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A Few of Her Favorite Things: Laura Fenton

Posted in Shop/Book Reviews on November 15 2010, by Plant Talk

Laura Fenton is one crafty lady! We first ran across her work when she wrote about the giant pumpkins for AOL’s home and garden blog ShelterPop. We immediately loved her sense of humor (we thought about charging rent inside the pumpkins, too), and the more we looked, we realized we also loved her sensibility. Laura loves cooking and crafting with in-season, locally sourced veggies, fruits, and flowers (just like we do).

So, when we had the chance to ask her about her “Favorite Things” for holiday gift giving, we knew it would be a lovely, inspiring list full of hidden gems from the Shop in the Garden.  See for yourself!

See Laura's picks below!

Morning Eye Candy: The Stone Mill

Posted in Photography on November 15 2010, by Plant Talk

The Stone Mill was recently renovated to a LEED-certified Silver Standard. The beautiful native plantings were part of achieving that certification.

The Stone Mill

The Stone Mill (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen).

Science in the Forest: Salamanders

Posted in Around the Garden, Science on November 12 2010, by Plant Talk

J.P.Morgan LogoThe New York Botanical Garden contains not just an amazing array of flora, it is also home to an amazing diversity of fauna.  There are hawks and owls, Jose the beaver, squirrels of many colors, bunnies, tiny mice, various migrating birds, and I hear tell of a duet of turkeys (though I haven’t yet seen them for myself). But it is one of the Gardens smallest animals that was our attention a few weeks ago: salamanders.

Northern Two-Lined Salamander

The Garden’s native Forest is home to two distinct populations of these small amphibians: Plethodon cinereus, the terrestrial Redback Salamander and Eurycea bislineata, the aquatic Northern Two-Lined Salamander.

Learn more about what salamander can teach us about the environment below.

Monday Morning Arborists: A Peek Behind the Scenes

Posted in Around the Garden on November 10 2010, by Plant Talk

Rustin Dwyer is Visual Media Production Specialist at The New York Botanical Garden.

The New York Botanical Garden is usually closed to the public on Mondays, but that doesn’t mean our groundskeepers and horticulturalists get the day off. Quite the opposite actually. Mondays are the days when the huge projects get done; projects that would interfere with guests enjoyment of the grounds or require large, heavy machinery.

Here’s a short video highlighting the move of a katsura tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum) from this Monday. It was a pretty big job that required a lot of hands (especially when this little guy jumped out of the rootball!).

Enjoy!