Inside The New York Botanical Garden

Matt Newman

Morning Eye Candy: Floating Along

Posted in Photography on July 18 2014, by Matt Newman

The flower clusters of Sanguisorba tenuifolia float like dainty ghosts at the tips of their spindly stems, calling out the beauty of the Seasonal Walk in summer all the more.

Sanguisorba tenuifolia

Sanguisorba tenuifolia along the Seasonal Walk – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Storm Sans Thunder

Posted in Photography on July 16 2014, by Matt Newman

It turns out you can have storm clouds sans all that wind, lightning, and falling water. You can even put them in a pot and keep them happily at home.

Agapanthus 'Storm Cloud'

Agapanthus ‘Storm Cloud’ by the Mosholu Gate – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Late Bloomer

Posted in Photography on July 9 2014, by Matt Newman

While their May-blooming cousins may get more attention for their all-at-once lightshow, the deciduous azaleas blooming now deserve some praise. As you can see.

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Deciduous azaleas (Rhododendron) in the Azalea Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Up from the Mire

Posted in Photography on July 8 2014, by Matt Newman

What was it that I said recently about the lotus blossoms not being far behind the Nymphaea? The Conservatory pools are far from the proverbial mud that the lotus is famous for emerging from, yet the persevering beauty of these plants is nonetheless potent.

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Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) in the Conservatory Pools – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen