{"id":17113,"date":"2011-12-25T13:00:15","date_gmt":"2011-12-25T18:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nybg.org\/plant-talk\/?p=17113"},"modified":"2011-12-29T13:48:42","modified_gmt":"2011-12-29T18:48:42","slug":"looking-back-april-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/12\/photography\/looking-back-april-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking Back: April 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In April we celebrated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/tag\/spring-color-week-2011\/\">Spring Color Week<\/a> as a rainbow of blooms burst forth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/tag\/spring-color-week-2011\/\"><img data-attachment-id=\"10184\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/04\/photography\/morning-eye-candy-color-week-violet\/attachment\/pulsatilla-halleri-01\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Pulsatilla-halleri-01.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1021,680\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1301320357&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;105&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pulsatilla halleri \" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Pulsatilla-halleri-01-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Pulsatilla-halleri-01.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10184\" title=\"Pulsatilla halleri \" src=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Pulsatilla-halleri-01.jpg\" alt=\"Pulsatilla halleri\" width=\"580\" height=\"392\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/tag\/spring-color-week-2011\/\"><strong>Spring Color Week<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/04\/science\/did-you-know-the-botanical-garden-has-a-lab\/\">explored the Garden&#8217;s Pfizer Plant Research Laboratory<\/a> with Amy Litt, Director of Plant Genomics and Cullman Curator, and graduate students Natalia Pabon-Mora (Judith and Andrew Economos Fellow) and Rachel Meyer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/04\/science\/did-you-know-the-botanical-garden-has-a-lab\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Graduate students Natalia Pabon-Mora (Judith and Andrew Economos Fellow) and Rachel Meyer\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/PlantCare.jpg\" alt=\"Graduate students Natalia Pabon-Mora (Judith and Andrew Economos Fellow) and Rachel Meyer\" width=\"580\" height=\"269\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/04\/science\/did-you-know-the-botanical-garden-has-a-lab\/\"><strong>Did You Know the Botanical Garden Has a Lab?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In mid-April we introduced you to <em>Mario Batali&#8217;s Edible Garden<\/em> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/gardens\/family-garden\">Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/04\/around-the-garden\/introducing-mario-batalis-edible-garden\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Mario Batali\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IVO7925.jpg\" alt=\"Mario Batali\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/04\/around-the-garden\/introducing-mario-batalis-edible-garden\/\"><strong>Introducing Mario Batali&#8217;s Edible Garden<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And up in the trees it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/04\/photography\/morning-eye-candy-warbler-heaven\/\">warbler heaven<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/04\/photography\/morning-eye-candy-warbler-heaven\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Prothonotary Warbler \" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5061\/5652928351_e602f99264.jpg\" alt=\"Prothonotary Warbler \" width=\"400\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/04\/wildlife\/birding-bite\/birding-bite-the-warblers-are-here\/\"><strong>Birding Bite: The Warblers Are Here!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Prothonotary Warbler photography by NYBG Member Laura Meyers. This photo is used by permission of Laura. See more of her fabulous photos on her website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.laurameyers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.laurameyers.com<\/a> and on her blog: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bird&#8217;s Eyes and Butterflies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not too late to help support The New York Botanical Garden in efforts like these before the year is out. Your gift contributes to the preservation, education, and cultivation of the natural world. <a href=\"https:\/\/secure3.convio.net\/nybg\/site\/Donation2?df_id=1460&amp;1460.donation=form1&amp;JServSessionIdr004=7bwrrn6mv5.app333b\">Become a part of our 120-year history<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Year in Review: 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/12\/photography\/morning-eye-candy-looking-back-at-january-2011\/\">January<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/12\/photography\/morning-eye-candy-looking-back-at-february-2011\/\">February<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/12\/photography\/looking-back-march-2011\/\">March<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/12\/photography\/looking-back-april-2011\/\">April<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/12\/photography\/looking-back-may-2011\/\">May<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/12\/photography\/looking-back-june-2011\/\">June<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/12\/photography\/looking-back-july-2011\/\">July<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/12\/photography\/looking-back-august-2011\/\">August<\/a> &#8211; September &#8211; October &#8211; November &#8211; December<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April at the Garden was all about buds, birds, and Batali!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":10184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[146],"tags":[4701,2077,1162,4657,4679,4674,1404],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Pulsatilla-halleri-01.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/ph0lU-4s1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17113"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/122"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17113"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17421,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17113\/revisions\/17421"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}