{"id":17137,"date":"2011-12-26T13:00:16","date_gmt":"2011-12-26T18:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nybg.org\/plant-talk\/?p=17137"},"modified":"2011-12-29T13:48:51","modified_gmt":"2011-12-29T18:48:51","slug":"looking-back-may-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/12\/photography\/looking-back-may-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking Back: May 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Early May saw flowers return to the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"R.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Rose Garden Blooms Again<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

On May 21, Spanish Paradise: Gardens of the Alhambra<\/em><\/a> opened to the public, and boy did it smell good<\/span>.<\/p>\n

\"Spanish<\/a><\/p>\n

First Look at Spanish Paradise<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Vinson Doyle, a graduate student in plant genomics, took us on journey from bog to lab<\/a> in search of a sneaky fungus that that is capable of shifting its place on the continuum between harmless and pathogenic to cranberries.<\/p>\n

\"Cranberries<\/a>
Cranberries are grown in sunken bogs that can be flooded to harvest the fruit. (photo by Vinson Doyle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Study of Cryptic Diversity: From Field to Lab<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

And while taking a walk in the warm spring sunshine, I met a Garden visitor practicing<\/a> one of the earliest forms of film photography.<\/p>\n

\"Entrance<\/a>
Entrance to the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden - Pinhole photography by Joel Kroin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Rose Garden Through the Pinhole<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

It’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. Become a part of our 120-year history<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Year in Review: 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n

January<\/a> – February<\/a> – March<\/a> – April<\/a> – May<\/a> – June<\/a> – July<\/a> – August<\/a> – September – October – November – December<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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