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Morning Eye Candy: Plum Goodness

Posted in Photography on April 28 2015, by Lansing Moore

myrobalam plum, cherry plum, Prunus cersifera var. divaricata

Prunus cerasifera var. divaricata in the Ross Conifer Arboretum – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Best Buds

Posted in Photography on December 12 2014, by Lansing Moore

Autumn-flowering cherry blossoms stand up the winter’s chill.

Prunus × subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’ in the Ross Conifer Arboretum – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Winter Whites (& Pinks)

Posted in Photography on December 3 2014, by Lansing Moore

Before the snowflakes begin coming down in earnest, our autumn-flowering cherries are bringing some white fluff to the Garden this season!

Prunus × subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’ in the Ross Conifer Arboretum – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Plum Delightful

Posted in Photography on April 19 2014, by Matt Newman

Myrobalan plum (Prunus cerasifera var. divaricata) near the Mosholu Gate – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Like Cotton Candy

Posted in Photography on April 17 2014, by Lansing Moore

We’ve been jealous of Washington D.C. while they enjoy their famous cherry blossoms, but flowering season has finally made its way up north to NYBG! The trees are beginning to look like great bunches of cotton candy that have landed on grounds.

Okame cherry (Prunus ‘Okame’) – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Sugar Rush

Posted in Photography on April 22 2013, by Ann Rafalko

Scrolling through the photos taken by my colleague Ivo this spring is a bit like eating a Parisian macaron; airy, sugary, delicate, delicious, evanescent, amazing. This spring is one of the prettiest I can remember, but unlike the finest confections, it keeps lingering on. It’s just wonderful!