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Eagle Eyed Above the Ladies’ Border
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During my lunch break on Wednesday, September 20, I was at the Ladies' Border specifically to film all the ruby-throated hummingbirds. Read MoreInside our Collections
The Great Tree Search
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In 1985, the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation invited citizens across the five boroughs to nominate trees of unusual size, interesting or ... Read MoreInside our Collections
Barbie Makes an Appearance in the Mertz Library
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First introduced in 1959, Barbie has since pushed through gender norms, taking on occupations like airline pilot, astronaut, doctor, scientist, athlete, and president. Read MoreInside our Collections
Life, Death, and Renewal: Our Summer Exhibition in Bloom
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As part of her exhibition …things come to thrive…in the shedding…in the molting…, Ebony G. Patterson created a space that, at first glance, is a ... Read MoreHistory & People, Inside our Collections
NYBG Welcomes Bronx Community Gardeners into the Herbarium as Knowledge-Holders in Ecological Stewardship
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This spring, I helped launch a new initiative at NYBG to collaborate with Bronx-based community gardeners on local biocultural research and preservation. Read MoreInside our Collections
Reading Recipes
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In 2019, Dr. Buck donated his cookbook collection to the library, and following a rigorous processing period, thousands of cookbooks from Mary Pope’s 1893 Novel ... Read MoreInside 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 MoreInside our Collections
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 MoreInside our Collections
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 MoreHistory & 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 MoreSUBSCRIBE
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