Inside The New York Botanical Garden
Posted in Photography on April 6 2014, by Matt Newman
A Japanese plum blossom wakes in the Ladies’ Border. I’m thinking the cherry blossoms can’t be all that far behind. Happy Sunday!
Prunus mume ‘Peggy Clarke’ in the Ladies’ Border – 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 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