Inside The New York Botanical Garden
Posted in Photography on January 13 2015, by Matt Newman
Each year, wandering winter-lovers take the time to craft tiny snowpeople throughout the Garden, leaving them for visitors and employees alike to puzzle over. This tiny fellow happens to be the first one we’ve found in 2015.
Tiny snowman in the Forest – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on January 12 2015, by Matt Newman
Higan cherry (Prunus subhirtella ‘Autumnalis Rosea’) in the Ross Conifer Arboretum – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on January 8 2015, by Matt Newman
While no doubt grumpy at this morning’s 7° weather, the magnolia outside the Library Building nonetheless looks pretty and delicate in its winter colors.
Magnolia outside the Library Building – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on January 5 2015, by Matt Newman
The first signs of 2015’s coming Orchid Show are cropping up in the greenhouses of late. There’ll only be more from here!
Lady’s slipper in the Nolen Greenhouses for Living Collections – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on January 2 2015, by Matt Newman
Minute cactus specimens cover tables in the Nolen Greenhouses for Living Collections. I wonder how many of them will make it into our summer exhibition, FRIDA KAHLO: Art, Garden, Life.
Cacti in the Nolen Greenhouses – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on January 1 2015, by Matt Newman
Happy New Year to you and yours from NYBG! It’s winter, sure, but we can look forward to spring a little early.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on December 31 2014, by Matt Newman
Every tiny seed primed for flight, and just a puff of air away.
A dandelion in the Ross Conifer Arboretum – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in What's Beautiful Now on December 29 2014, by Lansing Moore
The weather outside is certainly not frightful, and the Garden is simply delightful! On this crystal clear winter day, the bright sun highlights the intricate architecture of the tree branches. Snow may have its charms, but nothing beats a brisk walk under a blue sky. Even as the Holiday Train Show reaches its busiest season, there remains plenty to see in the fresh air beyond the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. Take advantage of this clear weather to plan a festive outing. Explore our calendar of tours and other ways to enjoy the outdoors at NYBG.
Follow this slideshow on a tour through the Garden grounds—including the Native Plant Garden and the Thain Family Forest—to see all there is to admire on a winter’s day. The way the light illuminates the grass, sparkles on the water, and brightens up the forest is sure to give you a sunny outlook for the coming New Year!
Posted in Photography on December 26 2014, by Matt Newman
With its whitewash gone, the Conservatory dome’s palm trees are free to peak out at the sunny winter landscape of December.
The Enid A. Haupt Conservatory – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Horticulture on December 24 2014, by Joyce Newman
Joyce H. Newman holds a Certificate in Horticulture from The New York Botanical Garden and has been a Tour Guide for over seven years. She is a blogger for Garden Variety News and the former editor of Consumer Reports GreenerChoices.org.
When walking in the woodland area of the Native Plant Garden this time of year, you will meet up with the native fern Polystichum acrostichoides, commonly known as the Christmas fern. These ferns can form large, one- to two-foot clumps; are easy to grow; and are standouts in winter due to their evergreen leaves.
The individual leaves on each frond are stocking-shaped, reminiscent of Christmas stockings, which some people claim is the origin of the plant’s common name. But, in fact, the name “Christmas” fern comes from its having deep green fronds at Christmas time, says NYBG fern expert Robbin C. Moran.
Dr. Moran’s entertaining and enlightening book, A Natural History of Ferns, (available in the NYBG shop or by print-on-demand from Timber Press), explains how these amazing plants reproduce by actually “shooting” their very tiny spores. “The spores leap more than an inch into the air and arch downward,” Moran observes. “It is like watching popcorn popping.”