Inside The New York Botanical Garden
Morning Eye Candy
Posted in Photography on July 19 2014, by Matt Newman
This daylily is a role model in that we can all aspire to dress this well. Look for it hanging out around the Daylily Walk on your way toward the Haupt Conservatory.

Hemerocallis ‘Role Model’ along the Daylily Walk– Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on July 18 2014, by Matt Newman
The flower clusters of Sanguisorba tenuifolia float like dainty ghosts at the tips of their spindly stems, calling out the beauty of the Seasonal Walk in summer all the more.

Sanguisorba tenuifolia along the Seasonal Walk – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on July 17 2014, by Matt Newman
Echinops along Seasonal Walk – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on July 16 2014, by Matt Newman
It turns out you can have storm clouds sans all that wind, lightning, and falling water. You can even put them in a pot and keep them happily at home.

Agapanthus ‘Storm Cloud’ by the Mosholu Gate – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on July 15 2014, by Lansing Moore
Culver’s root is one of the more shapely flowers currently in season, and they make a great accent to any floral design.

Veronicastrum virginicum ‘Fascination’ in the Native Plant Garden – Photo by Ivo M.Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on July 14 2014, by Lansing Moore
A bee nestles in an Echinacea blossom. This plant has a long history of medicinal use, and is clearly popular with pollinators.

Echinacea purpurea ‘Virgin’ in the Seasonal Walk – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on July 13 2014, by Lansing Moore
Nothing beats a walk along the water on a hot day, but there’s no swimming in this pool, no matter how tempting. Beneath the sleek design of the Native Plant Garden is a thriving wetland habitat.
In the Native Plant Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on July 12 2014, by Lansing Moore
Tall, shady trees make for a summer full of pleasant walks.

Near the Ross Conifer Arboretum – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on July 11 2014, by Lansing Moore
Who knew such a sunny flower would go by the name ‘Summer Nights’? But that’s exactly the name of this variety of ox-eye, seen here looking you right in the eye. How will you be spending these lovely summer nights? Tickets are going fast for our next Jazz Age Evening here at the Garden.
Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra ‘Summer Nights’ along the Perennial Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on July 10 2014, by Matt Newman
In the Perennial Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen