{"id":47429,"date":"2014-09-30T12:13:14","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T16:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nybg.org\/plant-talk\/?p=47429"},"modified":"2014-09-30T13:10:25","modified_gmt":"2014-09-30T17:10:25","slug":"this-thursday-kiku-takes-over-the-conservatory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2014\/09\/exhibit-news\/this-thursday-kiku-takes-over-the-conservatory\/","title":{"rendered":"This Thursday: Kiku Takes Over the Conservatory"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Kiku\"<\/a>This Thursday is the opening of Kiku: The Art of the Japanese Garden<\/em><\/a>, NYBG<\/a>‘s stunning tribute to Japan’s most celebrated fall flower, the chrysanthemum\u2014or kiku.<\/em> For many months, NYBG’s specially trained experts have been painstakingly cultivating hundreds of Japanese chrysanthemum flowers along frames in a variety of traditional and contemporary styles. Masters of the art of kiku<\/em> can coax hundreds of blossoms from a single stem. The end result will debut in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory<\/a> on October 2, when these flowers blossom simultaneously to create showstopping displays.<\/p>\n

NYBG will offer a variety of programs<\/a> throughout the run of this special exhibit, from weekends dedicated to bonsai and ikebana to a special Japanese Pop-Up Restaurant<\/a> in the Garden Caf\u00e9. Below, enjoy a behind-the-scenes, time-lapse video showing the progress of one of our kiku<\/em> displays: the monumental ozukuri<\/em>.<\/p>\n