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It’s the first day of spring! And while seasonal

It’s the first day of spring! And while seasonal color is just starting to perk up around our 250 acres, some of our favorite flowers—the snowdrops—are blooming all about. 🌿

Hear from Chris Elliott, NYBG’s Associate Curator, as he shares how these winter-to-spring beauties survive snow and ice to share their bright blooms before any other flower. Then find them yourself before they disappear for another year (the Azalea Garden and Rock Garden are prime spots to see them)!

#Galanthus #SpringEquinox

THIS Saturday, Orchid Nights return to ring in spr

THIS Saturday, Orchid Nights return to ring in spring, bringing drinks and dance to The Orchid Show: @mrflowerfantastic’s Concrete Jungle! 🌺🍹

Like a block party at the botanical garden, @djaprilhunt—joined by @chanonjudson and @avilasanto—turns up the beats with Mixtape Gives You Flowers, a nightly blend of DJs and music sure to get you moving with all the energy of NYC after dark.

Grab your tickets for our very first night—March 21—and future dates through link in bio!

#OrchidNights #OrchidNYBG #ConcreteJungle

One of America’s most captivating flowers, the g

One of America’s most captivating flowers, the ghost orchid has captured the imaginations of botanists, authors, and even poachers—and now, work is underway to save it.

In this week’s episode of #PlantPeople, host Jennifer Bernstein, NYBG CEO & President, is joined by Dr. Melissa Abdo, Sun Coast Regional Director of the @npcapics. Together they discuss this rare flower native to the swamps of Florida, the passion and obsession it inspires, and the ways conservationists like Abdo are pushing for its protection under the Endangered Species Act.

Listen for yourself through link in bio, and don’t miss The Orchid Show at NYBG, on through April 26!

#GhostOrchid #OrchidNYBG

Can you tell? Spring is in the air! And even thoug

Can you tell? Spring is in the air! And even though we’re exactly a week out from its official start, you can already find flowers popping up for the occasion. 🌸

Join us this weekend for a day out in nature as the weather begins to warm, where you’ll find delicate crocuses, wispy witch-hazels, and the first hellebores of the year making their debut. Then head over to The Orchid Show for some tropical color in our floral homage to NYC!

Tickets through link in bio.

#Crocus #Hamamelis #Helleborus #spring

Kicking off March 21, The Orchid Show: @mrflowerfa

Kicking off March 21, The Orchid Show: @mrflowerfantastic’s Concrete Jungle lights up for Orchid Nights! Join @DJAprilHunt for Mixtape Gives You Flowers—and come ready for the dance floor as the lushest bar in town returns. 🌺🍹

With a rotating cast of DJs bringing house party vibes to the Garden, and cocktails, mocktails, and light bites for purchase, it’s the best way to leave winter behind and party into spring!

Get tickets for March 21 and future dates through link in bio.

Soundtrack by DJ April Hunt

#OrchidNights #Mixtape #OrchidNYBG

Spring is in the air, warmth is FINALLY here, and

Spring is in the air, warmth is FINALLY here, and the colors of The Orchid Show: @mrflowerfantastic’s Concrete Jungle are popping in the sunshine! ☀️🌺

With this week’s forecast looking perfect for getting out and about, you can leave winter in the rearview for a day out in NYC’s most fabulous flower show, where familiar street scenes burst into brilliant bloom. Thousands of orchids are waiting right here in the Haupt Conservatory!

The Orchid Show continues Tuesdays through Sundays until April 26. Get your tickets through link in bio, and we’ll see you here.

#OrchidNYBG #ConcreteJungle

TAXIIII! There are nearly 14,000 taxis in New York

TAXIIII! There are nearly 14,000 taxis in New York City, but none are quite like the one here at The Orchid Show: @mrflowerfantastic's Concrete Jungle. 🚕👀

With warmer weather moving in, make time to see our botanical yellow cab, along with plenty of other metropolitan moments made fantastically floral, right here in the Haupt Conservatory—where the colors of spring are already here!

Grab your tickets through link in bio.

#OrchidNYBG #ConcreteJungle

The forecast is warming up over the next few days

The forecast is warming up over the next few days as spring weather moves in, making it an ideal time to get outdoors for some birding! 🪶

There are plenty of feathered friends to sight throughout our 250 acres, whether you’ve got your binoculars or not. Listen for the woodpeckers hammering away like forest contractors, look for bright red cardinals floofed up among the branches, and spot mallard pairs in the Native Plant Garden.

Come ring in spring’s arrival in style during ou

Come ring in spring’s arrival in style during our first Orchid Night on March 21! 🌺🌸🍹

The lushest bar in town returns to kick off our new series of after-dark block parties at the botanical garden, where @DJAprilHunt and Mixtape turn up the bass and fill the dance floor. Bring the whole crew to experience the NYC streetscapes of The Orchid Show: @mrflowerfantastic’s Concrete Jungle lit up during an evening among thousands of blooms.

Get tickets for opening night and other upcoming dates through link in bio!

#OrchidNights #OrchidNYBG #ConcreteJungle

Last Thursday’s Orchid Dinner at @theplazahotel

Last Thursday’s Orchid Dinner at @theplazahotel was another fantastic success in support of our ongoing work in plant science and conservation, horticulture, and education. With 400 guests in attendance, it was a sold-out evening of gorgeous tablescapes and fabulous orchids—all made possible by some of the most skilled and imaginative floral designers working today.

Thank you to our sponsors, @EmilyPWheeler, @Hearst, and @VerandaMag.

If you’d like to get a glimpse of this color and beauty for yourself, don’t miss The Orchid Show: Mr. Flower Fantastic’s Concrete Jungle, where THOUSANDS of blooms in a rainbow of colors bring everyday NYC scenes to life in the tropical warmth of our Haupt Conservatory. It’s one winter outing that’ll make you forget the snow outside!

Get tickets through link in bio.

#OrchidNYBG #ConcreteJungle #TheOrchidDinner

In this week’s episode of #PlantPeople, NYBG Pre

In this week’s episode of #PlantPeople, NYBG President and CEO Jennifer Bernstein joins Michael Goergen of @theamericanchestnutfoundation to discuss the tragic history—and hopeful future—of one of North America’s most iconic trees. 🌰🍃

In the early 20th century, chestnut blight arrived in North America, a parasitic fungus that went on to kill an estimated four billion American chestnut trees. But more than a century later, work is underway to cultivate a chestnut tree that can resist the fungus—and thrive doing it.

Hit the link in our bio to listen to our latest podcast episode and learn more!

NYBG President & CEO Jennifer Bernstein welcomed N

NYBG President & CEO Jennifer Bernstein welcomed New York City Council Deputy Speaker Dr. Nantasha Williams (@cmnantashawilliams) to the Garden for a special viewing of The Orchid Show. Congratulations to Dr. Williams on her appointment as Chair of the Cultural Affairs Committee, and we look forward to working with her—along with all of our elected officials—to bring art, culture, and nature to every New Yorker.

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