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Posted in Around the Garden on October 4 2013, by Ann Rafalko
The weather forecast for this weekend looks equally as wonderful as our slate of weekend activities. Blue skies and golden sunshine pair perfectly with Japanese chrysanthemums, pumpkin carving demonstrations, bird walks, and garden tours. It just doesn’t get better than early October in New York City! So get outside and soak up this perfect weather in the Garden!
Children of all ages can join a bird walk (Saturday only), get pumpkin carving tips, thrill to the sounds of Japanese taiko drumming, and learn about the bugs and creepy creatures of Halloween. Adults hunting for horticultural knowledge will love our Bulb Basics demonstration in the Home Gardening Center, ikebana demonstrations in the Conservatory Courtyard, in-depth tours of Kiku: The Art of the Japanese Garden in the Conservatory, and an expert-led tour of the Native Plant Garden.
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Posted in Around the Garden, Exhibitions on October 3 2013, by Ann Rafalko
You probably know (or at least think you know) all about bonsai, the Japanese art of growing, tending, and shaping miniature trees in trays. But do you know about kiku? Where bonsai is small, kiku is large. Where bonsai is about long life, kiku is about ephemerality. Where bonsai is about a minimal aesthetic, kiku is about color, pattern, and profusion.
Or at least that is how we interpret this tradition of shaping and tending chrysanthemums in Kiku: The Art of the Japanese Garden, opening Saturday in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. Many of these huge chrysanthemum “sculptures” begin as one single stem, despite looking like brilliant tapestries of many flowering plants woven together. They are tended for months on end to bloom for just a few weeks. There is no way for us to extend kiku beyond their natural lifespan, so to see them in their full glory, you have got to act fast!
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Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on September 27 2013, by Matt Newman
I like to think that the insect sitting on the rose petal’s fringe is looking out across his own pale canyons in pink and salmon.
Shrub rose ‘Carding Mill’ — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on September 26 2013, by Matt Newman
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on September 25 2013, by Matt Newman
Per Pat Gonzalez, our local shutterbug and Visitor Services Attendant:
“For the first time since I began photographing wildlife at the NYBG in 2008, I was able to get clear, close-up shots of one of the hardest fine-feathered friends to shoot. Say hello to a female Ruby-throated Hummingbird.”
Ruby-throated Humming Bird (Archilochus colubris) — Photo by Pat Gonzalez
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on September 24 2013, by Matt Newman
The Rock Garden is dense with greenery right now, and insular, but it’s only open through November before we button it up for the winter. You may want to find your way there with an All-Garden Pass for some zen time in the next month or two.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on September 23 2013, by Matt Newman
I know, it’s Monday, but there’s no cause to be glum or dreary. There are loud and lively things to look at!
Upland ironweed (Vernonia glauca) — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on September 22 2013, by Matt Newman
It’s the first day of fall and the Rose Garden isn’t batting a lash. We’ll see the color shifting in the canopies in the coming months, but expect to be enjoying this painted spot through October.
Floribunda rose ‘Tequila’ — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on September 21 2013, by Matt Newman
The sun sets on summer and already we’re excited for the hues of a new season. We’ll let you know as soon as the leaves turn the corner in earnest.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on September 20 2013, by Matt Newman
Had Jason and his Argonauts come upon this goldenrod in their search for the actual fleece, I’m not sure they would have been fooled. Though I doubt they’d be disappointed in its brightness, either.
Solidage sphacelata ‘Golden Fleece’ — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
The weather forecast for this weekend looks equally as wonderful as our slate of weekend activities. Blue skies and golden sunshine pair perfectly with Japanese chrysanthemums, pumpkin carving demonstrations, bird walks, and garden tours. It just doesn’t get better than early October in New York City! So get outside and soak up this perfect weather in the Garden!
