Inside The New York Botanical Garden
Posted in Gardening Tips, NYBG in the News on June 18 2008, by Plant Talk
The gorgeous June weather has drenched the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden with plenty of sunshine, and the roses have responded. With roses on everyone’s mind, The New York Botanical Garden’s own Peter Kukielski, Curator of the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden, provided pruning tips for the folks at Fine Gardening Online
View Peter’s valuable tips for pruning:
Posted in NYBG in the News on May 26 2008, by Plant Talk
Henry Moore is here! Moore in America: Monumental Sculpture at The New York Botanical Garden opened to the public on Saturday, and the weather couldn’t have been nicer. Plenty of Memorial Day revelers took in the sun and the sights of Henry Moore’s sculpture across the Garden. Plenty of people are taking notice, with many naming Moore in America one of summer’s hottest tickets, like:
Time Out New York, which listed Moore in America as the “best by day” for Saturday. In their write-up reviewer Dan Avery says, “How fortunate, then, that these works of art are in an environment that is itself a work of art.” Thanks, Dan!
Posted in NYBG in the News on May 19 2008, by Plant Talk
Here Comes Henry Moore!
While the official media day for the upcoming exhibit, Moore in America, isn’t until tomorrow, swarms of reporters have already descended on the Garden. And why not? The exhibition boasts the largest outdoor collection of Henry Moore sculpture ever presented in a single venue in the United States.
That doesn’t mean Darwin’s Garden: An Evolutionary Adventure isn’t getting any love. On the contrary, tomorrow night (Tuesday, May 20, at 10:30 p.m.) the New York PBS affiliate, WNET Thirteen, will feature a special behind-the-scenes tour of Darwin’s Garden on their program New York Voices. Not only will it be educational AND entertaining, but you can win free tickets to the exhibition. Nice!
Posted in NYBG in the News on May 12 2008, by Plant Talk
Millions and Billions of Trees. . .
The Associated Press covered the Garden’s TreeBOL project to collect DNA samples of every tree on the planet. The article featured a photo of Dr. James Miller, Dean and Vice President for Science at The New York Botanical Garden, and quotes by Garden scientist Dr. Damon Little and Board Member Thomas Lovejoy.
The New York Times’ City Room Blog referenced Jessica Arcate, the Garden’s Curator of Woody Plants, in a discussion about the Million TreesNYC program that the Garden is participating in. Last month, the Garden, with help from 250 volunteers from St. John’s University, planted 500 trees as part of the program, designed to create the first environmentally sustainable, 21st-century city on Earth.
Antiques and Arts Weekly is getting excited about the next major exhibition at the Garden, Moore in America. The weekly publication, covering the antiques and arts trade, discusses the upcoming sculpture exhibition and features three nice photographs.
The New York Times Science Q&A reached out to the Garden’s Marc Hachadourian, Curator of Glasshouse Collections, to ask him a question about the longevity of amaryllis orchids. Marc offered some easy orchid care tips as well as recommendations on which type of amaryllis is for you.
Bellewood Gardens, the Web site of Garden consultant and popular instructor Judy Glattstein, featured Darwin’s Garden: An Evolutionary Adventure on the site. In a lush, photo-laden post, Judy detailed the blossoming cherry trees and tulips as well as the Darwin exhibition. Described as The New York Botanical Garden’s maven of geophytes (the rubric that encompasses “bulbous, tuberous, cormous, and rhizomatous plants”), she is an award-winning author on water gardening, shade gardening, bulbs, and more. Her latest garden book is Bulbs for Garden Habitats, published by Timber Press in 2005.
Posted in Darwin's Garden, Exhibitions, NYBG in the News on May 12 2008, by Plant Talk
Scientific American’s Science Talk recently posted its latest episode online. The downloadable podcast recorded on April 23 features Dr. David Kohn, curator of the current exhibit in the LuEsther T. Mertz Library and nationally recognized Darwin scholar. Surrounded by original Darwin publications in the Library’s Rare Book Room, Dr. Kohn talks about the role of plants in Darwin’s early life and how his views on botany were integral in his understanding of evolutionary processes.
Dr. David Kohn is editor of the Darwin Digital Library of Evolution, based at the American Museum of Natural History.
Darwin’s Garden: An Evolutionary Adventure runs through July 20. Get Your Tickets!
Posted in NYBG in the News on May 6 2008, by Plant Talk
From Martha to Meat Pies
Darwin’s Garden: An Evolutionary Adventure is in full swing at the Garden and the Henry Moore sculpture are being placed for the May 24 opening of Moore in America: Monumental Sculpture at The New York Botanical Garden. So, as you can imagine, things are super busy at the Garden, and it looks like more than a couple of news outlets have taken notice.
The Washington Post prominently featured the Darwin exhibit on the front page of its style section (right). Check out the link to read about the exhibit and even view a nice photo slide show.
The New York Times ran an interesting article on great places to eat nearby the Garden. From savory Albanian meat pies, the Dominican stew known as sancocho, and, of course, great authentic Italian food, who knew the Bronx was so eclectic?
Martha Stewart went wild at the annual Antique Garden Show and Furniture Sale, held last weekend at the Garden. Martha wrote a lengthy blog entry and included 26 images about her time at the sale.
The latest edition of Sonia’s Garden, all about daffodils, has been picked up by numerous news outlets across the country. Learn the difference between trumpet and large-cupped daffodils!