Inside The New York Botanical Garden
Posted in Photography on August 25 2011, by Ann Rafalko
It seems logical for raindrops to be caught in the frilly edges of a crape-myrtle blossom, but the variegated textures of ornamental grasses can capture them, too.
Lagerstroemia ‘Choctaw’
Photos by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on August 24 2011, by Ann Rafalko
Sometimes the sky is so bright that the dome of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory seems to all but disappear into the whiteness of summer’s clouds.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in What's Beautiful Now on August 23 2011, by Ann Rafalko
The summer session of the Children’s Gardening program–where kids aged 5-12 work in pairs to cultivate and tend their own garden plot–is in full swing, and the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden is a hive of activity, bursting at the seams with produce and happy kids.
If the kids in your family want to get in on the gardening action, you can join in during Dig! Plant! Grow! which takes place daily (except on Mondays when the Garden is usually closed), beginning at 1:30 p.m. Digging, weeding, and harvesting aren’t the only activities going on in the Family Garden (read one visitor’s appreciation); there’s also cooking, Mario Batali’s Edible Garden, and tons of exploring to be done as well! And there are bees and bunnies. Oh, and it’s also really pretty!
Be sure to stop by on your next trip to the Garden, and while you’re here, snap a few photos to enter into the August NYBG-IGPOTY photo contest, “Kids in the Garden” featuring special Mario Batali prizes!
Posted in Programs and Events, Science on August 22 2011, by Ann Rafalko
Saturday and Sunday, August 27-28, 2011
This weekend-long event will offer the public a rare insider’s view of The New York Botanical Garden’s Science campus.
Garden scientists will lead tours of the Pfizer Plant Research Laboratory and William and Lynda Steere Herbarium.
Briefings from the Field, a short lecture series featuring updates from the fieldwork of various Garden scientists, is open to the public Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Arthur and Janet Ross Lecture Hall
Garden scientists are working all over the world on plant-related studies ranging from working to preserve the endangered flora of Puerto Rico, to searching for lichens and mosses at the ends of the earth, to hunting for hidden pathogens in North America’s cranberry bogs, and to empowering junior high school girls through flowers. Come visit these beautiful and fascinating facilities (get a preview of the Pfizer Lab here) and hear the stories of discovery from the Garden’s scientists themselves.
Head below the jump to see the schedule for this exciting weekend of science events!
Posted in Photography on August 22 2011, by Ann Rafalko
A misty morning in the Forest, deep in the heart of the Bronx.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
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Posted in Photography on August 19 2011, by Ann Rafalko
How did that sunflower get all the way up there?
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Behind the Scenes on August 18 2011, by Rustin Dwyer
We have a really great video for you today about the ongoing efforts to keep the Bronx River clean and healthy.
The Bronx River–which runs through a dramatic gorge in the Garden–is New York City’s only freshwater river (the Hudson is a tidal estuary as far north as Troy, and the East River is a tidal strait). The river’s transformation from a dangerously polluted waterway in the mid-20th century to the healthy, clean home of New York City’s first beaver in 300 years is an ecological success story, with new chapters written daily.
So sit back and enjoy this trip down the Bronx River in a flotilla of canoes manned by volunteers from the Bronx River Alliance and a team of Garden horticulture interns.
Posted in Photography on August 17 2011, by Ann Rafalko
There are so many good spots to sit and soak-in the sun at the Garden.
A Sunny Bench (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)
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Posted in Photography on August 16 2011, by Ann Rafalko
Why is The New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx? When the city and state of New York agreed to allow a group of scientists, civic leaders, and financiers to create “a public botanic garden of the highest class” the group was given the choice of a few different parcels of land. The plot in the Bronx–part of which belonged to the vast Lorillard estate–was chosen for both its abundant natural beauty, and for its dramatic geology. It’s easy to overlook these magnificent rocks, which provide the “bones” to the Garden’s historic landscape, when you’re surrounded by so much verdant beauty; but you shouldn’t.
Photos by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on August 15 2011, by Ann Rafalko
It’s raining, it’s pouring. We hope you don’t find this photograph boring.
Perennial Garden Puddle (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)