Our weekday high school Explainer Mary McGlade made this art object as a thank you gift for us! She said she was inspired by Patrick Blanc’s vertical gardens (the inspiration for this spring’s Orchid Show). Mary is graduating from the Summit School and is on her way to study nursing at Drexel University this fall.
~Sarah A Paulson, Coordinator of Teen Programs
A Brief Survey of Vertical Gardens, Skyscrapers, and Edible Restaurants
Notice the bevy of green architectural concepts floating around the internet? I don’t mean the office building proposals with low carbon footprints, or novel approaches to solar farms. I’m talking about literal green concepts—bringing the bounty of the farm to urban landscapes.
Flavorwire has put together a stack of innovative and inspiring “plant buildings,” all with one thing in common: they’re taking after Patrick Blanc in a big way. Thanks to the French botanist’s Orchid Show designs here at the NYBG, New Yorkers are getting a taste of his creative ambition. The Green Man’s vertical gardens, or mur végétal, have directly or indirectly inspired everything from skyscraper farms to edible restaurants, and the author phrases Blanc’s legacy succinctly.
” … Our favorite green-haired botanist has helped to usher in the post-industrial era’s successor—a new design epoch that we think should be classified as The Age of the Plant.”
Click through for a few of the more daring ideas being courted in countries around the world. —MN
STEPHANIE SAYS: ADVENTURES IN THE EXOTIC
What are the makings for a great date night? Excellent cocktails? Check. Great music? Check. Orchids? Uhm…yes!
If you haven’t checked out the New York Botanical Garden’s Orchid Evenings yet, you really must do yourself (and that special someone) a favor and hook yourself up.Flamboyant botanist, Patrick Blanc’s Vertical Gardens Orchid Show is already a feast for the senses. Add a signature cocktail courtesy of Dylan’s Candy Bar and a hot DJ spinning the latest, and you have the makings for a night to remember.
Saturdays from 6:30-9:00 through April 20th Check here for more info.
Well, I couldn’t have said it better myself. Thanks for saying it for me Stephanie! ~AR
NYCGo Talks Orchids, Exhibitions, and Green Men with the NYBG’s Karen Daubmann
As our Director of Exhibitions, Karen Daubmann has been the one-woman workforce behind much of what our guests experience season after season. Rarely does a major show go without her input. This year, NYCGo’s Annie Bergen sat down with Karen to get an idea of just what the Orchid Show—not to mention “The Green Man,” Patrick Blanc—is all about.
Have a listen to the podcast, then click through the title link above for information on how to take advantage of their BOGO Orchid Show ticket offer. Being tapped for NYCGo’s March Culture Spot comes with perks for our visitors. ~MN
A Stroll Through The Orchid Show: Patrick Blanc’s Vertical Gardens - The Martha Stewart Blog
Martha Stewart visited The Orchid Show: Patrick Blanc’s Vertical Gardens, and has done a wonderful slideshow looking at many of the varieties of plants featured in Blanc’s amazing vertical displays.
Just a tiny sampling of the spectacular orchids on display at the New York Botanical Garden’s annual Orchid Show.
Lovely! Thank you for sharing! And in case anyone is wondering, those pink flowers hanging downwards in the top photo are called Medinella magnifica.
Otherworldly beauty at the #orchidshow
So pretty.
Mark Your Calendars for the 2012 Orchid Show
Sarah of Brooklyn Orchids has an eye-catching preview of the work of Patrick Blanc up on her blog! The French botanist has been pegged to design the centerpieces for our tenth annual Orchid Show, and if you haven’t had a chance to stand at the base of one of his soaring creations and look up, now is the time to save the date.
Check out Sarah’s preview in the click-through, then mark the calendar sometime between March 3 and April 22 of this year. We’ll let you know when tickets go on sale. — MN
Oooooh … This just makes us even more excited for this year’s Orchid Show!
Patrick Blanc’s green wall on the Musée du quai Branly in Paris
Artist Philip Haas installation of the Four Seasons in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory Courtyard at the NYBG (New York Botanical Garden)....
Imagined conversations from bygone times
What do we want?
A robust variety of naturally-occurring flora in bloom for campus beauty and...
Botanical Gardens, Bronx, NY.
People just accept that I love the New York Botanical Garden and look at the pictures of the pretty things.
BTW NYBG I love the new Native Plants...
Rosemary (in NYBG pot) and friend
Love you, Mom <3
Happy National Public Gardens Day! A female carpenter bee visiting the pea vines yesterday. She’s California’s largest bee.
