The waterlily that won judges’ hearts this year is a cup-shaped beauty with mottled petals – dark purple, light purple, fuchsia, and white, contrasted by a tangerine-colored center and surrounded […]
Botanical Adventures
Orchids in the Understory
Nick Ewy pulls on a pair of chest-high waders and lowers himself into the swamp beside the Sönne Family Ghost Orchid Boardwalk. Even without the gear, it’s mercilessly hot, but […]
It’s Moving Day for This 12,500-Pound Rare Cuban Palm
If you are unfamiliar with the task of moving full-grown trees (and let’s face it, how many of us are?), you would have thought the job awaiting a three-person crew […]
A New Chapter in the Storied Life of This Lignum Vitae
Sometimes, the very name of a plant suggests a good story. In the case of one tree the Garden recently acquired, there are chapters’ worth of tales. The name: Lignum […]
New ‘Living Fence’ Display Brings a Splice of the Caribbean Countryside to the Garden
Luis Duron, the Horticulture Special Projects Assistant, eyeballs a thick segment of a gumbo limbo tree that Horticulture Maintenance Manager Stephen Jurek maneuvers into place. “Perfecto!” he says, approvingly. Luis, […]
What lies beneath
Mud bath, anyone? For two weeks, members of our Horticulture Team stood knee-deep in mud as they drained all 100,000 gallons of water from the lower pond in the Kapnick […]
