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Backyard Magic
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My name is Marlon, and I’m the staff photographer here at NYBG. Read MoreHistory & People, Inside our Collections
Brookshaw’s Beauties
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George Brookshaw’s (1751–1823) Pomona Britannica, a masterpiece of the printing arts, is widely considered one of the finest color plate natural history works ever produced. Read MoreInside our Collections, Plant Science
Cosmic Views of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt
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Humboldt’s ideas were based on the view of the harmonic order of the Universe, a concept called cosmos, borrowed from ancient Greek philosophy. Read MoreInside our Collections, Plant Science
Frasera caroliniensis: The Anticipation of an Impending Bloom
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It was a rare plant alert, the absolute best category of communication. Read MoreInside our Collections, What's Beautiful Now
Erblichia’s a Flower, But Only So an Hour
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If there isn’t a txt-speak acronym for “fear of missing out on a phenophase,” there ought to be one. Read MoreInside our Collections
Yokohama Nursery Catalogs
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Yokohama Nursery was founded in 1890 by Uhei Suzuki and three other nurserymen in Yokohama as a pioneer in modern horticulture in Japan. That same ... Read MoreInside our Collections
LuEsther T. Mertz Library Book of the Month: Chinoiserie Botany
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Born in Metz, France, naturalist and artist Pierre Joseph Buc'hoz (1731–1807) become a doctor of medicine in Nancy in 1763. In his medical practice, he ... Read MoreInside our Collections, What's Beautiful Now
Spring Bloom Trackers Now Live!
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With spring upon us and the daffodils, cherry blossoms, and azaleas only just beginning to hint at the incredible show of color on the horizon, ... Read MoreInside our Collections, Videos, What's Beautiful Now, What's On at NYBG
Take a Virtual Tour of Spotlight on Orchids
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As we near the final week of Spotlight on Orchids in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, set off on a virtual tour of the event's ... Read MoreHistory & People, Inside our Collections
From the Jungles in Java to Dutch Drawing Rooms: A Tribute to Two Remarkable Women
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Impressive by its sheer size and bold coloring, Fleurs, fruits et feuillages choisis de l'ile de Java : peints d'après nature was brought to fruition ... Read MoreSUBSCRIBE
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