This Weekend: Triple the Fun!
Posted in Around the Garden on May 24 2013, by Ann Rafalko
It’s summer! Or is it? Given the unpredictable weather of the past few weeks, I guess it comes as little surprise that several days of hazy, hot, and humid afternoons would end with spring reasserting herself just as we hit the three day, “unofficial start of summer” weekend. But don’t let that put a damper on your long weekend plans! We’ve got plenty of warmth, color, and activities to help you relax going into the new season.
In the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, Wild Medicine: Healing Plants Around the World continues to delight with a one-two punch of geeky knowledge and Renaissance beauty. Enjoy tasting stations featuring delicious and healthy treats made from chocolate, tropical fruits, and soothing tea around the Conservatory Courtyard Pools where the hardy waterlilies are again in bloom. You can also spend time with Philip Haas’ amazing Four Seasons, monumental sculptural renderings of the surreal paintings of Giuseppe Arcimboldo, “rendered in trompe l’oeil vegetables, flowers and other horticulture.”
Outside of the Conservatory, there’s plenty that’s beautiful and in bloom around our 250 acres. Favorite subjects of the Garden’s photography enthusiasts, the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden and the herbaceous peonies are back in bloom, and a plethora of other gardens are also looking fine.
Saturday, May 25
Tour Wild Medicine in the Conservatory – regularly, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
In the Conservatory
Guides throughout the exhibition help bring the stories of Wild Medicine to life and guide your experience. Learn about featured medicinal plants and their cultural significance, the origin of medicinal gardens, and more.
Bird Walk – 11 a.m.
Meet at the Reflecting Pool at the Leon Levy Visitor Center
The diverse habitats of the Botanical Garden offer visitors a chance to see dozens of species of birds–both native and migratory–throughout the year. Bring your binoculars!
Film Screening: Wild Medicine – 11:30 a.m., 12, 2, and 4 p.m.
In the Ross Hall
This 15–minute introductory film narrated by Sigourney Weaver helps set the tone for your visit, celebrating the beauty of the real Garden of Padua while highlighting the importance of healing plants and the work of Garden scientists.
Commedia dell’Arte for Children – 12, 1, 2, and 3 p.m.
In the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden’s Discovery Center Plaza
Join The New York Baroque Dance Company and experience life in the Renaissance through music, dance, and commedia dell’arte with characters of the period.
12 and 2 p.m. – Commedia dell’Arte Pantomime
1 and 3 p.m. – Renaissance Dance Lesson: “The Washerwoman”
Music and Dance of the Italian Renaissance – 1 and 3 p.m.
In the Ross Hall
Enjoy a rich repertoire of music and dance of the Italian Renaissance period presented by artists from Early Music New York and The New York Historical Dance Company. Performers wear costumes and play historic instruments to recreate the sights and sounds of this period music, explaining the progression from classic to modern.
Home Gardening Demonstration: Sow and Grow
In the Perennial Garden, 2 p.m.
Join us for an activity-based demonstration on how to sow seeds and transplant young seedlings into your garden. Different techniques will be covered and participation is encouraged with a take-home treat for the family.
Sunday, May 26
Tour Wild Medicine in the Conservatory – regularly, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
In the Conservatory
Guides throughout the exhibition help bring the stories of Wild Medicine to life and guide your experience. Learn about featured medicinal plants and their cultural significance, the origin of medicinal gardens, and more.
Film Screening: Wild Medicine – 11:30 a.m., 12, 2, and 4 p.m.
In the Ross Hall
This 15–minute introductory film narrated by Sigourney Weaver helps set the tone for your visit, celebrating the beauty of the real Garden of Padua while highlighting the importance of healing plants and the work of Garden scientists.
Commedia dell’Arte for Children – 12, 1, 2, and 3 p.m.
In the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden’s Discovery Center Plaza
Join The New York Baroque Dance Company and experience life in the Renaissance through music, dance, and commedia dell’arte with characters of the period.
12 and 2 p.m. – Commedia dell’Arte Pantomime
1 and 3 p.m. – Renaissance Dance Lesson: “The Washerwoman”
Music and Dance of the Italian Renaissance – 1 and 3 p.m.
In the Ross Hall
Enjoy a rich repertoire of music and dance of the Italian Renaissance period presented by artists from Early Music New York and The New York Historical Dance Company. Performers wear costumes and play historic instruments to recreate the sights and sounds of this period music, explaining the progression from classic to modern.
Home Gardening Demonstration: Sow and Grow
In the Perennial Garden, 2 p.m.
Join us for an activity-based demonstration on how to sow seeds and transplant young seedlings into your garden. Different techniques will be covered and participation is encouraged with a take-home treat for the family.
Monday, May 27
Tour Wild Medicine in the Conservatory – regularly, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
In the Conservatory
Guides throughout the exhibition help bring the stories of Wild Medicine to life and guide your experience. Learn about featured medicinal plants and their cultural significance, the origin of medicinal gardens, and more.
Film Screening: Wild Medicine – 11:30 a.m., 12, 2, and 4 p.m.
In the Ross Hall
This 15–minute introductory film narrated by Sigourney Weaver helps set the tone for your visit, celebrating the beauty of the real Garden of Padua while highlighting the importance of healing plants and the work of Garden scientists.
Commedia dell’Arte for Children – 12, 1, 2, and 3 p.m.
In the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden’s Discovery Center Plaza
Join The New York Baroque Dance Company and experience life in the Renaissance through music, dance, and commedia dell’arte with characters of the period.
12 and 2 p.m. – Commedia dell’Arte Pantomime
1 and 3 p.m. – Renaissance Dance Lesson: “The Washerwoman”
Music and Dance of the Italian Renaissance – 1 and 3 p.m.
In the Ross Hall
Enjoy a rich repertoire of music and dance of the Italian Renaissance period presented by artists from Early Music New York and The New York Historical Dance Company. Performers wear costumes and play historic instruments to recreate the sights and sounds of this period music, explaining the progression from classic to modern.
Home Gardening Demonstration: Sow and Grow
In the Perennial Garden, 2 p.m.
Join us for an activity-based demonstration on how to sow seeds and transplant young seedlings into your garden. Different techniques will be covered and participation is encouraged with a take-home treat for the family.
Ongoing Children’s Programs
Hands-On Gardening Activities for Families: Salad Days
In the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden
Through June 7, 2013; 1:30 – 5:30 p.m. daily
The ”salad days” of the Garden year are here! The finale of spring is a bonanza of ripe roots, succulent stems, glorious greens, and a kaleidoscope of colorful–and edible–flowers. Use real plants and flowers to decorate a salad bowl collage. Learn tips on how to combine this array of plant parts into an assortment of salads and prepare a healthy dressing to take home. Plants and imaginations grow at the Howell Family Garden, where kids are allowed–no, encouraged!–to play in the dirt. Display gardens such as the Global Gardens and the Breakfast Bowl, and daily activities delight and inspire. Cooking demonstrations at the Whole Foods Market® Family Garden Kitchen run through October 11. Learn to cook flavorful new recipes using garden-fresh ingredients, twice a day on Wednesdays and weekends.
Mario Batali’s Kitchen Gardens
In the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden
Through October 11, 2013; 1:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Kids can explore with Mario’s Menu Mystery game, featuring favorite vegetables and herbs from nine of his restaurants’ kitchens, including Otto and Del Posto.
Outdoor Nature Exploration: Naturally Curious
In the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden
Through September 8; 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
In the Adventure Garden adventure abounds for kids of all ages with art and science activities such as mixing paints and creating science notebooks. Explore nature and plant science, themed galleries, and hands-on activities in the William and Lynda Steere Discovery Center as well as through outdoor exploration of the 12-acre Adventure Garden.
