Inside The New York Botanical Garden
Posted in Photography on October 15 2014, by Lansing Moore
Kiku displays hundreds of chrysanthemums in a variety of traditional as well as contemporary designs, such as this quaint little bridge formation.
In the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on October 13 2014, by Lansing Moore
The chrysanthemum are blossoming more each day in Kiku.
In the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Programs and Events on October 10 2014, by Lansing Moore
NYBG will be open all Columbus Day Weekend—including Monday, October 13—for three days of special programming! Today through Monday, the Japanese Pop-Up Restaurant in the Garden Café will be open for visitors who want to complete their experience at Kiku: The Art of the Japanese Garden in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.
Families in The Haunted Pumpkin Garden will enjoy three days of Halloween Parades in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden. Kids will also enjoy Scarecrow Weekend in the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden as they celebrate the harvest season with festive activities all across NYBG. All ages can learn about the conservation of one of Halloween’s most celebrated creatures, the bat, at our Gone Batty! Live Bat Encounter at the Clay Family Picnic Pavilions. The Perennial Garden will even host a live demonstration for making the perfect fall centerpiece.
Don’t forget that next weekend Ray Villafane returns to NYBG for our Pumpkin Carving Weekend. You won’t want to miss the chance to see his latest creepy creation come to life! Catch a sneak peek at Grand Central Terminal on October 17 when Ray will be there with his team, beginning work on a massive zombie carving. MasterCard® cardholders can also let their kids join in the fun with one of our Budding Masters Creepy Pumpkin Carving Adventures!
Click through for the full lineup of programs for the next three days, and come enjoy fall at the Garden!
Posted in Photography on October 9 2014, by Lansing Moore
Kiku is best enjoyed in the morning light, when the chrysanthemums and bamboo are glowing.
In the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Exhibitions, Exhibitions, Kiku, Video on September 30 2014, by Lansing Moore
This Thursday is the opening of Kiku: The Art of the Japanese Garden, NYBG‘s stunning tribute to Japan’s most celebrated fall flower, the chrysanthemum—or kiku. For many months, NYBG’s specially trained experts have been painstakingly cultivating hundreds of Japanese chrysanthemum flowers along frames in a variety of traditional and contemporary styles. Masters of the art of kiku can coax hundreds of blossoms from a single stem. The end result will debut in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory on October 2, when these flowers blossom simultaneously to create showstopping displays.
NYBG will offer a variety of programs throughout the run of this special exhibit, from weekends dedicated to bonsai and ikebana to a special Japanese Pop-Up Restaurant in the Garden Café. Below, enjoy a behind-the-scenes, time-lapse video showing the progress of one of our kiku displays: the monumental ozukuri.
Posted in Exhibitions, Video on September 18 2014, by Lansing Moore
While we gear up for the first weekend of Halloween fun at the Haunted Pumpkin Garden, remember that Kiku arrives at NYBG in just two weeks! Our popular celebration of the rich tradition of chrysanthemum cultivation in Japan returns on October 2 with new, breathtaking displays in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.
To offer a bit of background about the exhibit, and to provide a sneak peek at our exciting upcoming programs, please enjoy this latest trailer for Kiku: The Art of the Japanese Garden.
Posted in Photography on August 19 2014, by Matt Newman
While our yearly display of kiku—or Japanese chrysanthemums—presents some of the most elegant and delicate floral forms you’ll ever see, the process of raising them occasionally calls for some real muscle. Here, several of our Nolen Greenhouse staffers haul a protective tarp over a batch of young kiku in preparation for this fall’s exhibition.
Posted in Photography on October 20 2013, by Ann Rafalko
Amid all the pumpkin hubub we mustn’t forget about the phenomenal exhibition Kiku: The Art of the Japanese Garden on now through October 27 in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on October 18 2013, by Ann Rafalko
Proving to you that each incredible kiku ”sculpture” is grown from just one stem.
Kiku: The Art of the Japanese Garden (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)
Posted in Photography on October 15 2013, by Ann Rafalko
A different perspective on Kiku: The Art of the Japanese Garden.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen