Inside The New York Botanical Garden
Posted in Photography on June 21 2014, by Matt Newman
Cutting back the Native Plant Garden’s meadow a few months ago left many wondering how quickly it would spring up again. The answer wasted no time getting here, and just in time for today’s summer solstice.
Split Rock in the Native Plant Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on June 20 2014, by Matt Newman
Today is the last day of Spring 2014, and the Rose Garden is ripe with farewells.
In the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden on June 19 2014, by Matt Newman
At the heart of our Groundbreakers exhibition stand six women—three of them designers, three of them photographers—who, through combined efforts, effected a sea change in the style and popularity of the American garden. From Beatrix Farrand’s opus of the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden in Seal Harbor, Maine, to Marian Coffin’s timeless creations here at NYBG, formerly staid home gardens in the U.S. shrugged off western Europe’s stylistic dominance for new and exciting influences from other cultures—not to mention those found right here at home.
Groundbreakers: Great American Gardens and The Women Who Designed Them is an homage to that renaissance of the early 20th century, when these six women established themselves not only as successful designers, but as pioneers along a fresh course for the country’s green spaces.
Posted in Photography on June 19 2014, by Matt Newman
The mullein (Verbascum) in our “Mrs. Rockefeller’s Garden” display is getting pleasantly overzealous in its efforts to outdazzle the rest of the planting.
Groundbreakers in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on June 18 2014, by Matt Newman
It’s been a couple of weeks since our Rose Garden Celebration. Please, nobody tell the Rose Garden that it can stop trying so hard!
In the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on June 17 2014, by Matt Newman
Looks like the armillary sphere could use a haircut.
The Armillary Sphere in the Perennial Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on June 16 2014, by Matt Newman
It’s landscapes like the Rock Garden that gave the world its fairy tales.
In the Rock Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on June 15 2014, by Matt Newman
Happy Father’s Day! Here’s to all the dads out there that—even if they’re a bit prickly—will always have a heart of gold. We’ll be chilling on Daffodil Hill for the Big Backyard BBQ all afternoon, so feel free to join us if you’re in the mood for good food, beer, and music.
Prickly pear (Opuntia humifusa) in the Native Plant Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on June 14 2014, by Matt Newman
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) at NYBG – Photo by Patricia Gonzalez
Posted in Programs and Events on June 13 2014, by Matt Newman
Beer, bands, BBQ. In a nutshell, that should be enough to give you an idea of what’s going on this Saturday and Sunday at the Garden. We’re opening up Daffodil Hill for a Father’s Day weekend to remember with a stacked roster of great Americana bands, visiting samplers, BBQ for sale, and plenty of craft beer offerings to help you toast the coming summer warmth!
While our Big Backyard BBQ is our spotlight event (grab tickets in advance if you can!), there are a number of other activities taking place at NYBG over the weekend for those who are raring for some exploration. The Rose Garden’s still popping, making it the perfect time to jump on a tour. And if you’re of a mind to break out your binoculars, Debbie Becker’s weekly Bird Walk takes place at 11 a.m. this Saturday. We’re even holding our Three Billy Goats Gruff family concert for anyone with kids to entertain.
From our Groundbreakers activities to the growing vegetables in our Family Garden, the end of spring is beyond lively. See you on grounds!