Inside The New York Botanical Garden
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on March 22 2012, by Matt Newman
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o’er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils
— William Wordsworth
It’s never too early for pastoral verse. Even the overtly mushy kind.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on March 21 2012, by Matt Newman
Daffodils are delightful and plum blossoms relaxing (who said I was alliterating here?), but I’m awarding spring to the magnolias. Yes, that’s right: I have bestowed an entire season.
Magnolia stellata — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on March 20 2012, by Matt Newman
More from the Rock Garden this morning–patient baby blues anticipating visitors. Myriad hues are coloring our 250 acres from border to border; they’re waking up one after the next, so quickly we can hardly keep track of what’s blooming. (Not at all complaining.)
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on March 19 2012, by Matt Newman
As if you needed more evidence to the presence of spring, the magnolia’s are peeking out.
Magnolia kobus — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on March 18 2012, by Matt Newman
Helleborus niger ‘Maximus’ — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on March 17 2012, by Matt Newman
Recognize the Rock Garden? For the past several months it’s been closed for the winter. But come April, we’ll fling open the gates to this 80-year-old sanctuary of all things eye-catching. (The spot is worthy of flinging, or any other momentous verb–it’s just that dramatic and unique.)
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on March 16 2012, by Matt Newman
The bright patches of white squill frilling the borders of Wamsler Rock might be outgunning their snowdrop colleagues. They’re not coy about enjoying the sunlight. But when it comes to pronounceable names, these Russian natives take silver behind Galanthus.
Scilla mischtschenkoana ‘Tubergeniana’ — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on March 15 2012, by Matt Newman
There may be no sign of spring more qualified to herald new buds and blooms than the dewy face of a yellow daffodil. They’re poking up here and there throughout the Garden, where they might as well be waving picket signs announcing that “WINTER IS SPENT.”
Narcissus ‘Maria’ — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on March 14 2012, by Matt Newman
Siberian squill (Scilla siberica) doesn’t actually grow in Siberia, oddly enough. But its cool blue petals are still paradoxically warm and welcome as winter nears its sign-off.
Photo by Amy Weiss.
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on March 13 2012, by Matt Newman
Mahonia bealei — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen