{"id":23764,"date":"2012-05-20T06:00:15","date_gmt":"2012-05-20T10:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nybg.org\/plant-talk\/?p=23764"},"modified":"2012-05-17T15:29:21","modified_gmt":"2012-05-17T19:29:21","slug":"morning-eye-candy-sophys-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2012\/05\/photography\/morning-eye-candy-sophys-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Eye Candy: Sophy&#8217;s Choice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you like your roses best when they&#8217;re in full-blown full bloom?<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/sophy1.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"23766\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2012\/05\/photography\/morning-eye-candy-sophys-choice\/attachment\/sophy1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/sophy1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"580,392\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Shrub Rose &#8216;Sophy&#8217;s Rose&#8217;\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/sophy1-300x202.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/sophy1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23766\" title=\"Shrub Rose 'Sophy's Rose'\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/sophy1.jpg\" alt=\"Shrub Rose 'Sophy's Rose'\" width=\"580\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/sophy1.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/sophy1-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Shrub Rose &#8216;Sophy&#8217;s Rose&#8217; (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)<\/p>\n<p>Or &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>When they&#8217;re just beginning to unfurl their beguiling petals?<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/sophy2.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"23767\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2012\/05\/photography\/morning-eye-candy-sophys-choice\/attachment\/sophy2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/sophy2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"392,580\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Shrub Rose &#8216;Sophy&#8217;s Rose&#8217;\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/sophy2-202x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/sophy2.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23767\" title=\"Shrub Rose 'Sophy's Rose'\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/sophy2.jpg\" alt=\"Shrub Rose 'Sophy's Rose'\" width=\"392\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/sophy2.jpg 392w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/sophy2-202x300.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><\/a>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Shrub Rose &#8216;Sophy&#8217;s Rose&#8217; (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/gardens\/rose-garden\">Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden<\/a> is very near peak bloom. Keep an eye on it with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/gardens\/rose-garden\/rose-watch.php\"><strong>Rose Watch 2012<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n<hr width=\"500\" \/>\n<h1>The Garden Rocks!<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/\">The New York Botanical Garden<\/a> is competing as one of 40 New York City historic places in the National Trust for Historic Preservation&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.partnersinpreservation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Partners in Preservation program<\/a>. Vote for us, and we have the chance to win a grant to restore a piece of Nature&#8217;s Showplace in New York City, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/gardens\/rock-garden\/\">Rock Garden<\/a>. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pipvoting.nationaltrust.org\/detail\/36\" target=\"_blank\">VOTE FOR THE GARDEN!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden is very near peak bloom. 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