Where the Gold was First Discovered
Cabinet of CuriositiesExpeditions
Herbarium specimens have been collected at poignant points in history. Major William Rich was…
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Cabinet of CuriositiesExpeditions
Herbarium specimens have been collected at poignant points in history. Major William Rich was…
Cabinet of CuriositiesWhat's in a name?
Dogs have a special place in our lives, as trusting companions and…
The Native Plant Garden is looking lovely right now! Some plants that…
The Berimbau is the musical instrument played in capoeira. It consists of a…
Recently walking on the NYBG grounds on a lovely spring day just…
Cabinet of CuriositiesSpecimen Stories
The beloved children's book The Very Hungry Caterpillar is turning 50! See many of…
This Calathea species was collected by botanist Helen Kennedy in Roberto Burle…
Roberto Burle Marx was an artist, a landscape architect and an early…
Since its inception NYBG has focused on building an extensive and valuable herbarium…
Always a destination for Mother's Day, the Azalea Garden is a spring…
Plants have evolved many ways to protect themselves, from growing barbs that…
The lilacs are blooming here at the Garden, gracing us with their…
Cabinet of CuriositiesFocus on Science
Watch out, these plants are hungry! Most carnivorous plants grow in bogs…
With names like Stinking Benjamin, Corpse Flower, and Skunk Cabbage; these flowers…
It's springtime and the daffodils are blooming outside! In the herbarium, these…
John Torrey (1796-1873) is considered one of the most influential American botanists…
In 1861 Charles Parry was the first explorer to ascend Gray's Peak…
Using a NYBG herbarium specimen, PhD grad student Lizzie Joyce turned back…
The establishment of The New York Botanical Garden was the result of…
Elgin Botanic Garden was the first public botanical garden in the United…
Carl Ernst Otto Kuntze was a german botanist who made expeditions to every…
Specimens contained in the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium represent the endless…
Where did that sweet little potted plant sitting on your window sill…
The Cactaceae was a publication written by the founder of NYBG, Nathaniel Lord Britton…