{"id":52928,"date":"2016-05-06T16:15:53","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T20:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nybg.org\/plant-talk\/?p=52928"},"modified":"2016-05-06T16:15:53","modified_gmt":"2016-05-06T20:15:53","slug":"whats-beautiful-now-a-day-for-mom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2016\/05\/around-the-garden\/whats-beautiful-now-a-day-for-mom\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Beautiful Now: A Day for Mom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/header-md.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"52929\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2016\/05\/around-the-garden\/whats-beautiful-now-a-day-for-mom\/attachment\/header-md\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/header-md.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,430\" 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 III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1461334461&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;145&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tree Peonies\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/header-md-300x258.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/header-md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-52929\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/header-md-300x258.jpg\" alt=\"Tree Peonies\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/header-md-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/header-md.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>It&#8217;s Mother&#8217;s Day this coming Sunday, May 8, and as every year, there&#8217;s no better place to celebrate the holiday than here at the Garden. We&#8217;ll be outside for our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/exhibitions\/2016\/weekends\/mothers-day-weekend\/index.php\">Mother&#8217;s Day Weekend Garden Party<\/a> with lawn games, arts and crafts, and plenty of food trucks on hand to make an afternoon on Daffodil Hill that much more relaxing.<\/p>\n<p>Among the highlights of what you&#8217;ll see this weekend is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/gardens\/azalea-garden\/index.php\">Azalea Garden<\/a>, which is just about to hit peak color for the season with a sea of blooming purples and pinks. From there, you&#8217;ll want to stop in at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/native-plants\">Native Plant Garden<\/a>, where pleasant ephemerals dot the landscape. And the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/gardens\/rock-garden\/index.php\">Rock Garden<\/a>, ever a star at this time of year, changes near-hourly with its collections of alpine flowers.<\/p>\n<p>This is one of the biggest weekends of the year at NYBG, and did I mention the newly renovated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/gardens\/plants\/lilacs.php\">Lilac Collection<\/a> is fit to overflow with color and fragrance?<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nybg.org\\\/blogs\\\/plant-talk\\\/2016\\\/05\\\/around-the-garden\\\/whats-beautiful-now-a-day-for-mom\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-52928 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Syringa_vulgaris_Firmament_03.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Syringa_vulgaris_Firmament_03-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-52931\" data-attachment-id=\"52931\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2016\/05\/around-the-garden\/whats-beautiful-now-a-day-for-mom\/attachment\/syringa_vulgaris_firmament_03\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Syringa_vulgaris_Firmament_03.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1461939370&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Syringa vulgaris &#8216;Firmament&#8217;\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Syringa_vulgaris_Firmament_03-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Syringa_vulgaris_Firmament_03-1024x683.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-52931'>\n\t\t\t\tSyringa vulgaris &#8216;Firmament&#8217;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IVO_3318.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IVO_3318-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-52932\" data-attachment-id=\"52932\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2016\/05\/around-the-garden\/whats-beautiful-now-a-day-for-mom\/attachment\/ivo_3318\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IVO_3318.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1462009968&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;26&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Auricula Theater\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IVO_3318-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IVO_3318.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-52932'>\n\t\t\t\tAuricula Theater in the Perennial Garden\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/MEC-Rock-Garden-waterfall1.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/MEC-Rock-Garden-waterfall1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-52936\" data-attachment-id=\"52936\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2016\/05\/around-the-garden\/whats-beautiful-now-a-day-for-mom\/attachment\/mec-rock-garden-waterfall-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/MEC-Rock-Garden-waterfall1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1462013453&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;26&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rock Garden cascade\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/MEC-Rock-Garden-waterfall1-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/MEC-Rock-Garden-waterfall1-1024x683.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-52936'>\n\t\t\t\tRock Garden cascade\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IVO_8538.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IVO_8538-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-52934\" data-attachment-id=\"52934\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2016\/05\/around-the-garden\/whats-beautiful-now-a-day-for-mom\/attachment\/ivo_8538\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IVO_8538.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1461320025&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;105&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Azalea Garden\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IVO_8538-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IVO_8538-1024x683.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-52934'>\n\t\t\t\tAzalea Garden\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IVO_3635.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IVO_3635-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-52935\" data-attachment-id=\"52935\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2016\/05\/around-the-garden\/whats-beautiful-now-a-day-for-mom\/attachment\/ivo_3635\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IVO_3635.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1462012502&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Native Plant Garden\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IVO_3635-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IVO_3635-1024x683.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-52935'>\n\t\t\t\tNative Plant Garden\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Paeonia_suffruticosa_Lotus_That_Shines_in_the_Sun_05.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Paeonia_suffruticosa_Lotus_That_Shines_in_the_Sun_05-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-52930\" data-attachment-id=\"52930\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2016\/05\/around-the-garden\/whats-beautiful-now-a-day-for-mom\/attachment\/paeonia_suffruticosa_lotus_that_shines_in_the_sun_05\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Paeonia_suffruticosa_Lotus_That_Shines_in_the_Sun_05.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" 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 III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1461334461&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;145&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Paeonia suffruticosa &#8216;Lotus That Shines in the Sun&#8217;\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Paeonia_suffruticosa_Lotus_That_Shines_in_the_Sun_05-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Paeonia_suffruticosa_Lotus_That_Shines_in_the_Sun_05-1024x683.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-52930'>\n\t\t\t\tPaeonia suffruticosa &#8216;Lotus That Shines in the Sun&#8217;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s Mother&#8217;s Day this coming Sunday, May 8, and as every year, there&#8217;s no better place to celebrate the holiday than here at the 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