Inside The New York Botanical Garden
Posted in Around the Garden on November 4 2014, by Lansing Moore
It’s difficult to say which part of this cutleaf Japanese maple is the most beautiful—the foliage or the branches.
Acer palmatum ‘Dissectum’ near the Rock Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Video on November 3 2014, by Lansing Moore
The New York Botanical Garden recently received a very special gift from none other than Neil deGrasse Tyson—a sapling, grown from a cutting of Sir Isaac Newton’s famous apple tree! The astrophysicist and host of the hit series Cosmos has his own roots here in the Bronx, so when Dr. Tyson came into possession of this very unique specimen (and found it impractical to keep an apple tree in his New York City apartment), he kindly thought of NYBG as a good home for this special little tree.
As the legend goes, Newton was first inspired to develop his law of universal gravitation when an apple from his ‘Flower of Kent’ apple tree fell on his head. Like so many legends, the truth is less dramatic. In this video below commemorating his visit to NYBG, Tyson explains that Newton was observing apples fall from the tree while noticing the moon in the sky. This image may be less comical, but it is nonetheless humbling to be brought so close to one of history’s greatest scientific advancements through a living plant—and a humble sapling no less!
Posted in Photography on November 3 2014, by Lansing Moore
Right now is the best part of fall to enjoy a brisk walk along our pathways.
At the Native Plant Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on November 2 2014, by Lansing Moore
Whatever the season, the Perennial Garden always rises to the occasion.
In the Perennial Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on November 1 2014, by Lansing Moore
“America the Beautiful” may have been referring to grain, but we find the term applies just as vividly to the Northeast’s beautiful native colors. Fall Forest Weekends are under way here at NYBG—and what a fall it is!
In the Native Plant Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Programs and Events on October 31 2014, by Lansing Moore
NYBG’s trees are at 90% of peak color, jumping from 60% on Wednesday! Our Foliage Tracker has been going haywire this week as leaf season arrives in full force, just in time for the first of our Fall Forest Weekends. Autumn at the NYBG is at its most dazzling right now, and we have a full lineup of exciting activities to complete your experience of the colorful and serene woods. See live birds of prey, watch a master woodcarver at work, and even paddle a canoe down the Bronx River as you admire the Thain Family Forest from the best possible vantage point. Click through for the full schedule.
Don’t forget, The Holiday Train Show® opens for another year in just two weeks—November 15th! Tickets are available now for preferred dates going into the peak season, as well as for Bar Car Nights, so be sure to book as soon as you can for these popular events.
Posted in Photography on October 31 2014, by Lansing Moore
Happy Halloween! Today is the last chance to check out The Haunted Pumpkin Garden, but don’t worry—the fall festivities continue tomorrow and Sunday during our first Fall Forest Weekend. Enjoy a peaceful stroll with loved ones along our various forest paths.
In the Thain Family Forest – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on October 30 2014, by Lansing Moore
The historic Tulip Tree Allée is putting on its fall colors! Walking beneath these century-old trees during leaf season simply sublime.
In front of the LuEsther T. Mertz Library – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Programs and Events on October 29 2014, by Lansing Moore
Today our weekly Greenmarket is hosting a special Halloween Celebration! Come by before 3 p.m. for some extra fun and to enjoy your favorite fall treats. Try a taste of caramel corn and hot cider and snap a photo with a scarecrow! Kids can make some fall art, creating a leaf rubbing from one of NYBG’s many fallen leaves. Be sure to enter the New York Botanical Garden Raffle for a chance to win a bag of fresh produce and local goodies from the NYBG Greenmarket. Celebrate the season and learn about New York’s regional produce!
Our vendors have an abundance of healthy, fresh cauliflower for sale today, so it’s the perfect chance to share a little-known use for cauliflower—as a pizza crust! I kid you not, and speaking of kids, they won’t mind eating their vegetables when served like this. Click through for a quick and simple way to make a cauliflower pizza crust that you can cover with your preferred toppings.
Posted in Photography on October 29 2014, by Lansing Moore
If the Garden is an oyster then this Grandiflora rose is certainly the pearl!
Rosa ‘Mother of Pearl’™ in the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen