{"id":2570,"date":"2009-05-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-01T13:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nybg.org\/wordpress\/?p=2570"},"modified":"2009-05-01T10:59:38","modified_gmt":"2009-05-01T14:59:38","slug":"plan-your-weekend-dutch-bulbs-exhibition-opens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2009\/05\/exhibit-news\/plan-your-weekend-dutch-bulbs-exhibition-opens\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan Your Weekend: Dutch Bulbs Exhibition Opens"},"content":{"rendered":"

Show Celebrates Henry Hudson 400th<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"_mg_0166\"Vibrantly colored flowering bulbs and companion plants take center stage in The Glory of Dutch Bulbs: A Legacy of 400 Years<\/a>, which opens today and runs through June 7.<\/p>\n

The exhibition celebrates the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s arrival in New York by bringing a touch of Holland to the Botanical Garden with a Dutch bulb flower show in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory and a four-season display, including Dutch bulbs, along Seasonal Walk, hands-on activities for families, and programs highlighting the history and influence of the Dutch on New York City.<\/p>\n

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\nThe artful display of bulbs, perennials, and grasses on Seasonal Walk was created by internationally renowned designers Piet Oudolf and Jacqueline van der Kloet, both of the Netherlands. HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and her husband were on hand for the ceremonial planting of Seasonal Walk <\/a>last fall.<\/p>\n

Check out all of Saturday’s programming<\/a><\/p>\n

Check out all of Sunday’s programming<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Show Celebrates Henry Hudson 400th Vibrantly colored flowering bulbs and companion plants take center stage in The Glory of Dutch Bulbs: A Legacy of 400 Years, which opens today and runs through June 7. The exhibition celebrates the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s arrival in New York by bringing a touch of Holland to the… <\/p>\n

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