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 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 MoreInside our Collections
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 MoreInside our Collections
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 MoreInside our Collections
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 MoreInside our Collections
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 MoreHistory & People, Inside our Collections
Hispanic Heritage and Philippine Medicinal Plants: The Personal Story of Kathleen Cruz Gutierrez, Ph.D.
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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 MoreSUBSCRIBE
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