Waiting for “the bloom” at Nichols Arboretum, University of Michigan
Holy cows that’s a lot of peonies! And they have a countdown clock, complete with daily picture. Can’t wait to see it in full bloom. ~AR
The New York Botanical Garden is a museum of plants, an educational institution, and a scientific research organization. Founded in 1891 & now a National Historic Landmark, it is one of the greatest botanical gardens in the world. http://www.nybg.org/
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June 1, 2013
May 26, 2013
There is a serious message behind this humorous sign (and no it’s not the part about violators being fed to the plants). Carnivorous plants are very sensitive to the oils in human skin and it will kill them, especially pitcher plants. There are many species of wild, native carnivorous plants in North America, so if you see them in the wild, look with your eyes, not with your hands. ~AR
(Source: g-rvaity)
May 13, 2013
Our colleagues in Atlanta have just opened what sounds like a really cool exhibition. Called “Imaginary Worlds: Plants Larger Than Life” it features enormous living sculptures made up of thousands upon thousands of plants. The sculptures include an ogre, a unicorn, and largest of all, the Earth Goddess. The sculptures are created by a company in Montreal, and contain specially made internal irrigation systems to help them last through Atlanta’s punishing summers. ~AR
(via Neighbor Newspapers - Atlanta Botanical Garden opens exhibit of enchanted creatures)
March 14, 2013
ca. 1863. “West-southwest view with Maryland Ave. SW and B Street SW (i.e., Independence Ave. SW) to the left, Maine Ave., 3rd, 4 1/2, and 6th streets SW to the center; view includes The Mall, Washington Armory, Armory Square Hospital, Smithsonian Castle, Washington Canal, Botanic Garden, Gas Works, Washington Monument, under construction, and the Potomac River.” Library of Congress.
Who doesn’t love vintage photographs of botanic gardens? I sure do! And this is a really cool one. It looks like the old conservatory at the U.S. Botanic Garden which dates it to between 1858 and 1867.
February 12, 2013
Did you know there’s a place on campus where summer never ends?
The Yale Marsh Botanical Garden is eight acres and six greenhouses of chrysanthemums, bananas, azaleas, mangos, cacti, venus fly traps, Japanese Maples and numerous other carnivorous, desert, tropical and outdoor flora.
The Garden is a gift of famed paleontologist and dinosaur discoverer Othniel Charles Marsh, on whose estate it is located.
Photo: Susannah Shattuck ‘13
Shout out to the Yale University tumblr and the gorgeous pictures they posted of their on-campus botanical garden! We also know about the Wellesley College Botanic Garden tumblr. Are there any other university or college botanic garden tumblrs out there we should know about?
January 17, 2013
Fruit, what are you?
Sometimes even the experts get stumped and are lead astray by a rumbling tummy … ~AR
Today, while walking through the Tropical House, I found some mystery fruit. It is not uncommon to find fruit, even edible fruit, in the Tropical House; many times there will be ripe bananas or coffee beans or figs. This fruit, however, was atypical:
WHAT ARE YOU?
(Source: wcbotanistas)
January 12, 2013
I’m always happy to share botany-inspired musicians with you. Last time it was black metal artist Botanist. This time, I’m going a little girlier and introducing you to Rose & the Nightingale. Made up of four women who play many instruments, Rose & the Nightingale’s latest album “The Spirit of the Garden” was inspired by botanical gardens across the country. Take a listen, and if the spirit moves you, see them on Tuesday, January 15 at Culture Project in Manhattan. Doors at 7 p.m.
January 6, 2013
Winter doldrums got you down? You can come visit us, and our Tropical Paradise in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. Or you can just trawl Tumblr for pictures from our colleagues Down Under. Gorgeous! ~AR
Royal Botanical Gardens, Melbourne. (flowers and stuff)
(Source: hiyakarl)
December 21, 2012
Ran across this poster in the 14th Street tunnel last week. It literally stopped me in my tracks, forced me to back up, and stand there like a gape-mouthed nerd; it’s so beautiful! Also, it’s 100% true. Getting to the Botanical Garden via public transportation is super easy. Just hop onto a Metro-North Railroad Harlem line train and get whisked to our very own Botanical Garden station in about 22 minutes! Trust me, I do it every morning, and it’s seamless. Also, if you have a train obsessed toddler it’s a fantastic way to make a trip to the Holiday Train Show a holistic train experience! ~AR
Have you noticed our newest poster in the subway system yet? Artist Jennifer Judd-McGee created the Botanical poster as a papercut, crafting a flourishing and beautiful pattern.
“A wild dance of flowers brightens the lives of riders in Jennifer Judd-McGee’s papercut, reminding us of our natural riches. See the real thing at one of the many botanical gardens and nature centers in New York City and across the MTA’s service region-many within easy reach by mass transit.”
Keep your eye out for this gem and pick up your own copy as a great holiday gift here!
Above: Jennifer Judd-McGee, Botanical, 2011.
November 14, 2012
Wouldn’t a flock of these look awesome parading around in front of the topiary caterpillars in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden? I think I’ll have to put in a word with some of my co-workers …. ~AR
flower flamingos :)
@ Botanical Garden, Iasi, Romania
October 5, 2012
I love seeing other botanical gardens from around the world. I also love seeing how people capture their visits to them. This is classic! Love it. ~AR
What looks like a Forest from afar, when you have a casual look at the picture is actually a field of parsley in the Botanical Garden in Welly
(Source: and-not-waving-but-drowning)
September 22, 2012
I can barely comprehend how amazing the Instituto Inhotim must be. In the “middle of the Brazilian nowhere,” the brainchild of the mining magnate Bernardo Paz, Inhotim is a botanical garden, experimental art space, and open-air museum spanning over 1 million square meters in southeast Brazil (it was also recently profiled by the New York Times). A bit closer to home, each day we’re getting closer and closer to the official opening of Manolo Valdés Monumental Sculpture, our own exploration of art and landscape. Has anyone been to Inhotim? I would love to hear what you thought! ~AR
(via Inhotim: Bernardo Paz’s Botanical Eden of Sculpture - Newsweek and The Daily Beast)
August 22, 2012
Standing in a chamomile patch at the Cleveland Botanical Garden.
Oh my gosh I bet this smells amazing. ~AR
July 22, 2012
The dinner plate-sized giant swallowtail butterfly—normally a denizen of Central and South America—has been steadily moving it’s range northward. This summer it is being seen for the first time ever in Montreal, where it has taken up residence at the Montreal Botanical Garden (smart butterfly!). ~AR
(via Tropical butterfly discovered in Quebec a sign of warming | MNN - Mother Nature Network)
June 30, 2012
I found him! Can you? Obviously this goes on my list of things to do: Visit Panama and gawk at teeny tiny frogs in the botanical garden! ~AR
When we were in the botanical garden we saw lots of the super tiny gray frogs. They are so tiny that I would not imagine their size if someone explains it to me. Here is a picture with such frog! I wonder how long will it take you to find it :)
p.s. So ok … the tiny frog is in the very center of the photo ;)
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