History & People

Plants as Liberation: Patrick Wilkin

Posted in History & People, Videos

We’re back with another Plants as Liberation talk, where Arvolyn Hill, Manager of the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden, interviews Black herbalists, houseplant enthusiasts, farmers, and ... Read More

Bronx Foodways Oral Histories: Morris Campus Farm with Deina

Posted in History & People, Videos

In the summer of 2022, Bronx Green-Up Apprentice Liana Castillo interviewed students at the Morris Campus Farm about their experiences on this unique urban educational farm on ... Read More

If You’re a Plant Person, You’re Not Alone

Posted in History & People

Are you a Plant Person? If you identify as one, you’d be among many others who feel the same: 66% of American households own at ... Read More

My Summer Internship with Bronx Green-Up

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Plants have always been a part of my life for as long as I can remember—from my mom and grandma having their own array of ... Read More

NYBG Welcomes Bronx Community Gardeners into the Herbarium as Knowledge-Holders in Ecological Stewardship

Posted in History & People, Inside our Collections

This spring, I helped launch a new initiative at NYBG to collaborate with Bronx-based community gardeners on local biocultural research and preservation. Read More

NYBG Expands Science Team with Drs. Mauricio Diazgranados and Eric Sanderson

Posted in History & People, Plant Science

We're thrilled to share that two outstanding scholars have joined The New York Botanical Garden’s celebrated Science division over the course of this spring, expanding ... Read More

How Plants Are Used in Centuries-old “Weather Magic” Practices on Islands in the Southwestern Pacific Nation of Vanuatu

Posted in History & People, Plant Science

Together with a group of colleagues in the United States and in Vanuatu, we recently published a study on how plants are used in “weather ... Read More

Honoring Sarah Harlow During National Library Week

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Born October 20th,1957 in Florida, Orange County, New York, Sarah Havens Harlow received her Bachelor of Science in Botany at Wellesley College in 1891 and ... Read More

The First Children’s Gardening Book—in Latin

Posted in History & People, Inside our Collections

The Mertz Library recently acquired a 1545 edition of a children’s book, De Re Hortensi Libellus. Originally published in 1535, it is thought to be ... Read More

Meet Your Tour Guide: Women in Garden Design Tour

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Ellen Shipman, Beatrix Farrand, and Marian Coffin—groundbreakers—proved that it’s not a man’s world out in the garden.” Read More