{"id":21337,"date":"2012-03-20T13:21:31","date_gmt":"2012-03-20T17:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nybg.org\/plant-talk\/?p=21337"},"modified":"2012-03-20T13:21:31","modified_gmt":"2012-03-20T17:21:31","slug":"an-early-spring-tour-with-president-gregory-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2012\/03\/video\/an-early-spring-tour-with-president-gregory-long\/","title":{"rendered":"An Early Spring Tour with President Gregory Long"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/GL-Early-Spring-Header.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"21354\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2012\/03\/video\/an-early-spring-tour-with-president-gregory-long\/attachment\/gl-early-spring-header\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/GL-Early-Spring-Header.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1684\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1332115377&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gregory Long\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/GL-Early-Spring-Header-300x252.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/GL-Early-Spring-Header-1024x862.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-21354\" title=\"Gregory Long\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/GL-Early-Spring-Header-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"263\" height=\"219\" \/><\/a>The 10th annual <a title=\"Orchid Show\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/exhibitions\/2012\/orchid-show\/\"><em>Orchid Show<\/em><\/a> may be the most alluring exhibition in the northeast, but the vivid, climbing blooms under the glass of the <a title=\"Enid A. Haupt Conservatory\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/gardens\/conservatory\/\">Enid A. Haupt Conservatory<\/a> are surely complemented by the stunning landscape just beyond the doors. Arriving weeks earlier than expected, a new season is sweeping across <a title=\"The New York Botanical Garden\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\">The New York Botanical Garden<\/a>, waking the sublime flowers and foliage that make spring in the Bronx the most memorable time to visit!<\/p>\n<p>Join NYBG President Gregory Long as he tours the grounds, stopping in to see the jewel-like miniature orchids and tropical jade vines of the Conservatory before setting out across a Garden in colorful transformation. You won&#8217;t believe how quickly our outdoor collections have burst into life with the first hints of warm weather. From the soft white petals of the Kobus magnolia to the delightful fragrances of the <a title=\"Rock Garden\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/gardens\/rock-garden\/\">Rock Garden<\/a>&#8216;s petite blossoms, The New York Botanical Garden&#8217;s season of renewal is already well underway.<\/p>\n<p><object style=\"height: 346px; width: 567px;\" width=\"567\" height=\"346\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/X5NaRiCH8iA?version=3&amp;feature=player_profilepage\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>The Garden&#8217;s many diverse landscapes will only grow more dazzling as we move further into this early spring. If you haven&#8217;t already picked up your tickets for the <em>Orchid Show<\/em>, <a title=\"NYBG Tickets\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/visit\/tickets.php\">be sure to reserve them soon<\/a>. And when the day comes, feel free to explore! The beauty of New York City is here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join NYBG President Gregory Long as he welcomes an early spring in a changing Garden.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":153,"featured_media":21354,"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":[952,165,20],"tags":[201,4639,192,4616],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/GL-Early-Spring-Header.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/ph0lU-5y9","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21337"}],"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\/153"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21337"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21358,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21337\/revisions\/21358"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}