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If this past weekend's giant pumpkin carving is an

If this past weekend's giant pumpkin carving is any evidence, we're thinking Halloween might be close! 🎃

This truly ghoulish masterpiece emerged from a 2100+ lb. pumpkin across four days of work by carvers @adambierton, @lennycalvincreations, and @prince_pistachio, with crisp, sunny fall weather on the forecast and plenty of spooky season fans on site to watch the progress. If you didn't make it out, you can still catch the carving here in the Visitor Center this week (for as long as it holds together!)

And the fall fun isn't over yet—hit the link in our bio to learn about our upcoming Fall Forest Weekend and the return of Kiku, plus the @tnbclighttrail which continues through November 30!

#GiantPumpkin

At over ONE TON, the giant pumpkin @adambierton’

At over ONE TON, the giant pumpkin @adambierton’s carving this weekend is sure to create a monstrous jack-o’-lantern! 🎃

Kicking off today and continuing through this Sunday, October 26, our Giant Pumpkin Carving at NYBG sees Adam joined by @lennycalvincreations and Julia Jankowski to tackle a truly monumental task: turning a 2,100+ lb. pumpkin into a sculptural masterpiece.

Start Halloween week with some ghoulish good fun! Learn more and get tickets through link in bio.

#GiantPumpkinCarving

It’s happening soon! Our corpse flower has grown

It’s happening soon! Our corpse flower has grown by leaps and bounds this week, and we think it'll bloom any day now. ⏰🥀

Native to the Indonesian island of Sumatra, these plants can take up to 10 years to bloom from seed. This particular specimen is 12 years old, and has bloomed a few times before—just one in a long history of corpse flowers at NYBG, dating back to our first flower in 1937.

This one last bloomed two years ago, and its next big show looks to be closing in fast! Keep an eye out for updates, check out the livestream through link in bio, and be ready to get your tickets at nybg.org, because the bloom will likely only last 24 to 48 hours.

#Amorphophallus titanum #CorpseFlower

Last call for Van Gogh’s Flowers! We’re into t

Last call for Van Gogh’s Flowers! We’re into the final week of the show, and you can save 20% on tickets with code VANGOGH20. 🎨🖌️

Our celebration of Vincent’s love of nature continues through October 26, with our botanical displays dressed in their fall colors and plenty of large-scale contemporary art to explore. Join us in the warmth of the Haupt Conservatory to discover the artist's works brought to life in sculpture and living floral beauty.

The show ends this Sunday—don’t miss it! Get tickets through link in bio.

#VanGoghsFlowers

Spooky season alert: there's a corpse flower in th

Spooky season alert: there's a corpse flower in the Haupt Conservatory getting ready to bloom! 💀🥀

Also known as the titan-arum, this bud is growing taller every day as it works its way toward flowering. We think the big (and terribly smelly) moment will happen around Halloween, but it can be difficult to predict, so you'll want to keep an eye on our livestream. 👀

Hit the link in our bio to check out this enormous wonder of the plant kingdom in real time, learn all about its lifecycle—including the years it takes to gather enough energy to bloom—and see highlights from past blooms. And be sure to check it out in person this weekend when you join us for pumpkin carving fun!

#CorpseFlower #Amorphophallus titanum

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

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