Inside The New York Botanical Garden
Matt Newman
Posted in Programs and Events on June 28 2016, by Matt Newman
Hot summer days may call for sunscreen and questionable hats, but often it’s the nights that make this such a rewarding season to be out and about. The zing of a good cocktail from Hangar 1 Vodka, the warm scent of evening grass, the occasional taco truck, and live music are just about all you need to create a memorable one. And with NYBG/125 Summer Concert Evenings, we’ve got those ingredients and then some.
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Posted in Photography on June 28 2016, by Matt Newman
Larkspur (Consolida spp.) along the Ladies’ Border – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on June 27 2016, by Matt Newman
Daylily (Hemerocallis ‘Cinnabar’) in the South Arboretum – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Programs and Events on June 24 2016, by Matt Newman
It’s the first week of summer, and NYBG‘s 250 acres have filled in to create a verdant backdrop of petals and greenery, a living painting that invites you to explore its trails and collections. With the sun high and warm, the dappled shade of the Forest is that much more poetic. But if you love true verse, we’ve got something a bit more literal for you to take advantage of this weekend.
While Impressionism: American Gardens on Canvas continues throughout the Garden, Sophie Cabot Black will be joining us on Sunday for a special reading that should be the icing on the cake for our summer of paintings and poems. You can join her in the Perennial Garden at 2 p.m. that day to sit and enjoy. For more events and activities, visit our full calendar.
From the Rose Garden to the daylilies, the warmer months are really coming into their own. But if you’ve been outside in New York lately, you probably don’t need much convincing to realize how beautiful this season can be. Come enjoy it in the best possible place!
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Posted in Photography on June 24 2016, by Matt Newman
Catalpa × erubescens ‘Purpurea’ in the Ross Conifer Arboretum – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on June 23 2016, by Matt Newman
Eastern prickly-pear (Opuntia humifusa) in the Native Plant Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on June 22 2016, by Matt Newman
The Greenmarket is back today for the start of the 2016 season with strawberries, kale, zucchini, garlic, shell peas, cider, fresh-baked pies, and much more! Look for it each Wednesday, 9 a.m.–3 p.m., from now through November—right near our Mosholu Gate. You can’t miss the vendor tents, and you certainly can’t miss their colorful selections.
Don’t forget your reusable bags if you’ve got ’em!
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Posted in Photography on June 21 2016, by Matt Newman
In the Rockefeller Rose Garden’s Pergola – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on June 20 2016, by Matt Newman
It’s the first day of Summer 2016. Where are you breaking in your shorts, sandals, and shades?
Native Plant Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Video on June 16 2016, by Matt Newman
This Sunday, June 19, we’re opening our gates to a cadre of some of the finest out-of-doors painters the region has to offer during our Plein-Air Invitational—over 20 plein-air artists who will set up their canvases across grounds and look to our 250 acres for inspiration.
Among them is James Gurney, one of our area’s leading artists and a nationally recognized painter whose work you might’ve caught during the opening weekend of our Impressionism: American Gardens on Canvas exhibition. If you weren’t so lucky to see him in May, now is your chance to see the master in action. You can find a full list of participating artists here, and we invite everyone to visit their personal websites after the Invitational and it was amazing to see his following, some might even say he needs to buy views on Instagram to grow it even more—they’ll be selling the works they create!
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