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Meet Lily Kwong, The Visionary Behind The Orchid Show At The New York Botanical Garden
By Everett Potter Suppose you think immersing yourself in an exotic Chinese mountain landscape in springtime would be a fantastic way to escape the deepest winter. In that case, you can save the airfare to Asia and travel to New York City. That’s where you’ll find The New York Botanical

Around The Table: Stories Of The Foods We Love At New York Botanical Garden
By Everett Potter Food is at the heart of The New York Botanical Garden’s (NYBG) major, institution-wide exhibition Around the Table: Stories of the Foods We Love. As it happens, so is travel, as NYBG is exhibiting plants from all over the globe. Within minutes, a visitor is transported to

Celebrity Designer Jeff Leatham Is The Star Of The Orchid Show At The New York Botanical Garden
By Everett Potter Jeff Leatham is a lifestyle icon and floral designer to the stars, with clients like Dolly Parton, Tina Turner, Cher, Oprah Winfrey and His Holiness the Dalai Lama, among others. He’s also the creative force behind The Orchid Show: Jeff Leatham’s Kaleidoscope, at The New York Botanical Garden

Meditations: The Photographs of Paul Clemence
Meditations: The Photographs of Paul Clemence An Exhibition at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden Photos by Paul Clemence/ Text by Mitchell Snow One branch of our ideas about the art of the modern garden can be traced back to early eighteenth century Japan, when its rulers began crafting carefully created

New York City Post-Lockdown Recovery: Now is the Time to Visit the Big Apple
By Jimmy Mckenzie All photos by Paul Clemence, courtesy of ARCHI-PHOTO Since the pandemic began the city that never sleeps has been so near empty that many walking along the usually chaotic Times Square had plenty of sidewalks to enjoy all to themselves. Restaurants were soulless, and even usually lively Bryant

New York City Reawakens with the Opening of KUSAMA: Cosmic Nature at NYBG
Story & photos by Everett Potter Anyone who needs a dose of exuberance after the year we’ve had should make a beeline to KUSAMA: Cosmic Nature at the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG). Featuring work by celebrated Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, it runs from April 10–October 31, 2021. The exhibition

Polka Dots and Pumpkins: Kusama Comes to the New York Botanical Garden
by Mark A. Thompson When you grow up in a plant seed nursery, perhaps it’s only natural that your creative dreams pulse with polka dots and pumpkins, as is the case with artist Yayoi Kusama. Raised in Matsumoto, Japan in the shadow of World War II, Kusama found solace in

Inside The New York Botanical Garden’s Holiday Train Show
By Everett Potter The ultimate seasonal diversion in New York City this December just might be the Holiday Train Show® at The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG). While this is the 28th iteration of the show, an astonishing new space makes it feel like a brand new exhibit. For those

Georgia O’Keeffe: Visions of Hawai‘i at The New York Botanical Garden
By Bobbie Leigh You don’t need to travel 5,000 miles to experience tropical Hawaii. All it takes is a snap 20 minute ride on Metro North from Grand Central Station to the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG). Georgia O’Keeffe: Visions of Hawai‘i is the Garden’s enthralling new exhibition of the flora