Inside The New York Botanical Garden
Posted in Photography on August 4 2015, by Patricia Gonzalez
Patricia Gonzalez is an NYBG Visitor Services Attendant and avid wildlife photographer.
Eastern comma butterfly (Polygonia comma) in the Home Gardening Center – Photo by Patricia Gonzalez
Posted in Photography on August 4 2015, by Matt Newman
Escapism is the Native Plant Garden in summer.
In the Native Plant Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Mario Batali's Edible Garden, Programs and Events on August 3 2015, by Lansing Moore
This Sunday, August 9, join us for the next event of our special Family Dinners with Mario Batali’s Chefs! Bring the kids to enjoy a warm summer evening with outdoor dining in the green oasis of the Garden, all prepared by leading chefs from the Batali & Bastianich Hospitality Group‘s acclaimed restaurants.
NYBG provides a family-friendly fine dining experience in the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden, the future center of the Edible Academy and the perfect setting for a freshly prepared, garden-to-table meal in the open-air dining pavilion. Kids ages 4 to 12 can enjoy fun and educational outdoor activities in the hub of our organic vegetable gardening program as visiting chefs from the Batali & Bastianich restaurant group come to lead a live preparation of an exclusive tasting menu featuring healthy and delicious options. Continue reading for details, including the exclusive menu that will be prepared for guests on August 9.
Posted in Programs and Events on July 31 2015, by Matt Newman
With summer at its peak, there’s never been a better time to take a break from your sauna of a city apartment and head to NYBG—it’s a chance to get some walking in, stretch your legs, and enjoy the breezy shade!
The Garden right now is awash in greenery, from the swaying canopy of the Thain Family Forest to the wild abundance of Seasonal Walk. You’ll still find the Rose Garden blooming away, and the Perennial Garden is not only a place of poignant beauty, but of lyricism—our Poetry Walk features the writing of Octavio Paz in fine relief against the backdrop of flowers and foliage.
Not that the outdoor displays are all we have going on right now; FRIDA KAHLO: Art, Garden, Life continues to draw thousands of New Yorkers and travelers alike to our exhibition of horticulture, fine art, music, and dance, and now’s the season to experience it all—when the landscape so nearly matches the florid abundance of the artist’s paintings!
Posted in Photography on July 31 2015, by Matt Newman
If you’re a duck in New York, summer relief isn’t far away.
On the Bronx River – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on July 30 2015, by Matt Newman
Even well past spring, the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden continues to impress, as The McCartney Rose makes clear.
Rosa ‘The McCartney Rose’
Posted in Photography on July 28 2015, by Patricia Gonzalez
Patricia Gonzalez is an NYBG Visitor Services Attendant and avid wildlife photographer.
An eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) in the Home Gardening Center – Photo by Patricia Gonzalez
Posted in Photography on July 28 2015, by Lansing Moore
Hemerocallis ‘Baltimore Oriole’ along Daylily Walk – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on July 27 2015, by Matt Newman
Bottlebrush buckeye (Aesculus parviflora var. serotina) near the Library Building – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Programs and Events on July 24 2015, by Vilina Phan
Transport yourself to the wonderful world of Frida Kahlo this weekend! With FRIDA KAHLO: Art, Garden, Life in full swing, there’s no time like the present to experience and celebrate the life of the great artist. See the world as Frida did in the Enid A. Conservatory, which re-imagines her home and garden, the Casa Azul, in Mexico City. Then visit the Mertz Library and view an exquisitely curated collection of rarely seen paintings by Frida Kahlo.
Hungry? Make reservations to the Hudson Garden Grill–equal parts picturesque and delicious. As of this week, the full-service farm-to-table restaurant at the Garden has an updated Frida-inspired menu designed by Chef Julian Alonzo.
And throughout the weekend there will be music, dance, and film screenings—all honoring Frida, Diego, and the country they called home. So come and spend some time enjoying the Garden’s summer landscape—we know it’s been on your seasonal bucket list!