Holiday Train Show
Today I attended the Blogger VIP tour of the New York Botanical Garden Train Show. This was actually my second time visiting the train show but I had a different experience compare to last year. Since the tour was during the non-peak hours hours 2pm to 4pm, there weren't a lot of people and I was able to take my time to enjoy the artists' beautiful work.
NYBG has been doing the train show for the past fifteen years and it gets better and better each year. This show is all about miniature replicas of famous New York architecture buildings. Everything is made by dried plant materials--orange slices, cinnamon sticks, pods, pine cones, twigs, bark, and berries! It takes a team of 20 for about 10 days to create the whole display. It is definitely a must-do if you're visiting New York City during the holidays.
Can someone remind what's the name of the stick-like plant (The ones in between the angels in the picture)? I think it has a japanese name but I don't remember what it's called.
- Thanks to Marc... the plant is called Syngonanthus chrysanthus ‘Mikado’ (Eriocaulaceae )- Pipewort Family
Figures are made out of pistachio shells, honeysuckle vines, and wheat grain. Hair is made of tree lichen, yarrow, and dusty miller.
New York Botanical Garden Holiday Train Show
November 21, 2009 to January 10, 2010
10AM to 7PM
Address: 2694 Dr Theodore Kazimiroff Blvd, Bronx, NY
http://www.nybg.org/hts09/#families
Kiku in the Japanese Autumn Garden
If you're going to be in the New York area, don't miss the annual Kiku in the Japanese Autumn Garden exhibition at The New York Botanical Garden. They are going to transform the courtyard into a beautiful Kyoto garden. You'll see flowers and trees such as Japanese maples, Japanese black pines, bamboos, ferns, and different colors of chrysanthemums.
October 17 - November 15, 2009
The New York Botanical Garden
2900 Southern Blvd., Bronx (Directions)
The Garden is open year-round, Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Union Square Greenmarket
http://www.cenyc.org/greenmarket
1 Union Square West, New York, NY 10003 (Map)
Open Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday from 10AM to 6PM
Lots of locally grown fruits & vegetables, flowers, wine, seafood, and baked goods, etc.
Click here to launch a PDF which lists all the Farmers, Fishers and Producers at Union Square.
Some of the great reviews from Yelp:
"This place is a great way to support local growers and producers."
"Then we gulped down some icy, homemade apple cider ($1), and that was absolutely delicious."
