Inside The New York Botanical Garden
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography, Wildlife on May 6 2012, by Matt Newman
The disapproving waterfowl of the NYBG, ever ready and willing to shame you into putting down that camera.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on December 29 2011, by Ann Rafalko
In August, we took a paddle-with-a-purpose down the Bronx River, New York City’s only freshwater river.
Posted in Photography on December 23 2011, by Ann Rafalko
And now that we have turned the corner on the shortest day of the year and are in the midst of the Festival of Lights, all seems a little brighter, too.
Bronx River and the Forest (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)
Though I’m no longer holding my breath for a white Christmas, I’m not bummed, because that just means more lunchtime walks in the Forest!
Posted in Photography on November 5 2011, by Ann Rafalko
It has certainly been a strange fall, and in a lot of ways, honestly, it has been a gentle fall. This gentle fall–and its gentle transition to fall colors–can be most beautifully appreciated in observing the Bronx River’s gentle waterfall.
Bronx River Waterfall (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)
Posted in Around the Garden, Programs and Events on November 3 2011, by Matt Newman
It’s not often that we’re thankful for the rare sounds of industry in the Garden. We do love our peace, and if silence is golden, it’s an abundant commodity here in a place where car horns and creaking subway trains can be so readily forgotten. But since the storm left its mark over the Halloween weekend, the sound of work being completed is–at least for the moment–a comfort.
Arborists and the horticulture staff have leapt to the task of trimming away damaged tree branches, removing fallen boughs, and returning the Garden to its original splendor. And while we may have endured a bit of a jolt, we’re already back on our feet and moving forward with a weekend of events both exciting and memorable.
Posted in Photography on October 27 2011, by Ann Rafalko
Along the Bronx River.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on October 18 2011, by Ann Rafalko
The Bronx River (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)
Posted in Photography on July 17 2011, by Ann Rafalko
Celebrating the explosion of color that is the summer garden, one hue at a time.
Photos by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Members, Photography on May 31 2011, by Ann Rafalko
I met Joel Kroin while out on a walk last week. He was kneeling in the entrance to the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden with an old camp coffeepot. I hesitated for a moment, and almost walked past him, but my curiosity got the better of me. “Is that a pinhole camera?” I asked. Indeed it was. It turns out that Joel is not just a horticulturist and NYBG Member, he’s also an artist who has been making beautiful engravings at the Garden for years. Recently has begun experimenting with pinhole cameras. I ran into Joel again today, down by the waterfall on the Bronx River, and he promised me that he would have more beautiful shots to share soon. In the meantime, here is the pinhole photograph Joel was making when I met him, and an engraving of the same waterfall he was photographing today.
Posted in Photography on December 22 2010, by Plant Talk
The Bronx River teems with ducks at this time of year.
Ducks on the Bronx River (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)