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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 More

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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 More

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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 More

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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 More

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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 More

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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 More

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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

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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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