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Dahlias look so different from one to the next, yo

Dahlias look so different from one to the next, you might not even realize they’re related flowers! 💐

Hear from Chris Elliott, our Associate Curator at NYBG, whose design for the dahlia beds in the Home Gardening Center this year has put some of the most fascinating and bombastic cultivars front and center. Find out how generations of selective breeding for unique mutations has led to their status as fall’s most fashionable flower—and see them while they’re still in bloom.

#dahlia

It’s nearly time for our Annual Pumpkin Carve-Of

It’s nearly time for our Annual Pumpkin Carve-Off, and this Saturday, we want you there to vote for the winner! 🎃

Together with pro carver @adambierton, our master of ceremonies, stop in on October 18 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. as three of the region’s top pumpkin carvers—@lennycalvincreations, @the_pumpkin_artist, and @johndavis_art—put their skills to the test while sculpting imaginative jack-o'-lanterns. YOU get to vote for the winner, and it’s a great chance to explore the Garden in all of its fall flavors, from pumpkin displays in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden to seasonal beer offerings in the Visitor Center, and Van Gogh’s Flowers in its final days.

Adam will also be back this coming Sunday doing some carving of his own, so don’t miss this coming weekend of autumn excitement!

#AutumnOnTap

With a long weekend ahead of us, and the Garden op

With a long weekend ahead of us, and the Garden open through Monday, it’s the perfect time for a magical fall outing to NYBG! 🪄🍂

Don’t miss Van Gogh’s Flowers in its final weeks, where you can see the show in all its autumn beauty before it ends on October 26. And this Saturday, catch a special celebration for the opening of our @wicked_musical Broadway Garden, with song performances by Glinda and Elphaba, face painting, trivia with prizes, and more. Hit the link in our bio to hear from the @nytimes, and learn how we brought this pink and green botanical spectacle to life!

#VanGoghsFlowers #WickedNYBG

Fall is here and the NYBG Farmers Market is bustli

Fall is here and the NYBG Farmers Market is bustling—but it won’t stick around much longer! 🌽🍎🥬

Through October 22, join us each Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to stock up on fall favorites including a wide variety of apples, all sorts of pumpkins, gourds, and squash, and a variety of other harvest season fruits and vegetables. With specialty foods, snacks a-plenty, and local artisan goods also on offer, it’s the perfect addition to your day at the Garden.

We’re into the final month of Van Gogh’s Flowe

We’re into the final month of Van Gogh’s Flowers—and there’s not much time left to experience it for yourself! 🎨🖌️

Join us through October 26 to wander through our inspired world of abundant flowers and large-scale contemporary art, each display evoking the scenes and floral moments that Vincent Van Gogh painted. This weekend, see this colorful spectacle in all of its fall colors—indoors and out—with tickets through link in bio.

#VanGoghsFlowers #VanGogh

In early fall, the monarch butterflies are some of

In early fall, the monarch butterflies are some of our most on-theme seasonal visitors, which you can sight in greater numbers this time of year as they make their way south toward Mexico. 🦋

If you’ve got a pollinator-friendly garden—especially one with milkweed—there’s a good chance you may have seen some monarch caterpillars and their orange-and-black parents about. Have you spotted any?

#Dahlia ‘Bishop of Landlaff’

Food plant diversity is essential to our food secu

Food plant diversity is essential to our food security, health and nutrition, and cultures, and is critical to sustainable agriculture. With the world facing an unprecedented loss of biodiversity accelerated by the climate crisis, we’re launching a new global collaboration: the Global Conservation Consortium for Food Plants. We’re proud to partner with @yourbgci, @usbotanicgarden, @croptrust, and @fao to create a sustainable, coordinated global effort to enhance our food security and protect the planet’s edible biodiversity for current and future generations.

Learn more through the link in our bio.

#GCCFP

With a changing climate comes changing considerati

With a changing climate comes changing considerations for your home garden, and we’re here with @thesill to share how you can be climate-smart with your plantings! 💡🌿

Using native plants in your garden is a great way to support local biodiversity, and is often a more reliable way to attract pollinators like bees and butterflies. Plus, they’re usually easier to maintain. Hear from Paris, Michael, and Eve in the Native Plant Garden as they share some super selections that make your garden more resilient to our warming weather.

#NativePlants #Gardening

It’s officially the first day of fall, and we’

It’s officially the first day of fall, and we’re already checking our watches as we wait for the golden hues of the season to sweep across our 250 acres. 🍁⌚️

Get a peek at what’s on the horizon (and soon!), with highlights like the last rose blooms of the year, already in swing; the peaceful crunch of fallen leaves underfoot in the Thain Forest; the perfect light of the Native Plant Garden as it transitions to its autumn looks; and so much more.

Hit the link in our bio to see what’s coming this fall!

#FallEquinox

Your holiday plans are set—now that tickets are

Your holiday plans are set—now that tickets are ON SALE for the Holiday Train Show and Holiday Train Nights! 🚂✨

New York’s favorite holiday tradition returns with our beloved cityscape in miniature, featuring nearly 200 twinkling landmark replicas brought to life with model trains zipping to and fro. And after dark, our roving train conductors welcome you to experience the show in a whole new light during Holiday Train Nights, where you can sip seasonal cocktails and mocktails in the warm and twinkling Haupt Conservatory. Find photo ops at every turn, bop along to holiday classics and Christmas pop favorites, and stop by the “Bar Car”—back this year with a 21+ bar at the Hudson Garden Grill Patio.

Get your tickets now through link in bio—for day or night—and secure preferred dates before they sell out!

#HTSNYBG #HolidayTrainNights

Make your way to the Native Plant Garden and the L

Make your way to the Native Plant Garden and the Ladies’ Border this month to see some of our favorite seasonal visitors—the ruby-throated hummingbirds! 🪶

These tiny, flitting feathered wonders make a stop at the Garden each year to fuel up ahead of their long winter migration down to Mexico and Central America (a truly impressive road trip). It’s really a can’t-miss wonder of wildlife in New York, and now is your moment.

#hummingbirds #birding

As @newyorkermag celebrates 100 years as one of th

As @newyorkermag celebrates 100 years as one of the City’s most significant publications—with over 5,000 issues published to date—we’re honored to be included in their historic recreation of many of the past covers that depicted daily life in New York City.

Hit the link in our bio to see how NYBG has earned a spot in their centennial issue, where they’re recreating some of the most famous New Yorker cover illustrations from throughout their history as photographs—including a drawing from 1974 and its re-creation by the Fountain of Life from this week's issue.

Photo by: @ryanmcginleystudios

Pictured: @spaceprimcejulio, @missclairesullivan, @the_yvesdropper, @iamjarijones, @maxlillian1111

Crew: @a_rucker, @joannamilter, @staceypictures, @waltonsworld, @missangedc, @layniemishay, @alexpidzamecky, @dark.light.powerful, @phineasdevins, @raisul_________

June 10, 1974 cover illustration by Charles Saxon for The New Yorker

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