May 23, 2013

The roses are back! The peonies are back! The waterlilies are back! What’s beautiful now? Summer’s garden superstars, that’s who!

It’s been a steamy, sweltering week and the flowers that love this weather have welcomed it back with open petals. This is also prime time for ornamental alliums and the beginning of the poppies (my personal favorite) in the Perennial Garden, and foxgloves along the Seasonal Walk.

But the real stars of this week have nothing to do with flowers: This week is all about leaves, and shade. Step into the 50-acre Thain Family Forest and the ambient temperature drops by several degrees. The sounds of the city fall away. Head for the Canoe Portage (marked by signs) and pull up a rock to sit alongside New York City’s only freshwater river for a spot. I guarantee you’ll feel more relaxed, and decidedly cooler, after about 10 minutes.

If you’re comparing this week to last week’s report, the Rock Garden remains a favorite sunning spot for NYBG staffers and tiny lizards, the Native Plant Garden has taken on a completely new aspect, and the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden gets more lush by the day. Unfortunately, the heat has dealt a blow to two of last week’s stars, the Azalea Garden has taken on a more muted hue, and the lilacs are fading into a gently scented memory.

Wild Medicine: Healing Plants Around the World in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory continues to delight visitors with a one-two punch of geeky knowledge and Renaissance beauty. So if you’re not heading away for the three-day weekend come visit us in the Bronx!

For day-to-day updates on what we’re seeing around grounds, be sure to follow us on Instagram and Twitter where we post daily updates from our staff and visitors. Also, need help getting around? Our iPhone app can help out there. It’s free and available in the App Store. ~AR

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November 21, 2012
If you have ever looked at the freshly unfurled petals of a poppy and wondered why they look so rumpled—like a crumpled up piece of paper smoothed out and laid flat—now you know why. Here’s an after shot of a poppy from my own garden so that you can see what I am talking about. ~AR lawsoffateherbal: Papaver

If you have ever looked at the freshly unfurled petals of a poppy and wondered why they look so rumpled—like a crumpled up piece of paper smoothed out and laid flat—now you know why. Here’s an after shot of a poppy from my own garden so that you can see what I am talking about.

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~AR

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Papaver

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July 21, 2012
As a gardener, I am obsessed with poppies, I mean … who isn’t? And like most gardeners outside of coastal California, I have had limited success in growing them. So I devoured this detailed, step-by-step guide to growing these delicate beauties by NYBG friend and blogger Matt Matus. And in the end, I felt a little better about the few Shirley poppy successes I have managed. What about you? Do you love poppies? Do you grow them? ~AR (via Growing Poppies - Step-by-Step | Growing with Plants)

As a gardener, I am obsessed with poppies, I mean … who isn’t? And like most gardeners outside of coastal California, I have had limited success in growing them. So I devoured this detailed, step-by-step guide to growing these delicate beauties by NYBG friend and blogger Matt Matus. And in the end, I felt a little better about the few Shirley poppy successes I have managed. What about you? Do you love poppies? Do you grow them? ~AR

(via Growing Poppies - Step-by-Step | Growing with Plants)

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June 7, 2012
We got this fabulous Monet’s Garden poppy photo from Kurt-Owen Richards (you can follow him on Twitter), who told me that this is “my favorite pic ever taken at NYBG.” I’m going to have to say it is flat out fabulous! Thanks for the submission Kurt!~AR

We got this fabulous Monet’s Garden poppy photo from Kurt-Owen Richards (you can follow him on Twitter), who told me that this is “my favorite pic ever taken at NYBG.” I’m going to have to say it is flat out fabulous! Thanks for the submission Kurt!~AR

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