Matt Newman, Author at Plant Talk

Morning Eye Candy: Hearthlight

Posted in Photography on November 18 2014, by Matt Newman

In the Ross Conifer Arboretum – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Posted in Photography on September 30 2014, by Matt Newman

New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae ‘Andenken an Alma Potschke’) in the Home Gardening Center – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Posted in Photography on September 14 2014, by Matt Newman

It may be known as the “red-coned cycad,” but this Conservatory star is occasionally fond of orange, too.

Red-coned cycad (Encephalartos ferox) in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Posted in Photography on September 13 2014, by Matt Newman

While the Home Gardening Center won’t see its crops plucked for the Harvest Festival, it’s certainly looking like it wants to be included.

Vegetables in the Home Gardening Center – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Posted in Photography on September 9 2014, by Matt Newman

An uncommon visitor to the Rock Garden this summer caught the eye (and camera) of our resident bird and wildlife aficionado, Debbie Becker.

Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) in the Rock Garden – Photo by Debbie Becker

Posted in Photography on September 8 2014, by Matt Newman

The cardinal rule of visiting the Native Plant Garden dictates that you’re not allowed to miss summer’s cardinal flowers.

Cardinal flowers (Lobelia cardinalis) in the Native Plant Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Posted in Photography on September 7 2014, by Matt Newman

No worries—green still lords over most everything on the grounds, and quite pleasantly, at that.

In the Native Plant Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Posted in Photography on September 6 2014, by Matt Newman

The roses are particularly flirty in September, when perhaps the promise of the coming fall chill has them blooming with abandon.

Rosa ‘Kiss Me’ in the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden – Photo by Amy Weiss

Posted in Photography on September 5 2014, by Matt Newman

Helen’s Garden for the Senses in the Home Gardening Center – Photo by Patricia Gonzalez

Posted in Photography on September 4 2014, by Matt Newman

By the Conservatory Pools – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen