Fine art meets botanical art in these gorgeous still-life paintings up for sale at Christies. Interested in flexing your own artistic muscles? The Garden offers a variety of classes in Botanical Art, Garden Photography, and more. Check out the full offerings here.
Three still-life paintings by Adriaen Coorte (Middelburg 1660-after 1707)
Asparagus and red currants on a stone ledge
NYBG instructor and landscape architect Janice Parker started her latest project with a very simple question to her clients, “What was your best vacation?” Such an evocative way to get to the very essence of what makes someone happy! Learn more from Janice when she teaches a class at the Garden in September focused on pairing the perfect plantings with the perfect pool. ~AR
(via Poolside Paradise | athome Magazine | Fairfield County, CT)
NYBG Adult Education instructor Jan Johnsen gets a mammoth feature in Westchester Home, for good reason. The landscape architect has an unusual focus: She likes to work with stairs. So when a family approached her with a 2 1/2 acre site of pure hill, she leaped at the chance to work her magic. Twenty years later, the site is completely transformed and a beauty to behold. Learn more about Johnsen’s work in her June 20 class, Creating Gardens of Serenity.
Local farmer Megan Paska has witnessed beekeeping as it morphed from an illegal (and possibly crazy) habit to a sustainable, community-supported skill.
Ed note: Our article, “The Secret Life of Bees,” uncovers the secrets of decision-making in a swarm.
Hey! That’s Meg! Megan Paska teaches our Rooftop Beekeeping class at the Garden’s Midtown Center in Manhattan.
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Sarah and Nicolette, the floral virtuosi behind the Little Flower School and popular NYBG instructors, are featured in the February issue of Martha Stewart Living magazine. But that’s not all. As an added bonus, Martha Stewart’s At Home in the Garden blog did a Q&A with some of the students featured in the spread (who just happen to be some of our very favorite bloggers!). Check out the beautiful floral arrangements that these ladies were able to create after just one class, and you’ll probably feel inspired too.
So, I guess it’s a very good thing that we have a class in Manhattan coming up with these very talented ladies! On February 21 at our Midtown Center, Sarah and Nicolette will be teaching a class all about one of the most beautiful, alluring, dare I say … Victorian, of winter flowers, the anemone. The class will teach basic floral arranging techniques culminating in an opulent display to take home that may also include dainty ranunculus, daring amaryllis, and cheery citrus. Sign-up soon though. Space is limited, and going fast. I think you can see why! ~AR
Looking for the perfect holiday gift that keeps on giving? Give your loved one the gift of membership! As a member, your friend or relative will enjoy year-round admission, tram rides, and parking as well as discounts at Shop in the Garden and on education programs for adults and children.
Mushroom enthusiast Paul Sadowski—a former student of NYBG’s own Gary Lincoff—is working hard to unlock the mycological mysteries of Inwood Hill Park.
Interested in learning more about landscape design, horticulture, and other Certificate programs? Join us this Tuesday, November 15th from 6-8 pm at our Fall Career Information Session. Learn from instructors and former students in each discipline how the Garden’s Adult Education programs can help you start on your new career path!
It’s been a banner year for fungi (just look at those beautiful shelf fungi from the Forest)! Do you have any questions about the fungus amongus? Head over to the New York Times’ City Room blog where NYBG instructor and mushroom expert Gary Lincoff will be answering your burning questions about the mushrooms, slime molds, and fungi that populate the city.
In cooperation with the Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture, the Garden is offering a class on hydrangea maintenance at the Stone Barns Center in Pocantico Hills, N.Y. The class has an additional focus on making flower arrangements with these beautiful, showy shrubs.
The West Hartford Patch has some great ideas for keeping your cool during this long hot summer, including taking classes at the Garden!
New York Works | A Brooklyn Arborist
Did you hear this story on WNYC this morning and wonder how you can learn more about proper tree care in your own yard? The New York Botanical Garden’s Adult Education department teaches many classes on this topic, including Tree Climbing (though no classes will be held until next year), Pruning Basics, and Tree Identification.
This is a cool little piece about NYBG instructor Marta McDowell. McDowell teaches classes in landscape history and preservation in the Garden’s Adult Education department, and when she’s not doing that, she spends time researching the history of Morris Township, New Jersey’s historical gardens. A very fascinating woman!
Great profile of NYBG instructor Ellen Zachos by friend of the Garden, Marie Viljoen of 66 Square Feet over on ShelterPop. Favorite answer:
What plant has most disappointed you?
I’m disappointed that I can’t grow some of the things I love because of the hordes of voracious deer that graze in my garden. Fortunately I can grow that stuff on NYC rooftops, where I have not yet seen a single deer.
Great review of the most recent Little Flower School class at the Garden from Apartment Therapy blogger Annie Werbler. The next class is September 11 at the Garden, and it’s filling up fast!
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.
