Plant Talk

Councilmember Amanda Farías Takes Part in Urban Advantage Family Science Day

Posted in History & People

NYBG had the pleasure of a visit from Councilmember Amanda Farías for our Urban Advantage (UA) Family Science Day on Sunday, October 30, in our ... Read More

Cowpeas and the African Diaspora, Part Two: A Life-Giving Crop

Posted in History & People, Plant Science

Genetic, historical, and archeological evidence suggests that cowpeas were domesticated in the Sahelian region of West Africa, and perhaps also in East Africa, several thousand ... Read More

The History of The Haunted Greenhouse

Posted in History & People

Before NYBG’s Haunted Pumpkin Gardens was the Haunted Greenhouse, an NYBG Halloween extravaganza started in the 1970s. Read More

Mum’s the Word: Kiku’s History at NYBG

Posted in History & People

Kiku, the captivating chrysanthemum display at the Haupt Conservatory, has a long and fascinating history both at NYBG and abroad. Read More

Cowpeas and the African Diaspora, Part Three: Can Herbarium Specimens Fill Historical Gaps?

Posted in History & People, Plant Science

Unfortunately, many of the early written records of cowpeas in the Americas are ambiguous, either because the descriptions of the plants are insufficiently detailed to ... Read More

Hidden Gems: Accessible Travel NYC at NYBG

Posted in History & People

On September 13, Lakshmee Lachhman-Persad, her sister Annie, and their family did something they have done many times before: they spent a day at The ... Read More

Creepy Creatures: Images from the Mertz Library’s Special Collection

Posted in Inside our Collections

Though spooky, these illustrations are important historical and biological records of various species (most real, some mythological). Read More

Adam Bierton Hosts Pumpkin Carving Face-Off!

Posted in Videos, What's On at NYBG

With plenty of competition wins under his belt as a pumpkin carver, Adam Bierton knows a good jack-o'-lantern when he sees one. And this weekend, ... Read More

Pink Never Dyes: International Postage Stamps Colored Pink

Posted in Inside our Collections

Everyone knows the excitement of opening up the mailbox and spotting a letter—wedged between a pile of bills, addressed in handwriting, with a fun stamp ... Read More

The Bond of Live Things Everywhere with Joshua Bennett

Posted in History & People, Videos

"This project started as a dream, well over a decade ago ... I've been writing for about that long about what I've called the Black ... Read More