Inside The New York Botanical Garden
Posted in Photography on April 23 2014, by Matt Newman
The tiny wonders just blooming in the Rock Garden get their own special beds, each one rounded off by dozens of cheering hellebores.
In the Rock Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on April 13 2014, by Matt Newman
First tulips, first tulips! The Rock Garden is clearly the frontrunner in this sudden season of flowers.
Tulipa ‘Ice Stick’ in the Rock Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Programs and Events on April 11 2014, by Lansing Moore
Only ten days left to visit The Orchid Show: Key West Contemporary, but this weekend there are many ways to get the most out of your visit to the Garden. While this year’s Orchid Show focuses on the Florida Keys, hundreds more varieties of this lovely flower grow throughout the tropics. This Sunday we are pleased to present Island Hopping for Caribbean Orchids in conjunction with the Torrey Botanical Society. Dr. James Ackerman Jr. will read from—and sign copies of—his latest book on the orchids of the Greater Antilles, a peek into one of the most beautiful and biologically diverse regions of the globe as seen through their most stunning flora.
While April 12’s Orchid Evening has already sold out, the good news is that tickets are still available for both Orchid Evenings taking place next weekend, April 18 and 19. That’s right, for the closing weekend of The Orchid Show, there will be an after dark event on both Friday and Saturday, with a different DJ and signature cocktail each night! But it’s your last chance to experience this flamboyant exhibition at night, so get your tickets soon.
Next week The Culinary Kids Food Festival returns April 14 with all new Activity Stations for hands-on learning of the science behind your family’s favorite treats! See what we have in store for the spring edition of one of our most popular family programs here. Or read on to see what’s in store at the Garden this beautiful April weekend!
Posted in Photography on April 8 2014, by Matt Newman
Hellebores in the Rock Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Photography on April 2 2014, by Matt Newman
My favorite iris is blooming in the Rock Garden. It is my favorite by leaps and bounds, by landslide mandate, by as many kind words and encouraging gestures as one could drum up in support of a simple flower. The bees are of like mind.
Iris ‘Katharine Hodgkin’ in the Rock Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Gardens and Collections on March 31 2014, by Lansing Moore
On April 1, the Rock Garden reopens for the season after an extensive, winter-long restoration of its historic features! Visitors will be able to admire water running down the cascade and into the pond for the first time in years. After remaining dry for so long, the stream is now active again, as well as more water efficient.
The soft bubbling of the stream accompanied by the wind rustling the branches has defined the tranquility of the Rock Garden since its establishment in the 1930s. Originally a project of the Depression-era Works Progress Administration, the Rock Garden was showing its age and was in great need of restoration. Head through for a sneak peak at the final product before tomorrow’s debut!
Posted in Photography on February 27 2014, by Matt Newman
Swiping a big red circle onto my wall calendar: the Rock Garden reopens to the public in April. Can’t wait to hear the murmur of the cascade again.
The Rock Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on September 24 2013, by Matt Newman
The Rock Garden is dense with greenery right now, and insular, but it’s only open through November before we button it up for the winter. You may want to find your way there with an All-Garden Pass for some zen time in the next month or two.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on August 12 2013, by Matt Newman
The hakone grass frames your point of view, the rush of the cascade fills out the ambiance, and—all put together—the Rock Garden helps you check out for a while.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on June 27 2013, by Matt Newman
No swimming in the Rock Garden cascade, please! Admiring, daydreaming, basking in the hint of a breeze cast off by the flow of the water—yeah, those are okay.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen