Yesterday, we visited the New York Botanical Garden and got to see some of the most amazing flowers and trees. The place is lush green, set in the large area along the Bronx Zoo with the Bronx river passing through a vast stretch of the garden. The place opens at 10 in the morning, and we were there around 10.30 and there began our trip through its magnificent flora.
New York Botanical Garden - The garden has a collection of more than 10,00,000 varieties of plants and some of these trees are over a century old. It is definitely one of the most beautiful places in New York.
New York Botanical Garden - The garden has a collection of more than 10,00,000 varieties of plants and some of these trees are over a century old. It is definitely one of the most beautiful places in New York.
We bought the tickets and took some time to plan our visit, so that we are able to see most of the grounds on the garden. We decided to take the tram and headed straight to the 'Maple Collection', which had many varieties of Maple trees in all shapes and sizes, mostly the Japanese Maple. The most distinguishing feature of these trees is the 'opposite leaf arrangement' and some varieties grow up to 145 ft in height. The trees make a beautiful picture, especially the beautiful Bonsai Maple which are the smaller Maple trees used mostly as decorative plants.
The next was the 'Benenson Ornamental Conifers', the cone bearing woody plants which look really pretty. Some examples are cedars, pines, redwood, spruces etc.
Conifer Tree
From here, we went to see the Nolen Greenhouses and the Display House, which were quite amazing and had huge varieties of plants. And then we moved on towards the 'Goldman Stone Mill' , built along the Bronx River, it looked like a painting. It was built in 1840, and used the river water to provide power to the wheels for producing tobacco. It is now a National Historic Landmark.
Goldman Stone Mill
The next was the 'Benenson Ornamental Conifers', the cone bearing woody plants which look really pretty. Some examples are cedars, pines, redwood, spruces etc.
From here, we went to see the Nolen Greenhouses and the Display House, which were quite amazing and had huge varieties of plants. And then we moved on towards the 'Goldman Stone Mill' , built along the Bronx River, it looked like a painting. It was built in 1840, and used the river water to provide power to the wheels for producing tobacco. It is now a National Historic Landmark.
