Morning Eye Candy: Updo
Posted in Photography on September 30 2013, by Ann Rafalko
Albuca spiralis in the Home Gardening Center (photo by Kristine Paulus, Senior Plant Recorder)
Inside The New York Botanical Garden
Ann Rafalko
Morning Eye Candy: September Light
Posted in Photography on September 29 2013, by Ann Rafalko
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Morning Eye Candy: Rare Air
Posted in Photography on September 28 2013, by Ann Rafalko
Ready to commit to a career in horticulture? Better make sure you’re not afraid of heights! Who knew that part of the job included occasional trips to the top of the dome of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory?
Photo by Rafael Moricete Jr.
Morning Eye Candy: Tie Dye
Posted in Photography on June 5 2013, by Ann Rafalko
Long before the Age of Aquarius, some of the heritage roses currently in bloom in the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden were anticipating a dubious fashion trend.
Hybrid Perpetual rose ‘Roger Lambelin’ Introduced in 1890 (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)
Morning Eye Candy: A Frill A Minute
Posted in Photography on June 4 2013, by Ann Rafalko
Some of the heritage roses in the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden are simple, and others are ornate and frilly!
Portland rose ‘Rose de Rescht’ Introduced in 1840 (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)
Morning Eye Candy: Pure White
Posted in Photography on June 3 2013, by Ann Rafalko
A rose may be a rose, but in the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden a heritage rose may smell all the more sweet.
China rose ‘Ducher’ Hybridized by Ducher in 1869 (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)
Morning Eye Candy: Old Blush
Posted in Photography on June 2 2013, by Ann Rafalko
The oldest of the heritage roses currently blooming in the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden that we will feature in this unofficial heritage rose appreciation week.
China rose ‘Old Blush’ Unknown hybridizer, before 1752 (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)
Morning Eye Candy: The Duchess
Posted in Photography on June 1 2013, by Ann Rafalko
Celebrating the heritage stars of the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden.
Hybrid Perpetual rose ‘Duchesse de Bragance’ Introduced in 1886 (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)
This Weekend: Fun in the Sun!
Posted in Around the Garden on May 31 2013, by Ann Rafalko
Step outside and one word springs to mind: Summer! And all signs point to it too–Memorial Day is in the rear view mirror, Manhattanhenge has graced the city’s famous grid, and the cicadas are appearing around the region. What does that mean at the Garden? It’s time to hang out in our gardens, that’s what! No need to hurry-scurry around; take a Tram ride, sit in the shade, stroll around an Italian Garden, loll by the waterlily pools, stop and smell the roses (literally), and saunter around in the shade of the Forest or the Native Plant Garden. Good times, I promise you!
If that’s not enough, and you’re looking for some brainiac mental stimulation instead, we’ve got that too! As part of this weekend’s World Science Festival we’re offering tours of our science facilities, special lectures, and concerts. Yep, that’s right, a science-based, cicada-centric concert! It doesn’t get more geektastic than that!
Morning Eye Candy: Queen of Violets
Posted in Photography on May 31 2013, by Ann Rafalko
Our unofficial heritage rose appreciation week continues in the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden!
Hybrid Perpetual rose ‘Reine des Violettes’ Hybridized by Millet-Malet in 1860 (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)