As a conclusion to our previous two part feature on NYBG's Enid A. Haupt Conservatory (Part One and Part Two) we'll also share a few photos of the immediate surroundings of the glasshouse as well as highlight the structure itself. The weather was glorious the moment we stepped out from the conservatory and it was looking pretty on the outside too...
But first I can't help but admire the pots of Furcraea foetida 'Mediopicta' just outside the main entrance to the conservatory.
And the conservatory itself looks good!
Once you've completed your journey through a series of glasshouses, or at least go outside via the desert and temporary exhibition section you will be greeted by a huge pond that has a variety of aquatic plants growing in it.
A good selection of Nymphaeas, Nelumbos, and even Victoria amazonica can be found growing in this pond and the effect of them all together looks splendid!
The aquatic display looked amazing despite being past its prime. I can imagine how extra magnificent this pond must have been during the peak of summer just a few weeks earlier to our visit.
They have used some very nice plants too for their summer/seasonal display...
After exploring this area we spent another hour exploring as much as we could of the rest of the botanical garden but it was a bit of a rush and we didn't take as many photos as we should have. The day we visited was our last day in the city and after our visit here we collected our luggage and headed for the airport to catch our flight home.
I'm sure we'll visit again sometime in the future. Hopefully quite soon!
Mark :-)
But first I can't help but admire the pots of Furcraea foetida 'Mediopicta' just outside the main entrance to the conservatory.
And the conservatory itself looks good!
A good selection of Nymphaeas, Nelumbos, and even Victoria amazonica can be found growing in this pond and the effect of them all together looks splendid!
The aquatic display looked amazing despite being past its prime. I can imagine how extra magnificent this pond must have been during the peak of summer just a few weeks earlier to our visit.
They have used some very nice plants too for their summer/seasonal display...
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| Solanum sp, at the back |
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| A pair of Bismarckia nobilis |
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| Gaudy colours and summer do go hand in hand! |
I'm sure we'll visit again sometime in the future. Hopefully quite soon!
Mark :-)
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Hi M and G - travelling again... I have always loved those lily pads.
ReplyDeleteYep, just a bit! Always tempting to place something on top of those huge pads...
DeleteI must get to NY someday soon...
ReplyDeleteYou'll have to soon Kris!
DeleteYou got some wonderful photos here Mark..my visit a few years ago was in the midst of a really dreadful heat wave, none the less I loved this garden and the conservatory--determined to go back someday under better conditions !
ReplyDeleteIt must have been extra hot inside the conservatory during that period I can imagine. Glad to hear you still loved it despite the uncomfortable weather.
DeleteHi Mark, you title says it all :-)! I just love these old glass conservatories. The aquatic plants in the pond are also quite a show stopper. Your series of posts about the NYBG's Conservatory brought up fond memories of the conservatories in Kew and San Francisco that I have visited. Hope to have a chance to see another conservatory with my own eyes, soon. Wishing you a nice rest of the week!
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Thank you Christina and you too! Kew was one of the inspirations for the botanic garden and we thought it was a smaller version of it whilst walking around. Hope you get the chance to visit another glasshouse soon!
DeleteBeautiful photos, so much late summer warmth!
ReplyDeleteThanks Loree! It was so warm and humid that day, and just the day this visit we were at Central Park on the hottest spot and day of this year for NY. We certainly felt it!
DeleteNow I have to say those are some lovely photos with choice shots you got. Past it's prime or not, really lovely.
ReplyDeleteCher Sunray Gardens
Thanks Cher! The good weather certainly helped :)
DeleteA beautiful conservatory! Although we've been to New York a couple of times, we've not visited any of the botanical gardens/ conservatories there. Thanks for sharing these with us!
ReplyDeletePerhaps on your next visit there Peter you'll get the chance to visit, well worth it :)
DeleteI didn't look at the first two parts of this little mini-series until today. Thanks so much for sharing all those wonderful pictures (especially enjoyed the Encephalartus horridus and the Platycerium bifurcatum). It's great that there are still people with money prepared to donate to restoring these lovely old glasshouses, isn't it? The pictures on your blog always make me itch to grow tropical plants (especially when it's so cold outside)- but at least I can look at your garden and places you visit. Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteA pleasure Cathy and glad you enjoyed looking at the pics :)
DeleteJust gorgeous, glad you had such a beautiful day.
ReplyDeleteI'm a sucker for a good glasshouse, and that one looks particularly spiffy, almost looks fake with that so blue sky and perfect pond.
ReplyDeleteYou were still continuing with NYBG :-)!. I just wrote only one post about it and that's also mainly focused on the water lilies. I guess when something is closer to home, we don't pay that much attention :-). Here was the pictures of the water lilies then: http://boonton-newjersey.blogspot.com/2013/08/water-lilies-and-sacred-lotuses-of-ny.html
ReplyDeleteWhat an incredibly beautiful place. Those lily pads are incredible and don't look real! Wow!
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