
source url Lilies in Monet’s Garden © 2012 Bo Mackison
source url It’s on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way. So we must dig and delve unceasingly. ~ Claude Monet
Purchase Tramadol Without Prescription The current exhibit at the New York Botanical Gardens is Monet’s Garden, located in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory on the grounds, truly a spectacular site for this themed exhibit.
Ambien Without Prescription NYBG’s website describes the exhibit as such — “Claude Monet was an avid gardener who once reflected that perhaps flowers were the reason he became a painter. This exhibition explores the legacy of his idyllic garden in Giverny, France, transforming the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory into a floral masterpiece of diverse plants, bold colors, and dramatic design . . . Monet’s most famous subjects, water lilies, many of them the varieties he grew, are featured in the Conservatory Courtyard Pools.”
Order Klonopin Online The Enid A. Haupt Conservatory opened in 1902. This Victorian-style glasshouse is home to A World of Plant which is its permanent exhibit – a series of gardens that takes you on a tour of plants found around the world. After walking through the crowded Monet’s Garden exhibit – yes, our only chance to visit was on a Sunday afternoon! — we also walked through the permanent gardens.
I could have wandered through the many displays for days and days, but I only had a few hours, hours I was grateful for. Such an opportunity to fill the well of my senses – fragrances, textures, colors. Ahhh.
I could not resist the challenge of taking photographs of a few of the lilies that are now in bloom in the courtyard pools. The reflection of the conservatory in the pools added an element of grandeur and a vintage look to the photographs of the water lilies.
The New York Botanical Gardens, including its many historical structures, is a National Historic Landmark.
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Bo Mackison is a photographer and owner of Seeded Earth Studio LLC. She spent a glorious afternoon visiting and photographing the New York Botanical Gardens, and highly recommends a garden visit if you are in the New York area.
This is so beautiful Bo. I am glad you were able to visit if only for a few hours. Thanks once again for sharing with us.
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Since I can spend hours and hours in a tiny garden plot in my back yard, I know I can never “see it all” on my camera when I am at a large gardens. Better to focus on a few main things and see them well.
Wow, that’s beautiful!
indeed it is – the gardens I mean.