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Bearded Irises in Bloom

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The bearded irises are the stars of the moment! Read More

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What’s Beautiful Now: A New Season Pops

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What are you most looking forward to as spring starts popping? See just a few of the most recent stars to arrive on grounds this ... Read More

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What’s Beautiful Now: Spring’s Arrival

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As winter retreats for another year, the welcome signs of spring's arrival are popping up in growing abundance, with new flowers adding their color to ... Read More

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Springing Forward

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You don’t need to wait for the first day of spring to get outside—there’s plenty of color and interest to be found in our outdoor ... Read More

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What’s Beautiful Now: The Little Details

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From a drop of water falling into a gently swirling pool of green aquatic ferns (Azolla caroliniana) to the recursive reflections of sprays of flowers ... Read More

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What’s Beautiful Now: Harbingers of Spring

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The outdoor collections are beginning to wake. From the winter jasmine and crocuses to the adonis coloring the collections, the bright signs of spring are ... Read More

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Looking for the perfect afternoon escape from this

Looking for the perfect afternoon escape from this weekend’s winter chill? Thankfully, it always feels like a tropical vacation in the Haupt Conservatory. 🏝

From bright Indian clock vines to neotropical blueberries and so much more, there’s a world of blooming color and life to discover in our lush landmark glasshouse—all right here in the heart of the Bronx.

#Thunbergia mysorensis #Ceratostema silvicola #plantlove

Hear from Councilmember Althea Stevens (@althea_st

Hear from Councilmember Althea Stevens (@althea_stevens_d16) as she welcomes you to Black History Month at NYBG—a celebration of the African American experience through plants. 🌱

Throughout February, discover barrier breaking pioneers in environmental science and agricultural education, as well as modern activists who’re creating and supporting communities that foster representation, identity, and diversity. Hit the link in our bio to explore the botanical legacy of the African Diaspora with everything from thought-provoking conversations and personal stories to inspiring lectures and programs for all ages.

Above: NYBG planted its first African American Garden in 2022. As a protector of the garden, and to celebrate ancestors, a traditional African American bottle tree was among its special features.

#BlackHistoryMonth #plantlove

If you're a character in Joel and Ellie's world of

If you're a character in Joel and Ellie's world of @TheLastOfUs, you might have fungus on your mind lately—quite literally! But could the fungi in the show, based on the real-life genus #Ophiocordyceps, really make the leap to human hosts and turn us into the monsters that haunt the hallways of post-apocalyptic Boston? 🍄🧟‍♂️

NYBG's Dr. Joao Araujo, Assistant Curator of Mycology and our resident parasitic fungi expert, is on the case. Maybe you've seen his recent interviews in Forbes and on CNN.com!

Get to know this fascinating and frightening fungus, which reproduces by "zombifying" ants and other small insects in order to control their brains—and find out what @HBO's newest hit gets right (and what's fantasy) about its real-world inspiration. Hit the link in our bio for more!

#TheLastOfUs #mycology #fungi #cordyceps #plantlove

We're only 3 weeks away from the opening of The Or

We're only 3 weeks away from the opening of The Orchid Show: Natural Heritage, and we can't wait to show you our collaboration with this year's designer, @Lily_Kwong. Don't miss this chance to immerse yourself in a mesmerizing array of orchids enfolded into a rolling mountainscape throughout the historic Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, and learn more about the ancestral inspirations behind Kwong's fantastical designs. 🌺✨

Tickets are already on sale ahead of the exhibition's February 18 opening, and with the return of Orchid Nights not long after—featuring signature cocktails, music, food, and the the chance to experience the show after dark—you don't want to miss out on the celebration! Hit the link in our bio to get yours today.

Stay tuned for more as we reveal Kwong's vision for the show!

#Phragmipedium 'Noirmont' #OrchidNYBG #plantlove @StudioLilyKwong

The tufted titmice are out in force this winter, b

The tufted titmice are out in force this winter, bopping along the bare branches and adding energy and cheer to late January days at the Garden.

If you asked this one, it would probably tell you not to forget its beauty, pint-sized charm, and the many opportunities it offers to catch a perfectly photogenic bird in action. 🐦

What little birds have you seen at NYBG this winter?

#birding

Orchid Nights, New York City’s most fantastical

Orchid Nights, New York City’s most fantastical night out, is returning this March where you can be immersed in a colorful array of orchids designed by acclaimed artist @Lily_Kwong. 🍸🌺

Make your spring Saturday nights Insta-worthy as you explore the Conservatory with a cocktail in hand, lively music, and wind through the rolling mountainscape adorned with orchids. Tag a friend and plan your night out!

Tickets are now on sale for Orchid Nights! Link in bio.

#OrchidNightsNYBG #OrchidNYBG #LilyKwong #LilyKwongNYBG @studiolilykwong

While it's still frosty outside, it's always warm

While it's still frosty outside, it's always warm and welcoming inside the Haupt Conservatory, where you can lose yourself among thousands and thousands of plants from all over the world—both above and below. 🌿🪷

It's the best place in the City to pretend you're on a tropical vacation, even if only for an afternoon! Have you made a winter trip to our landmark glasshouse yet?

#plantlove

The most flamboyant flowers of the season—the wi

The most flamboyant flowers of the season—the witch-hazels—are beginning to open at the Garden this week, soon to be showing off their orange, red, yellow, and purple blooms like party streamers as winter continues.

You can't miss them on your trips around the Garden, placed throughout our 250 acres to add beauty and pops of color to the crisp scenery.

#Hamamelis #plantlove

The uncharacteristically warm weather we've had la

The uncharacteristically warm weather we've had lately has given the koi in our Conservatory Pools the opportunity to swim in the sunshine in the middle of January, but we're often asked what happens to the fish when the pools freeze over. 🐟❄️

Thankfully, these resilient characters don't have to travel south for the winter. Koi naturally slow their metabolisms through the cold, and hunker down at the bottoms of the pools as the water's surface ices over. If you've been on the lookout for them lately, no worries! They'll be back to their usual swim routines come spring.

Take a behind-the-scenes look at just a few of the

Take a behind-the-scenes look at just a few of the Holiday Train Show’s magnificent landmark replicas—through the eyes of a plant expert!

Join Kelcie and Michaela as they share some of the many, many species of plants that go into creating these one-of-a-kind miniatures, not to mention some of the fascinating historical facts behind the real architecture that inspired them. 🌿👀

Don’t forget that you only have the long weekend left to catch the show for yourself before it disappears for another year. We’ll be open for its final day this Monday, January 16. And be sure to catch us on TikTok at @nybg!

#HTSNYBG #plantlove

Featuring a mesmerizing array of orchids enfolded

Featuring a mesmerizing array of orchids enfolded into rolling mountains throughout the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, The Orchid Show: Natural Heritage will be a celebration of designer @Lily_Kwong's ancestral connections to the natural world, drawing on art objects that were important to her family and her Chinese roots.

As we prepare for the upcoming launch of this year's Orchid Show, starting just over a month from now on February 18, hit the link in our bio to learn more about Lily, her inspirations, and what's to come for our fan-favorite exhibition of orchids in all their diversity. And don't forget to secure your tickets!

#OrchidNYBG #LilyKwongNYBG #LilyKwong #plantlove

With January's arrival come some of winter's most

With January's arrival come some of winter's most beloved flowers (yes, flowers!)—the snowdrops. These beauties bloom just when you're expecting nothing but fields of snow, with their shy, bell-like flowers poking up to remind us that even in the coldest months, nature is thriving.

Look for them on your journeys through the Perennial Garden, Azalea Garden, and popping up to surprise you in spots throughout our 250 acres this winter.

#Galanthus #plantlove