, What's Beautiful Now on February 23 2012, by Matt Newman
Nearing spring, we find plenty to be excited about as we walk through The New York Botanical Garden’s outdoor collections. Not that there isn’t a faint sense of curiosity, too; as Sonia Uyterhoeven has explained before, the weather patterns this winter have tricked certain plants into breaking dormancy early, resulting in a few blooms that will end up missing their spring date. But regardless, we appreciate the beauty whenever it happens to come around. And many of these flowering plants are proving right on time.
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on February 5 2012, by Matt Newman
Many a blossoming tree on Garden grounds originates in Asia, and each–at least to me–carries with it a familiar air of eastern aesthetic. I suppose we owe that to the centuries of botanical imagery recorded in the artistic traditions of places like Korea, China, and Japan. The Japanese apricot (also Chinese plum, or simply “plum blossom”) is something of an archetype.
In this case, beauty isn’t fleeting: there’s a plum blossom tree in China that’s still flowering after 1,600 years.
Prunus mume ‘Peggy Clarke’ — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on January 13 2012, by Matt Newman
The Japanese apricot flowers out in our Home Gardening Center are seasonally deceptive with those warm colors, aren’t they? But don’t fret–not all is misleading. Our Caribbean Garden opens later this month!
Prunus mume ‘Matsurabara Red’ — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen