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Morning Eye Candy: We’re Fans

Posted in Photography on December 17 2011, by Ann Rafalko

Of the Palm Dome in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory! What’s your favorite Conservatory gallery?

Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Perfectly Still

Posted in Around the Garden, Holiday Train Show, Photography on December 16 2011, by Matt Newman

It might take you a few seconds to figure out what’s going on in this picture. It’s okay–it took me a little while, too. Can you make out the piece of the puzzle that gives it away?

Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

The Holiday Train Show Opens This Weekend!

Posted in Around the Garden, Holiday Train Show on November 18 2011, by Matt Newman

We know you’ve been anxious for the Holiday Train Show to open its doors–we’re right there with you! And truth be told, ever since preparation began in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory two weeks ago, it’s been a struggle for those of us at Plant Talk to keep our excitement in check (and why would we even want to, at that?) Watching the bridges and tracks being put in place, seeing this year’s layout take shape under the careful attentions of Paul Busse and his Applied Imagination team–it’s left us daydreaming over how spectacular everything will look under the lights this weekend.

But there’s more to the Train Show than locomotives and landmarks. This weekend also marks the start of our holiday celebrations at large, with grand opening ceremonies, music, and all sorts of entertainment outside the glassy walls of the Conservatory.

Morning Eye Candy: The Train Show is Here!

Posted in Holiday Train Show, Photography on November 18 2011, by Ann Rafalko

The trains are on the track (complete with caboose). The Enid A. Haupt Conservatory (in miniature) is in-place under the dome of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory (full size), as are other significant New York-area landmarks.

The Enid A. Haupt Conservatory in the Holiday Train Show (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)

Bridges Up!

Posted in Behind the Scenes, Holiday Train Show on November 9 2011, by Ann Rafalko

Inside the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, preparations for the opening of the 20th year of the Holiday Train Show on November 19 (November 18 if you’re a Member) are in full swing.

Changing Seasons in the Conservatory

Posted in Around the Garden, Holiday Train Show on November 7 2011, by Matt Newman

Honey bees still clung to the last of the chrysanthemums in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory as workers hurried about the business of change this past Friday. The shuffling of displays marks the end of our successful Fall Flowers of Japan exhibition, and while it was saddening to see the carefully-trained beauty of the ‘Thousand Bloom’ ozukuri exit stage left, the transition from ancient gardening artistry to a beloved family tradition can only mean the beginning of one of our most anticipated yearly events.

Production began on our 20th Holiday Train Show over the weekend, an undertaking that’s a bit like watching a Norman Rockwell painting as it first meets the canvas. The Conservatory space was only vacant for a moment before the sights of New York began appearing in miniature, springing up along the walkways and setting the stage for a quarter-mile of tracks, well-known bridges, and over 140 familiar city landmarks. And this busy activity continues as we speak!

The Conservatory Gets A Wash

Posted in Around the Garden on September 9 2011, by Ann Rafalko

This afternoon I had the delightful task of taking one of my colleagues from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew around our Garden (they had treated me to such a nice day when I visited them, I just had to return the favor). We were strolling along in the Conservatory Courtyard, marveling at the amazing lotuses and waterlilies, when I looked up and gasped in wonder: They were washing the whitewash off of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory!

Head below to see the Conservatory getting a wash.