Morning Eye Candy: Perennially Yours
Posted in Photography on October 16 2015, by Matt Newman
In the Perennial Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Inside The New York Botanical Garden
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An Evening Among the Roses with Julie Andrews
Posted in People on October 14 2015, by Matt Newman
It was a glitzy evening of dinner, dancing, and fall-blooming color that brought a crowd of well-dressed attendees to the Garden on Thursday, October 8, each person there to toast our guests of honor: the unmatched actress and rosarian, Julie Andrews, and NYBG‘s own Curator of the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden, Stephen Scanniello.
The 25th anniversary of the Rose Garden Dinner saw guests enjoying cocktails and exclusive tours among the autumn blooms of the Rose Garden, followed by an elegant dinner served in the Garden Terrace Room. A special presentation by Scanniello on the sustainable gardening practices that support NYBG’s rose collection was matched with the unveiling of a new display of Andrews’ favorite rose cultivar, ‘Sally Holmes’.
Guests closed out the night with mingling, drinks, and dancing, while the proceeds from the dinner went toward supporting the Fund for Horticulture and the continued preservation and development of the historic Rockefeller Rose Garden. Thanks goes out to everyone who joined us!
Morning Eye Candy: Color & Shape
Posted in Photography on October 13 2015, by Matt Newman
In the Native Plant Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Morning Eye Candy: Gentle Sun
Posted in Photography on October 9 2015, by Matt Newman
Morning peeks into the hollows of the Rock Garden with a reticent sort of light. The collection’s currently on track to stay open until November 15 this season—longer if the weather behaves.
In the Rock Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Bring the Family for Frida Adventures in Fall!
Posted in Programs and Events on October 8 2015, by Matt Newman
Autumn for families in the Garden is one of the most colorful times of year to stop by, from the changing leaves in the Forest to our much-loved tradition of giant pumpkin carving in late October. And new this year, we’re taking things a step further with a full schedule of fall FRIDA KAHLO programming geared toward families who’re looking for something more than the average Halloween outing!
Take a break from the haunted houses and join NYBG in the coming weeks for some of the most lively Día de los Muertos activities you’ll find in New York.
Kids and adults alike are welcome at the Garden in late October, when we highlight the Mexican Day of the Dead with two festive weekends of stilt-dancers, live music, food, and fun for all ages—with events throughout the garden on October 24, 25, 31, and November 1. Our first Día de los Muertos Weekend also happens to feature a fan-favorite in Ray Villafane, who returns to the Garden with his team of artists for two days of live pumpkin carving—some of the biggest and heaviest gourds in the country!—creating creepy creatures inspired by traditional calaveras characters.
Morning Eye Candy: Autumn Light
Posted in Photography on October 8 2015, by Matt Newman
With the last of the whitewash removed, you can make out the silhouettes of thriving tropical trees beneath the glass of the Conservatory dome.
The Haupt Conservatory – Photo by Marlon Co
Morning Eye Candy: Greenmarket in Triptych
Posted in Photography on October 7 2015, by Matt Newman
The Greenmarket is a hub of color, muted and bright. And always delicious—though that should go without saying. Join us there every Wednesday, 9 a.m.–3 p.m., through this November.
Kale, tomatoes, beets, now at the Greenmarket — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Morning Eye Candy: Dew
Posted in Photography on October 6 2015, by Matt Newman
Frikart’s Aster wears the morning dew well in the Home Gardening Center.
Aster × frikartii ‘Monch’ in the Home Gardening Center – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Morning Eye Candy: Fall Stars
Posted in Photography on October 5 2015, by Matt Newman
With the arrival of cool weather comes no dearth of floral color—this shade-loving toad-lily makes that abundantly clear.
Taiwan toad-lily (Tricyrtis formosana ‘Dark Beauty’) along Seasonal Walk – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Morning Eye Candy: Crystal Clear
Posted in Photography on September 30 2015, by Matt Newman
It’s that time of year again—almost a holiday, really—where we pull out the cherry picker and take the whitewash off the Conservatory. If you didn’t know it was fall before, this is your cue!
The whitewash goes on in late spring, when high temperatures and bright sunlight need to be mitigated to keep our plants happy. Come the cooler months, we strip it off to give the Conservatory plants as much sunlight as possible. It’s a refreshing annual swap that signals lots of changes to come as the seasons play out.
The Enid A. Haupt Conservatory – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen