Inside The New York Botanical Garden
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 23 2015, by Matt Newman
While the Rose Garden may be garnering plenty of attention for its reds and pinks right now, missing the elegant hues of the hibiscus in the Home Gardening Center would be a mistake.
Hibiscus Summerific® ‘Cranberry Crush’ in the Home Gardening Center – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on July 9 2015, by Matt Newman
We welcome the rain here, where the occasional showers have made a lush, thriving summer display of the Home Gardening Center.
In the Home Gardening Center – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Wildlife on June 23 2015, by Patricia Gonzalez
Patricia Gonzalez is an NYBG Visitor Services Attendant and avid wildlife photographer.
A robin grooms itself after a bath in the Home Gardening Center‘s Country Garden pool.
An American Robin (Turdus migratorius) in the Home Gardening Center – Photo by Patricia Gonzalez
Posted in Photography on February 11 2015, by Lansing Moore
In the Home Gardening Center – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on January 18 2015, by Matt Newman
Winter berries in the Home Gardening Center – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on September 30 2014, by Matt Newman
New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae ‘Andenken an Alma Potschke’) in the Home Gardening Center – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Gardening Tips on September 23 2014, by Sonia Uyterhoeven
Sonia Uyterhoeven is NYBG‘s Gardener for Public Education.
This year we have planted a number of varieties of elephant’s ear or taro (Colocasia esculenta) in the Home Gardening Center. Colocasia is sometimes confused with Alocasia macrorrhiza, which is also known as elephant’s ear or giant taro, but the two are quite easy to distinguish.
They both have massive foliage that looks—as the name suggests—like an elephant’s ear. The most identifiable difference between the two genera is that the foliage on Alocasia points upwards like an arrowhead, while the foliage on Colocasia points downwards to form the shape of a heart.
Earlier this year, I wrote about one of the Colocasia in the Trial Beds in the Home Gardening Center—C. ‘Electric Blue Gekko’. Now that the season has progressed, it is easier to make an assessment of the different varieties grown and to pick out favorites.
Posted in Photography on September 21 2014, by Lansing Moore
September afternoon cast an unmistakable yellowish glow on the grounds.
In the Home Gardening Center – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on September 13 2014, by Matt Newman
While the Home Gardening Center won’t see its crops plucked for the Harvest Festival, it’s certainly looking like it wants to be included.
Vegetables in the Home Gardening Center – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen