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Opening this Saturday, November 1, and only runnin

Opening this Saturday, November 1, and only running for about two weeks, our kiku display is a true wonder of the plant world that you’ll want to make time to experience! 🌼

An ancient Japanese horticultural practice, the art of kiku involves the careful training of chrysanthemum plants—which create some of fall’s most gorgeous flowers—into complex and sculptural forms over the course of nearly a year. The end result is a series of individual plants that create hundreds of flowers in shapes like mountains and cascading waterfalls.

Hear from Anna about the meticulous process that went into creating these artful blooms, then see them for yourself through November 16 in the Nolen Greenhouses for Living Collections.

#Kiku

She is beauty, she is grace—and she should still

She is beauty, she is grace—and she should still be stinking up the place into Halloween tomorrow! 🎃

Our corpse flower's ambitiously tall spadix has taken on a bit of a witch's hat look, but thus far the flower hasn't faded and is putting off its infamous smell for plenty of excited visitors. Come and see it for yourself from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and tomorrow in the Haupt Conservatory as we celebrate spooky season with horticulture's most ghoulish plant!

#Amorphophallus titanum

It's haaaappeniiiiing! The corpse flower is NOW bl

It's haaaappeniiiiing! The corpse flower is NOW blooming, and with the big moment lasting only 24 to 48 hours, don't wait on grabbing your tickets. ⏰

Our latest Amorphophallus titanum bloom showed its first signs of opening at around 2:30 p.m. this Wednesday, and we're already catching whiffs of its infamous smell. Keep an eye on its progress tonight via the livestream through the link in our bio, and plan to be here at the Haupt Conservatory on Thursday to see the bloom in rare form. Grab tickets at nybg.org for this perfect Halloween moment! 💀🥀

This weekend, set off into the forest here at NYBG

This weekend, set off into the forest here at NYBG for an autumn adventure with tours, staff demos, crafts, and more! 🍁👟

Fall Forest Weekend is the best time to catch the Garden at the height of its fall foliage, with abundant reds, yellows, and oranges filling the canopy of our 50-acre woodland. Meet our staff experts to learn about trees, make leaf rubbings, and grab a temporary tattoo. Or join @newyorkmyc for a mushroom identification workshop! And you can even brush up on your foraging knowledge with guest expert @bjournei.

Did I mention that our new Tree Top Walk in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden is now open for your little ones to explore, too? Bring the whole family to make the most of this BEAUTIFUL season on November 1 and 2 with tickets through link in bio.

#FallForestWeekend

Our @WICKED_musical Broadway Garden creates perfec

Our @WICKED_musical Broadway Garden creates perfectly magical inspiration for your own garden or window sill—and Zack’s here to share some pink and green favorites. 🩷💚

From decorative kale to agave and echeveria, our Manager of the Haupt Conservatory has all the right spells to cast on your plant collection, evoking just the right Glinda and Elphaba vibes. Be sure to catch this fall moment—and photo op—in person here at NYBG before it vanishes on November 2!

#WICKED

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.

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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

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