The New York Botanical Garden has celebrated its 120th anniversary.
© RIA Novosti . Larisa SayenkoThe New York Botanical Garden has celebrated its 120th anniversary. To celebrate, the azalea garden was opened to the public for the first time, and thousands of people flocked to admire the flowers. The garden’s highlights are the azaleas and rhododendrons, first planted in the 1930s during the Great Depression.
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© RIA Novosti . Larisa Sayenko
The New York Botanical Garden has celebrated its 120th anniversary. To celebrate, the azalea garden was opened to the public for the first time, and thousands of people flocked to admire the flowers. The garden’s highlights are the azaleas and rhododendrons, first planted in the 1930s during the Great Depression.
© RIA Novosti . Larisa SayenkoBotanists and designers unveiled the azalea garden for the first time, showing these plants in all their beauty and diversity. Azalea bushes fit nicely into a 200-year-old natural forest.
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© RIA Novosti . Larisa Sayenko
Botanists and designers unveiled the azalea garden for the first time, showing these plants in all their beauty and diversity. Azalea bushes fit nicely into a 200-year-old natural forest.
© RIA Novosti . Larisa SayenkoSeveral azalea plants were sent to New York City from other countries. Chinese and Georgian azaleas are growing next to their North American relatives. The Pontic azalea endemic to the Caucasus mountains was first mentioned by ancient Greek historian Xenophontes.
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© RIA Novosti . Larisa Sayenko
Several azalea plants were sent to New York City from other countries. Chinese and Georgian azaleas are growing next to their North American relatives. The Pontic azalea endemic to the Caucasus mountains was first mentioned by ancient Greek historian Xenophontes.
© RIA Novosti . Larisa SayenkoColumbia University professor Nathaniel Lord Britton created the living-plant collection of the New York Botanical Garden 120 years ago and became the Garden’s first director.
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© RIA Novosti . Larisa Sayenko
Columbia University professor Nathaniel Lord Britton created the living-plant collection of the New York Botanical Garden 120 years ago and became the Garden’s first director.
© RIA Novosti . Larisa SayenkoA lilac garden was among the earliest collections of the New York Botanical Garden. Reports dating back to 1917 contained initial data on the purchase of new lilac varieties.
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© RIA Novosti . Larisa Sayenko
A lilac garden was among the earliest collections of the New York Botanical Garden. Reports dating back to 1917 contained initial data on the purchase of new lilac varieties.
© RIA Novosti . Larisa SayenkoThe Garden now features 20 traditional lilac varieties and 130 hybrid plants. The hyacinth lilac “Annabel” plants are the first to blossom in late April, followed by other varieties which stop blooming by mid-June.
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© RIA Novosti . Larisa Sayenko
The Garden now features 20 traditional lilac varieties and 130 hybrid plants. The hyacinth lilac “Annabel” plants are the first to blossom in late April, followed by other varieties which stop blooming by mid-June.
© RIA Novosti . Larisa SayenkoThe New York Botanical Garden covering 100 hectares is the largest in the United States. Moreover, it implements more plant research projects than any other botanical garden in the world.
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© RIA Novosti . Larisa Sayenko
The New York Botanical Garden covering 100 hectares is the largest in the United States. Moreover, it implements more plant research projects than any other botanical garden in the world.
© RIA Novosti . Larisa SayenkoThe New York Botanical Garden has the world’s largest herbarium containing 7.3 million plant specimens which took about 200 years to collect.
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© RIA Novosti . Larisa Sayenko
The New York Botanical Garden has the world’s largest herbarium containing 7.3 million plant specimens which took about 200 years to collect.
© RIA Novosti . Larisa SayenkoElementary school and university students are involved in dozens of programs. Young children till their own plant and vegetable gardens here.
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© RIA Novosti . Larisa Sayenko
Elementary school and university students are involved in dozens of programs. Young children till their own plant and vegetable gardens here.
© RIA Novosti . Larisa SayenkoAmerica’s wealthiest families, the Carnegies, the Vanderbilts and the Morgans became the first sponsors of the New York Botanical Garden. The famous rose garden was sponsored by the Rockefellers. Since its inception, the New York Botanical Garden is both privately and municipally owned and owes its glossy façade to generous sponsor donations.
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© RIA Novosti . Larisa Sayenko
America’s wealthiest families, the Carnegies, the Vanderbilts and the Morgans became the first sponsors of the New York Botanical Garden. The famous rose garden was sponsored by the Rockefellers. Since its inception, the New York Botanical Garden is both privately and municipally owned and owes its glossy façade to generous sponsor donations.