Inside The New York Botanical Garden
Terrariums
Posted in Around the Garden on March 19 2013, by Ann Rafalko
Despite today’s unfortunate weather, spring truly is right around the corner. Tomorrow in fact! And there is evidence all around. Just this morning I saw a robin–slightly disgruntled and a little damp, but a robin nonetheless–strolling around on Tulip Tree Allée.
Snowdrops, crocuses, tiny netted irises, hellebores, fragrant viburnum, and apricot blossoms (an early harbinger of cherry blossoms) are popping up all over in the Home Gardening Center, Seasonal Border, Azalea Garden, and along the Ladies’ Border. In the Thain Family Forest there has been a subtle change of tint to the trees brought about by nascent leaf and flower buds.
In the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden, the cozy Discovery Center is home to the serious family fun of Little Landscapes. Little Landscapes allows children of all ages to explore the tiny world of terrariums with hands-on activities that includes making your own little terrarium to take home! If you would like to indulge in a more substantial bout of terrarium-making, MasterCard cardholders are invited to participate in an exclusive Priceless event where your child can create an adventure- or fantasy-themed terrarium to take home.
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Posted in Gardening Tips, How-to, Video on December 17 2012, by Matt Newman
Let’s just say it’s not your everyday cubicle. The grids of Victorian glass and arching metal framework make for a view you’ll never find behind drawstring blinds. Come to think of it, desktop computers have a rough time with the falling mist in the rain forest houses, too. But as Manager of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, Christian Primeau’s workspace is as much an office as yours or mine. Just bigger, brighter, and more…flush with growing life. For our part, we make do in the Library Building with a potted basil plant, and one or two ferns to hold down the window sill. But that’s not to say a novelty cactus is your last hope for office decor!
Instead, take a hint from the Tumblr crowd’s fascination with these living bubbles and get involved with terrariums; it’s like having a mini conservatory sitting on your desk, and you don’t even have to get a permit to run hose attachments into the building.
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Posted in Learning Experiences on November 30 2010, by Plant Talk
Terrariums are hot.
They’re in the New York Times, they’re a great craft project for kids, they’re traditional, they’ve got personality, they can be tiny, made from found objects, or bought from a fancy store; you can wear them, or you can decorate your tree with them, and now you can marvel at them at one of the world’s finest modern art museums.
Our friend and fellow New York City institution, MoMA, has gotten in on the terrarium trend with the installation of two absolutely astonishing terrariums in their 53rd Street lobby by the garden designer and terrariumist, Paula Hayes. Paula’s fantastic installation (be sure to watch the video) are definitely a step beyond what most of us are used to cobbling together in an old fish tank or cookie jar, but that doesn’t mean they’re beyond our reach.
It's possible to dream big (while dreaming small) and build your own gorgeous miniature world. Learn more below.
Despite today’s unfortunate weather, spring truly is right around the corner. Tomorrow in fact! And there is evidence all around. Just this morning I saw a robin–slightly disgruntled and a little damp, but a robin nonetheless–strolling around on Tulip Tree Allée.