Topic: The New York Botanical Garden

New species emerge as rebels fade from Colombia's rainforest

Now that Colombia has boosted security in Las Orquídeas National Park, ecological researchers are able to investigate a region that could be more diverse than the Amazon.

Leave It Better gets kids excited about veggies through gardening

Leave It Better has found a way to get kids excited about eating fresh vegetables by teaching them to grow the produce they eat themselves.

World-record pumpkins: What does it take to grow them?

A new world record for the heaviest pumpkin was set earlier this month. Can any gardener grow an 1,800-pound pumpkin? If so, how?

Endangered plants you'll likely never see

'Losing Paradise,' a new botanical art exhibition of 44 rare species, illustrates the art form's enduring value – even in this age of digital.

Horrible-smelling 'corpse flower' blooms

The malodorous Indonesian Titan Arum, or 'corpse flower,' at the Western Illinois University Botany Greenhouse, has finally bloomed, prompting both delight and revulsion.

Giant, stinky 'corpse flower' (titan arum) to bloom this week

Good news for fans of the smelly titan arum or the 'corpse flower' as it is better known. It is set to bloom later this week.

Native plants give way to European and Asian 'invaders'

The American landscape is becoming less American as plants from Europe and Asia invade open spaces, crowding out native species and lessening the nation's biological diversity.

Want an easy-care rose that's also beautiful?

The Buck rose is hardy and beautiful. It's an easy-care rose that's proven to thrive in areas with hot summers.

Watch a landscape evolve before your eyes – online

A new website provides a virtual view of a New York Botanical Garden installation being designed by landscaping surperstars Piet Oudolf and Jacqueline van der Kloet.

Cuba's environment – how will a thaw in relations with the U.S. affect it?

A fairy tale ending for gardeners?

An enchanting line of disease-resistant roses gains fans.

Orchids with a Brazilian flair

The New York Botanical Garden’s orchid show this year honors the father of modern landscape architecture, Roberto Burle Marx.

Flower shows brighten winter's gray days

Think spring by attending a nearby flower show.

Chrysanthemum displays - not just for the front yard

Fall chrysanthemum shows around the US.

Wild green Bronx

The Bronx is blooming - and bursting with gardens, birds, and parks.

The art of summer in NYC

Sculpture, photography, art, even waterfalls – New York's exhibitions entertain with their originality.

A garden becomes a work of art

Botanical artist Mindy Lighthipe taps her creativity to shape her changing garden.

Charles Darwin, gardener

An exhibition at The New York Botanical Garden reveals the naturalist’s botanical roots .

Botanical conservatories take on urgent new role

Speed of climate change makes glasshouses bulwarks in the battle to preserve biodiversity.

Botanical conservatories take on urgent new role

Speed of climate change makes glasshouses bulwarks in the battle to preserve biodiversity.

Botanical conservatories take on urgent new role

Speed of climate change makes glasshouses bulwarks in the battle to preserve biodiversity.

Ikebana with a samurai swagger