{"id":42749,"date":"2014-01-15T11:00:12","date_gmt":"2014-01-15T16:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nybg.org\/plant-talk\/?p=42749"},"modified":"2014-01-14T16:00:22","modified_gmt":"2014-01-14T21:00:22","slug":"love-is-all-around","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2014\/01\/garden-programming\/love-is-all-around\/","title":{"rendered":"Love is All Around"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/MEC-rain-forest-1.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"18865\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2012\/01\/photography\/morning-eye-candy-this-is-new-york-7\/attachment\/mec-rain-forest-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/MEC-rain-forest-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1331\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1327487594&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;48&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.25&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Conservatory\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/MEC-rain-forest-1-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/MEC-rain-forest-1-1024x681.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-18865\" alt=\"Conservatory\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/MEC-rain-forest-1-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/MEC-rain-forest-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/MEC-rain-forest-1-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/MEC-rain-forest-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>It&#8217;s cliche, but it&#8217;s true: If you can&#8217;t celebrate your love with <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diamond\" target=\"_blank\">crystallized carbon<\/a>, you can always celebrate it with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2013\/02\/gardens-and-collections\/for-the-love-of-chocolate\/\">fermented pit of a South American fruit<\/a>. Don&#8217;t know what I&#8217;m talking about? Why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2013\/01\/science\/valentines-day-in-the-haupt-conservatory\/\">chocolate of course<\/a>! Too trite? Not how we do it!<\/p>\n<p>For the love of your life, we&#8217;re celebrating with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.priceless.com\/newyork\/offer\/Valentines-Date-at-Tropical-Paradise?productNumber=1076&amp;preview=&amp;cid=34957\" target=\"_blank\">two fabulous evenings<\/a>\u2014Friday the 14th and Saturday the 15th\u2014in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/gardens\/conservatory\">Enid A. Haupt Conservatory<\/a>, and for your little loves, we&#8217;re <a href=\"https:\/\/www.priceless.com\/newyork\/offer\/MasterCard-Budding-Masters-Chocolate-and-Vanilla-Workshop?productNumber=1075&amp;preview=&amp;cid=37152\" target=\"_blank\">celebrating on Saturday the 15th<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/gardens\/adventure-garden\/\">Everett Children&#8217;s Adventure Garden<\/a> thanks to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.priceless.com\/newyork\/Home?preview=\" target=\"_blank\">Priceless friends at MasterCard<\/a>.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.priceless.com\/newyork\/offer\/Valentines-Date-at-Tropical-Paradise?productNumber=1076&amp;preview=&amp;cid=34957\" target=\"_blank\">Valentine&#8217;s Date at <em>Tropical Paradise<\/em><\/a> gives you the unique chance to luxuriate in the balmy warmth of the Conservatory, champagne in hand, while exploring the delicious world of chocolate and other plant-based aphrodisiacs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/exhibitions\/2014\/tropical-paradise\/\"><em>Tropical Paradise<\/em><\/a>, a showcase of the Conservatory&#8217;s marvelous permanent collection, is the perfect antidote to winter. Find a warm corner to snuggle in, or stroll hand-in-hand through tropical lushness, and enjoy tasty treats along the way. It&#8217;s an exotic retreat without having to hop on a plane!<\/p>\n<p>For your little ones, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.priceless.com\/newyork\/offer\/MasterCard-Budding-Masters-Chocolate-and-Vanilla-Workshop?productNumber=1075&amp;preview=&amp;cid=37152\" target=\"_blank\">MasterCard Budding Masters Chocolate and Vanilla Workshop<\/a> is a sweet way for kids five and older to explore the fascinating history of two of the world&#8217;s most prized (and delicious!) ingredients. Your kiddos will learn about cacao trees and seeds while sampling Mayan-inspired hot chocolate, as well as chocolate from around the world. A tour of the Conservatory will follow, where students will be able to observe living cacao trees, and create a field notebook to record their discoveries.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.priceless.com\/newyork\/offer\/Valentines-Date-at-Tropical-Paradise?productNumber=1076&amp;preview=&amp;cid=34957\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> (adults) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.priceless.com\/newyork\/offer\/MasterCard-Budding-Masters-Chocolate-and-Vanilla-Workshop?productNumber=1075&amp;preview=&amp;cid=37152\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> (kids). So this Valentine&#8217;s Day, forget the bouquet of flowers, and give your date an entire rainforest instead!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Valentine&#8217;s Day, forget the bouquet of flowers, and give your date an entire rainforest instead!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":18865,"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":[17],"tags":[312,672,4655,38,4712,594],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/MEC-rain-forest-1.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/ph0lU-b7v","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42749"}],"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=42749"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42749\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42756,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42749\/revisions\/42756"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}