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Inside our Collections

Inside our Collections

A Second Life for Orchids After the Show Concludes

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Each year, as the annual celebration reaches its conclusion, we're often asked by visitors, "What happens to the orchids once The Orchid Show is over?" Read More

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Flowering Frustration

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We at NYBG start getting antsy for spring early. Once the last russet oak leaf in the Thain Family Forest floats to the ground in ... Read More

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Re-Orcharding New York: The Work of Artist Sam Van Aken

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In the early 1800s, someone walking along the bustling streets of lower Manhattan eating a peach casually discarded the unwanted pit into Mr. Gill’s yard ... Read More

History & People, Inside our Collections

The First Children’s Gardening Book—in Latin

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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

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The Mertz Library: 2022 Wrapped!

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In 2022 the Mertz Library circulated over 3,000 books to its patrons—ranging from staff scientists to NYBG members and students—and hundreds of books were added ... Read More

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Fall’s Invitation

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Fall's splendor has come to southern New York State in a mesmerizing rush of color in recent weeks. With still more yet to unfold, it ... Read More

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Creepy Creatures: Images from the Mertz Library’s Special Collection

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Though spooky, these illustrations are important historical and biological records of various species (most real, some mythological). Read More

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Pink Never Dyes: International Postage Stamps Colored Pink

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Everyone knows the excitement of opening up the mailbox and spotting a letter—wedged between a pile of bills, addressed in handwriting, with a fun stamp ... Read More

History & People, Inside our Collections

Inside our Collections

On Hummingbirds

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There is one summer visitor to the Garden so iconic that it’s become a symbol of the wonders of the animal kingdom, and yet it ... Read More

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