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Is Birding a Lark?: A Conversation with Debbie Becker

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“If everyone went bird watching, we would have a more peaceful and united world,” claims NYBG’s long-time birdwalk guide Debbie Becker. Read More

How To, Videos

Pumpkin Carving with Adam Bierton

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Brush up on your pumpkin carving skills with Adam Bierton! Read More

History & People, Inside our Collections

Botánica Plants Have Deep Roots in Local Communities

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Hispanic Heritage Month is a time to honor the contributions of Hispanic Americans and their cultures, which have roots in Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, Africa, ... Read More

Videos, What's On at NYBG

Garden Sets: Doreen Montalvo

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Join us in the Home Gardening Center for a special Garden Set sung by Broadway's own Doreen Montalvo, and continue to celebrate Fiesta de Flores ... Read More

Videos, What's On at NYBG

Bronx Food and Farm Tour 2

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Take an early fall tour of La Finca del Sur, Padre Plaza Community Garden, Brook Park, and New Roots Community Farm. Read More

What's Beautiful Now

What’s Beautiful Now: Kiku in Fall

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From traditional "kengai" (cascade) forms, to contemporary and imaginative butterflies, our Japanese kiku are the stars of fall. Read More

Videos, What's On at NYBG

Feel the Rhythm with Bombazo Dance Co.

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Feel the rhythm of the drums during Fiesta de Flores with the music, dance, and song of Bomba Puertorriqueña! Read More

What's Beautiful Now

What’s Beautiful Now: The Haupt Conservatory Reopened

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With the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory reopened to the public, make a weekend trip to rediscover our botanical escape in New York City. Read More

How To, Videos

Painting with Plants

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Kids can make their own watercolor paintings with plant materials found in your yard or kitchen. Read More

Environment & Conservation

Field Biologists Have Been in Lockdown, but Deforestation Has Not

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Sometime in June, my alarm went off. After 40 years of botanical field trips at least twice a year to the moist tropics, my internal ... Read More

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Antique Garden Furniture Fair: Pagoda Red. It's yo

Antique Garden Furniture Fair: Pagoda Red. It's your last chance to peruse the offerings of this year's Antique Garden Furniture Fair, taking place entirely online through tomorrow, May 7 at 12 p.m.
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Find inspiration for your own space with the help of @pagodared, one of our long-time dealers exhibiting virtually for this year's Fair. Learn about some of the pieces they have on offer right now, then hit the link in our bio to explore example pieces from several of our other renowned participating garden furniture and antique dealers. With appreciation to @lifeatbartlett for making the virtual event possible.
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#AGFFNYBG #plantlove #nybgathome

NYBG is eager to welcome children of all ages to e

NYBG is eager to welcome children of all ages to explore, plant, and investigate here at the Garden!
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Registration is now open for our 2021 programming, including Camps, Nature Explorers, and the Children's Gardening Program, with some new guidelines in place. Hit the link in our bio to learn more about these offerings for kids across a range of ages—including activities that take them out into nature, the vegetable garden, and more—and get registered while space is still available.
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#plantlove #AllInNYC

The initial ticket release for KUSAMA: Cosmic Natu

The initial ticket release for KUSAMA: Cosmic Nature has been extended, and tickets for visit dates through August 1, 2021 are now available. Details for August 3–October 31 tickets and separate interior access Infinity Mirrored Room tickets will be available in late spring.
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#KusamaNYBG #YayoiKusama #plantlove

A Table Centerpiece with Putnam & Putnam. As our v

A Table Centerpiece with Putnam & Putnam. As our virtual Antique Garden Furniture Fair continues through this Friday, May 7, take a look at what @putnamflowers has put together for us this year, creating a brilliant floral centerpiece for our event that's inspired by a late 19th-century painting. Then hit the link in our bio to peruse the offerings for this year's fair from home, with furniture and antiques available from renowned dealers. With thanks to @lifeatbartlett for making the virtual fair possible.
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#AGFFNYBG #plantlove #nybgathome

For May's EcoQuest Challenge, we need the help of

For May's EcoQuest Challenge, we need the help of citizen scientists like you to track down Veronica, a genus in the Plantaginaceae family with about 500 individual species. Head through to the link in our bio to learn more, and help us track down plants like Pink Ivy-Leaves Speedwell (Veronica sublobata), with its tiny pink flowers and fuzzy stalks.
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#PlantLove #EcoQuest #EcoFlora #CityNatureChallenge

Our virtual Antique Garden Furniture Fair opens to

Our virtual Antique Garden Furniture Fair opens to the public today, Saturday, May 1.
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Kicking off a week of access to fine furniture, garden antiques, and rarities from a wide variety of renowned antique dealers. Head to the link in our bio to learn more about the offerings, peruse the exhibitors, and find your next home conversation piece. With much appreciation to @lifeatbartlett for making the virtual fair possible.
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#AGFFNYBG #plantlove #nybgathome

Celebrate Arbor Day with “The Trees of North Ame

Celebrate Arbor Day with “The Trees of North America” Tiny Folio™, the latest addition to @abbevillepress series of miniature art books.
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Published in cooperation with NYBG, this is a wonderful gift for gardeners, art enthusiasts, and nature lovers alike. Many have rediscovered the joys of the great outdoors during the pandemic, and this book is a great pocket-size reference for hikers and birdwatchers. Fans of botanical prints will also enjoy the companion “Trees of North America” notecard set, releasing simultaneously. Check out the link in our bio to get your copy.
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#PlantLove #ArborDay #Dwarf Rose Bay

DIY Planter. Get hands-on with your recycling this

DIY Planter. Get hands-on with your recycling this #EarthMonth by creating your own DIY planter.
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Tiffany Gomez of the Bronx-based @gomezdesignstudio teaches you how to reduce, reuse, and revitalize household objects by taking scrap paper and some simple craft ingredients to create a reusable and imaginative pot for your houseplants. Hit the link in our bio to find more ways we're celebrating Earth Month from home.
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#plantlove #nybgathome #crafts

Our Antique Garden Furniture Fair Preview Party ki

Our Antique Garden Furniture Fair Preview Party kicks off tomorrow, April 29, entirely online. And there's still time to get your tickets!
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Hit the link in our bio to learn more about this year's event, featuring special guest appearances by @marthastewart48, renowned ceramicist @christopherspitzmiller, @bittybromley and @gentleman.gardener of Brittany Bromley Interiors and Landscape Design, @manscapersny, and @putnamflowers. Get first access to classic furniture and fine garden antiques from celebrated dealers, and exclusive access to our Collectors' Plant Auction, featuring rare and unique selections curated by our expert NYBG horticulturists, such as this 'Autumn Brilliance'. Thanks @lifeatbartlett for making the event possible.
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#AGFFNYBG #plantlove #nybgathome #Autumn Brilliance

Earth Month Celebration: NYC Compost Project Food

Earth Month Celebration: NYC Compost Project Food Scrap Drop-Off Program. Did you know that food scraps and yard waste make up more than 30% of our trash in NYC?
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For #EarthMonth, join Bronx Green-Up and the NYC Compost Project to learn more about the City's successful Food Scrap Drop-Off program, find a location near you, and discover how you can get one started in your neighborhood. By funneling our food scraps toward making compost, you can help us reduce the amount that goes to landfills and support urban farms and community gardens.
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#plantlove #nybgathome

The Plant Doctor is in! . We're taking your home g

The Plant Doctor is in!
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We're taking your home gardening and houseplant challenges and getting our NYBG experts' input. Leave your question here in the comments by Thursday morning. On Friday we'll follow up with answers, helping you keep your plants—like this 'Silver King' lilac now blooming in our Lilac Collection—thriving both indoors and out.
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#Syringa vulgaris #plantlove #nybgathome #museumfromhome

Earth Month Celebration: In a Garden. It's a great

Earth Month Celebration: In a Garden. It's a great time for kids to learn how to grow their own plants from seeds, and our NYBG Explainers are here to help them learn how.
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Hear from Alex as he reads from "In a Garden" by Tim McCanna, then stick around to learn how to make recycled seed containers with Ignasheus, who shows you how start your own seedlings in time for Earth Month.
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#NYBGChildrensEd #plantlove #EarthMonth