From rampant urbanization to the alarming spread of invasive species and the rapidly increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, human activities are impacting natural systems on a global scale, reports the New York …

In homage to the beauty of the botanical world’s most bizarre flora, the New York Botanical Garden invited members of the American Society of Botanical Artists to participate in a study of the eccentric, creating …

This summer, check out some great American gardens of the early 20th Century and the women who designed them during a garden-wide exhibition at the New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York …

Special to Road Trips for Gardeners
By the New York Botanical Garden
In 1990, during the development of The New York Botanical Garden’s first Long Range Plan, Science Division staff articulated the need for improved access …

Special to Road Trips for Gardeners
By W. Atlee Burpee & Company
A beautiful bouquet of flowers is an endangered species, according to one of the nation’s leading experts, as gardeners throughout America devote almost all …

Is there a Macy’s in your town? The department store’s flower shows are in full swing.
The shows in New York City (Herald Square), Philadelphia (City Center), Chicago (Macy’s on State Street), Minneapolis (downtown) and San …

One of the mainstays of Manhattan streetscapes is the flower stand.
It’s hard to imagine being able to walk past these magnificent blooms, day after day, season after season, and not bring home an armload now …

Your Road Trips Gardener is really happy to see planters filled with city-hardy flowers bedecking the sidewalks in front of Manhattan buildings.
These begonias were planted by color in Midtown last spring: red, yellow, pink and …

“Kiku: Japanese Chrysanthemums” are on display tomorrow (November 3, 2012) through November 18, 2012, in the Bourke-Sullivan Display House of Nolen Greenhouses at the New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard, the Bronx, New York …

Yes, Road Trips Gardeners, there remains a tract of old-growth forest in New York City.
Now, granted, it’s in the Bronx — but you can explore the Thain Family Forest of the New York Botanical Garden …