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Snowdrops! Spring is Taxiing Down the Runway!

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Boulder watching over the First Snowdrops of the year.

Lunch in the Conservancy Gardens

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fresh stamin spears dusted with delicately colored pollen, served on a bed of baby orange petals, garnished with winter green leaves and stems of summer.

The Incredible Power of Lilies

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Nature comes up with the most incredible things! What are the lily pads doing with fuzzy strings around the edges? Where did that purple and blue come from? And that sun filled center? It’s unbelievably creative and beautiful. No wonder those biologists have so much fun-- Flora, Fauna, Wow!

Life Cycles

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Sunflower life cycle Sunflower being born

FLOWER POWER

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Love in the Conservancy Gardens Two Petunias in the South Garden

Synchronicity

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Now and then we get to experience the essence of cooperation and color coordination. Conservancy Gardens, Fall 2012

A Rose By Any Other Name

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Is still a rose, is a rose, is a rose, is a rose, still smells as sweet, as sweet, as sweet    

Never Underestimate the Power of Yellow

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The Power of Yellow. 

Again There Apears A Yellow Blossom

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It has happened again!  I came home late tonight.  I walked up to my door and froze.  What was that in the corner of my eye?  Yes!  It's a amazing and resilient  New York City Columbine! 

Wild Iris Avoids the Mowers

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Meet Wily, our Wild Iris.   It is not easy, in a tended garden, to avoid those weeders, mowers, rakers, wood-chip dumpers, hoers and volunteers--all waiting to snatch up any sprig that dares to grow out in the open.   Wily has also managed to survive snow, rain, drought and careless wedding parties.  Wily has cleverly positioned itself in the shadow of a small tree clad in composite grey, the perfect coordinating color.  Wild Iris in the Conservatory Gardens of Central Park

Beauty rains on those who stay and those who go

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Once upon a time, back in the day, a lovely mob of hybrid tulips danced among the granite. Trinity, by Lara Calloway

Shelter From The Storms

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This is Pink Sherbert, sometimes called Sparkle Water because of the sparkling edges on her petals. Against all weather she has held steadfastly to her mission of beauty. Butter Cream has taken shelter in the lee of a parked car to escape the worst of the wet and wind-swept day.

Conservancy Garden Woman with a Book

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Conservancy Gardens, April 2012

Alexander Hamilton

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Alexander Hamilton attempts to absorb some of the spirit of spring.  Sadly, the blossoms also absorb some distinctly grey and serious tones.

Burly Winter Redbud Tree Covered with Flowers

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RedBud Tree, North of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (South of the 86th Street Crossroad

Scientist Examines Errant Tulip for Signs

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This well-known scientist is gathering information and data for her upcoming study of spontaneous generation of Tulipa . The tulip is a perennial , bulbous plant with showy flowers in the genus Tulipa , which comprises 109 species [1] and belongs to the family Liliaceae . [2] . More will be revealed. Amazing re-appearance of Yellow Tulipa for the sixth consecutive year

Yellow Tulips on Park Avenue

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Just when the great horticulturists imagine they have properly organized and regimented the tulips: (X) sort by height , (X) sort by size (X) sort by  color, ... Well, nature has its own  discussions about what true order underlies the beauty of the world.  So next time you are feeling a little bit out of the ordinary, remember the tiny red tulip peaking out of the messy, miraculous variable height, weight, and size tulip garden in the middle of Very Particular Park Avenue. Very Elegant Tulips on Park Avenue

Tulip Hunting In Central Park

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To some people, it may seem as though tulip hunting in Central Park is a very unchallenging pass time, since there are so many tulips available.  However, if you are searching for a particular yellow tulip, surrounded by buds of red and yellow compatriots, of the Parade type, and in a very specific general spot, and of a particular age, well then!  There is nothing like the rewards of discovering just this tulip, and capturing it on film. Tulip Hunter Succeeds! (Photo by Lara C. of Chicago).

Spring is Calmly Easing Out Winter

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Spring is washing away the last traces of winter from the Harlem hillside. How can those dry and brittle ends swell with such uncontainable beauty? Looking down onto the Harlem Meer, Spring 2011

A Beautiful One

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Crunched , bent, gnarled with beauty, Thrashing  the air with petals, Sizzling with spring, gnashing at the bones. Caught in rampant grace, There is no other year.