Photography

Morning Eye Candy: Violet & Lavender

Posted in Photography on January 15 2016, by Matt Newman

Queen’s wreath (Petrea volubilis) in the Haupt Conservatory – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: A Few More Days

Posted in Photography on January 14 2016, by Matt Newman

Days remaining in the Holiday Train Show are into the single digits now, but no worries—we’re making the most out of them. We’ll be open for the long weekend with activities planned for Monday, January 18, the final day of the exhibition. And if you haven’t had an opportunity to join us for a Bar Car Night this year, you’re just about out of time! A few tickets still remain for our final evenings on Friday and Saturday, January 15 and 16.

The Holiday Train Show in the Haupt Conservatory – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Never Too Early

Posted in Photography on January 13 2016, by Matt Newman

It’s never too early in the year for orchids—this might even be the perfect time to start admiring them, with our annual Orchid Show coming in February.

Specklinia corniculata in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Namesake

Posted in Photography on January 12 2016, by Matt Newman

Named for the wife of the person who first bred this passion flower cultivar, I have to guess she was content with her namesake.

Passiflora ‘Grace Ann’ in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: The Original

Posted in Photography on January 11 2016, by Matt Newman

Penn Station (Original) in the Holiday Train Show – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Winter Sparks

Posted in Photography on January 8 2016, by Matt Newman

Add a flamboyant dash of red to New York’s winter days with these Bolivian powder puffs.

Powder puffs (Calliandra haematocephala) in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: The Clock is Ticking

Posted in Photography on January 6 2016, by Matt Newman

With less than two weeks left in this year’s run of the Holiday Train Show, there’s still time to make your annual trip—but not much!

The Holiday Train Show in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Desert Hues

Posted in Photography on January 4 2016, by Matt Newman

Brown-spined prickly pear (Opuntia phaecantha) in the Haupt Conservatory – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Starting Fresh

Posted in Photography on January 1 2016, by Matt Newman

Happy New Year! Have some botanical fireworks for the first day of 2016. We’re open today, so feel free to drop by and walk the grounds, explore the Holiday Train Show, and think about grabbing a ticket this Saturday’s Bar Car Night!

Solandra maxima in the Haupt Conservatory – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Early Risers

Posted in Photography on December 31 2015, by Matt Newman

Woken by the unnaturally warm winter we’re having, a few dozy snowdrops come up well ahead of their springtime schedule.

Snowdrops (Galanthus) in the Ross Conifer Arboretum – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen