There exists in the NYBG Archives a file cabinet containing many small collections from a great variety of known and unknown individuals on various topics.| New York Botanical Garden
As this summer’s Archival Systems Intern for the LuEsther T. Mertz Library, I worked on several projects to improve digital access to archival collections.| New York Botanical Garden
The world’s food supply depends on a diversity of plants, with over 25,000 edible species worldwide, yet this diversity is under unprecedented threat. Crop genetic resources are being lost due to habitat destruction, agricultural intensification, and the accelerating impacts of climate change. Without action, the foundations of global food security, nutrition, and cultural heritage...| New York Botanical Garden
Emma Grover is the Project Manager of the Nurturing Nature Initiative at NYBG. One of the most important tools for building climate resilience can be found all around us: plants. From natural ecosystems like forests and wetlands to built and cultivated spaces such as community gardens, city blocks, and farms, plants provide essential services that...| New York Botanical Garden
Grab the September 2025 issue when you see it, and inside you'll find a photo recreation of a New Yorker cover from June of 1974, based on an illustration that spotlit Bronxites posing at the Garden.| New York Botanical Garden
One of the trials in the Pauline Gillespie Gosset Plant Trials Garden, located in the Home Gardening Center, features cultivar selections of perennial sunflowers.| New York Botanical Garden
I grew up in the Northeast Bronx, where the city was always alive—full of buildings, noise, and movement. Growing up, I saw more concrete than greenery, and nature wasn’t something I experienced often. My connection to it came through places like Seton Falls Park, where the woods offered a quiet break from the chaos. But...| New York Botanical Garden
It was a hot summer day when I sat down to speak with Matthew Pace and Ken Walker, who are leading the charge to rebuild our Biocultural Collection. The AC box I’d wedged snugly into my window was cranked up on high—producing a significant whirring sound that I hoped wouldn’t cause a ruckus on our...| New York Botanical Garden
Emma Grover is the Project Manager of the Nurturing Nature Initiative. Addressing the intertwined crises of biodiversity loss and climate change is an urgent and immediate global priority. Around the world, communities and ecosystems are facing the compounding effects of habitat degradation, species decline, and increasing climate risk. Botanical gardens, long recognized as places of...| New York Botanical Garden
Evelyn Beaury, Ph.D., is an Assistant Curator at the New York Botanical Garden. When planting a garden, it’s important to understand how the plants you choose will impact the surrounding ecosystem. In many nurseries, invasive species are often sold as ornamental plants—unintentionally introduced to the environment, and subsequently causing major environmental issues. About 50% of...| New York Botanical Garden