Inside The New York Botanical Garden
Lansing Moore
Posted in Programs and Events on August 20 2014, by Lansing Moore
Wednesday is Greenmarket day at NYBG! Our local purveyors are back with an abundance of fresh goods until 3 p.m. Today’s market features tomatoes, eggplants, cantaloupe, fresh garlic, potatoes, green bell pepper, and plums—plus baked goods including gluten-free options!
Today includes another visit from Montefiore Community and Population Health, who are providing free body mass index (BMI) screenings as well as nutritional counseling on how to stay healthy. It’s a beautiful day to enjoy the grounds and make healthy choices at the Greenmarket!
Summer is salad season, so we found a recipe that uses a delicious seasonal fruit—plums—to make a fresh and light summer snack. Click through to see a quick and easy recipe for buffalo mozzarella with balsamic glazed plums, pine nuts, and mint.
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Posted in Photography on August 17 2014, by Lansing Moore
In the Perennial Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on August 16 2014, by Lansing Moore
If Hansel and Gretel didn’t have such a sweet tooth, I bet they’d enjoy the new Edible Archway. This appetizing structure is part of the new Curator’s Spotlight.
The Edible Archway at the Conservatory Courtyard – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Programs and Events on August 15 2014, by Lansing Moore
We are all very excited for a bright weekend after such a rainy week. Of course, the plants loved all that water—and it seems fitting that this weekend features two special tours of the Aquatic House! While the city is drying out, visit the wettest habitats in the Conservatory and admire the gorgeous plants within.
Don’t forget, next week is the last of our Jazz Age Evenings. On August 21 we bid farewell to these vintage-style soirées that brought such glamour and joy to Groundbreakers. Join us for the big bash as Michael Arenella & His Dreamland Orchestra transports guests back to the 40s with a swinging songbook inspired by the “Greatest Generation.” Our friends at Crabbie’s Alcoholic Ginger Beer will be serving up their own spicy twist on that classic summer cocktail—the Margarita.
Be sure to bring the kids this weekend for the Global Gardens Summer Harvest Celebration in the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden! This weekend only, children will explore five Global Gardens and fill up their passports while enjoying activities. Click through for more details and the full program schedule.
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Posted in Photography on August 15 2014, by Lansing Moore
The magnolia blossoms may have faded away with spring, but these trees remain beautiful fixtures on the Garden grounds all year long.
Magnolia stellata in the Ross Conifer Arboretum – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on August 14 2014, by Lansing Moore
Happy pollinators are the key to a successful garden!
In the Home Gardening Center – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Exhibitions, Gardens and Collections, Video on August 13 2014, by Lansing Moore
Visitors to the Garden will notice a number of small installations throughout the grounds as part of our new Curator’s Spotlight series. Behind the many gardens and collections that make up NYBG’s 250 acres is a legion of dedicated horticulturists and passionate curators, and for this new series we invited them to choose their own subject to focus on from the plant kingdom.
There is so much to see in the vast diversity of the Garden. Who better to guide our visitors and direct their attention to some of the individual beauty on display than the people who cultivate it? See the Garden through the eyes of its experts in this new video for Curator’s Spotlight, in which Kevin Character overviews some of the fun new installations our curators have dreamed up. Hear from our own Christian Primeau, Manager of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, on why he chose to highlight the whimsical colocasia, also known as elephant’s ear.
More videos are coming soon! In the meantime, keep an eye out for Curator’s Spotlight installations on your next visit. See the full lineup here.
Posted in Programs and Events on August 13 2014, by Lansing Moore
The NYBG Greenmarket is open today until 3 p.m., rain or shine! This week the NYC Compost Project hosts a Compost Q&A with a focus on outdoor composting. Stop by for info sheets and helpful tips from Master Composters between 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and get your compost bin started today.
Our specialty vendors offer organic fruit juices, a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables—from apples to eggplants—as well as cookies, pies, and other baked goods. Among the produce is okra, which can be roasted for a quick, easy, and healthy side snack. We found a recipe that will add some green to your next barbecue. Read on for more!
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Posted in Photography on August 13 2014, by Lansing Moore
Is there anything more cheerful than bright pink flowers against a blue sky?
Lagerstroemia ‘Choctaw’ – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on August 12 2014, by Lansing Moore
This water lily certainly knows how to make a splash! These singular flowers make the Conservatory Pools shimmer even more this time of year.
Nymphaea ‘Ultra Violet’ in the Conservatory Pools – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
