Misadventures of a plant parent
Being a plant parent means learning to forgive others and yourself.
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Dotty for dots
In art, Yayoi Kusama lost and found herself.
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All aboard
The New York Botanical Garden’s 28th annual holiday spectacular salutes Central Park.
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The Zen of the Japanese garden
A Japanese garden allows you immediately and continuously to exhale, offering refreshment for mind, body and spirit.
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Playing with food
Composer Angélica Negrón uses technology to find music in nature.
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One with nature
The cardinal elements – earth, water, fire and air – all play roles in the works of far-ranging artist Michele Oka Doner.
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An afternoon of tea – and more
WAG had a delightful afternoon at the New York Botanical Garden, invited by Tea Forté to celebrate the launch of Jardin, a collection of tea and related accessories designed in collaboration with the NYBG.
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A botanical paradise unearthed
David Hosack, MD, America’s first botanist and friend to both Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, has been a footnote in the nation’s history (though he does get a shout-out in “Hamilton.”) Victoria Johnson is looking to change that with her National Book Award finalist “American Eden.”
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Artist of eden
The New York Botanical Garden celebrates the protean creativity of landscaper/artist Roberto Burle Marx.
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Feeling the plant love
This year the New York Botanical Garden and its visitors will be feeling the #plantlove in a series of events designed to draw attention to the botanical world.
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Time to sip
Tea Forté ethos of rarefied teas embraces the nonprofit world.
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A rare flower
Daniel Ost brings a playful individuality to floral, garden, interior and industrial design.
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Cherry blossom time
The works of South Korea’s Lee Kui Dae, recently seen at Canfin Gallery in Tarrytown, prove it’s always cherry blossom season in the heart.
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Lazy in the best sense
Catherine Wachs is clearly busy. At the end of March, a large calendar on her wall listed landscape design projects that would keep her…
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A desert flower at home in Hawaii
The New York Botanical Garden previews an eye-opening look at Georgia O’Keeffe’s work in – of all places – the Aloha State. Who knew?
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Nix + Gerber creates small things with big meaning
The Brooklyn-based, model-making studio crafts miniatures for personal and commercial projects – including dystopic visions of New York City.
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Scent from NYBG
The New York Botanical Garden has partnered with Caswell-Massey to unveil a natural, flora-inspired set of bath products.
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Coming up roses (and Chihuly)
WAG visits the New York Botanical Garden for a magical summer day spent amids Dale Chihuly’s sculptures, the scent of roses and the gentle sounds of a waterfall.
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New books for the youngest of gardeners
The New York Botanical Garden Press has released its first publication for children.
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The garden of good and evil
Gardens mirror nature’s caprice and our own. So it is no wonder that these oases of enchantment can also be places of crucible and cruelty, mystery and madness, decay and death.
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