Plant Talk

Flowering Frustration

Posted in Inside our Collections

We at NYBG start getting antsy for spring early. Once the last russet oak leaf in the Thain Family Forest floats to the ground in ... Read More

GEAR UP Students Explore Career Pathways in Landscape Architecture with ASLA

Posted in What's On at NYBG

Middle school students enrolled in Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) at the Bronx Institute at Lehman College joined us at ... Read More

Re-Orcharding New York: The Work of Artist Sam Van Aken

Posted in Inside our Collections

In the early 1800s, someone walking along the bustling streets of lower Manhattan eating a peach casually discarded the unwanted pit into Mr. Gill’s yard ... Read More

Solving Climate Change Conundrums: Ways Are There, but Can Society Find the Will?

Posted in Environment & Conservation

On March 20, 2023, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), released its latest report. Read More

The First Children’s Gardening Book—in Latin

Posted in History & People, Inside our Collections

The Mertz Library recently acquired a 1545 edition of a children’s book, De Re Hortensi Libellus. Originally published in 1535, it is thought to be ... Read More

Con Edison STEM Day Out at GreenSchool Explores the Architecture of Light and Air

Posted in What's On at NYBG

Thanks to the generosity of Con Ed STEM Day Out, an initiative especially for middle school students which offers access to education programs related to ... Read More

Meet Your Tour Guide: Women in Garden Design Tour

Posted in History & People

Ellen Shipman, Beatrix Farrand, and Marian Coffin—groundbreakers—proved that it’s not a man’s world out in the garden.” Read More

The Orchid Dinner—A Big Night Out for Flowers in Support of NYBG

Posted in What's On at NYBG

This past Thursday night The Orchid Dinner brought together dozens of talented designers for an evening of floral beauty. Read More

Plants as Liberation: Joshua Bennett

Posted in History & People, Videos

Our Plants as Liberation Series continues this #BlackHistoryMonth with an interview featuring renowned poet Joshua Bennett, whose "The Bond of Live Things Everywhere" poetry exhibit ... Read More

Not the Last of Us: The Truth about Zombie Fungi

Posted in Plant Science

HBO’s new series The Last of Us has drawn millions of viewers and generated considerable buzz since its release in mid-January. Read More