Inside The New York Botanical Garden
Posted in Photography on April 4 2013, by Ann Rafalko
I wonder if the sap is stirring yet,
If wintry birds are dreaming of a mate,
If frozen snowdrops feel as yet the sun
And crocus fires are kindling one by one:
Sing, robin sing;
I still am sore in doubt concerning Spring.
The First Spring Day ~ Christina Rossetti
Posted in Photography on April 1 2013, by Ann Rafalko
The palest of colors are beginning to show in the soon-to-open Native Plant Garden.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden on March 31 2013, by Ann Rafalko
Easter greetings from The Orchid Show!
Angraecum sesquipedale ‘Waterfield Easter Bunny’ (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)
Posted in Photography on March 30 2013, by Ann Rafalko
Should you partake in an Easter-themed perambulation down Fifth Avenue tomorrow, may your bonnet be as graceful and light as this delicate daffodil!
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Gardening Tips on March 28 2013, by Ann Rafalko
Spring! Where are you spring?
I am not one to heap praise on any woodchuck, but I refuse to place blame on poor old Charles G. Hogg. I mean, can you imagine being ripped from your cozy bed by a bunch of strangers and asked to predict the future? I am also not one to complain too much about the weather. I’m an eternal optimist, and I see in this slow spring the opportunity for an extra long blooming season when the daffodils, cherry blossoms, and tulips do finally show their faces above ground. But, that doesn’t mean I am immune to trying to force a little spring inside my apartment, and I do mean that literally.
And this was all brought to mind when Amy Weston posted a really interesting question to our Facebook wall. “I recently cut some branches from my flowering quince bush to bring inside to force,” Amy writes. “They are now blooming but they are white, not the salmon color that they are on the bush. I assume it must have something to do with the fact that they are getting something from the dirt, since they are just in water. Do you know why this would happen?” It fascinated me.
Posted in Photography on March 28 2013, by Ann Rafalko
The Garden’s Horticulture staff that work in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory have a really unique perspective on the amazing plants growing within this one-acre wonderland. Recently I received a slew of beautiful portraits–including several from The Orchid Show—from Rafael Moricete Jr. and thought you might like to see a few, too.
Posted in The Orchid Show on March 27 2013, by Ann Rafalko
We call Orchid Evenings one of New York City’s most romantic date destinations. But don’t take our word for it!
Posted in Adult Education on March 26 2013, by Ann Rafalko
The New York Botanical Garden would like to congratulate one of our very own Horticultural Therapy instructors, Matthew J. Wichrowski, M.S.W., H.T.R., for being the recipient of the prestigious 2013 American Horticultural Society (AHS) distinguished Great American Gardeners Award for Horticultural Therapy.
In addition to serving as Senior Horticultural Therapist at the Enid A. Haupt Glass Garden at the Rusk Institute, part of NYU Langone Medical Center, Mr. Wichrowski has brought his expertise to our Horticultural Therapy Certificate students since 1996 as one of our valued instructors.
Posted in Photography on March 26 2013, by Ann Rafalko
It’s a frilly affair at The Orchid Show!
Posted in Photography on March 25 2013, by Ann Rafalko
In the Aquatic Plants Gallery (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)