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One of the many projects Elizabeth Kals Reilly was involved with at the New York Botanical Garden was the LuEsther T. Mertz Library.

Elizabeth Kals Reilley began collecting books on gardening, horticulture, botany and hydraulics in the 1960s, buying from American and European book dealers. Her father was a bibliophile and her love of books developed at an early age. more

By SURA JESELSOHN | 5/5/19

In a secret room at the New York Botanical Garden that few people have access to, the hand-written journal by John Torrey is available, known as the ‘Catalogue of Plants, Growing Spontaneously Within Thirty Miles of the City of New York.’

From books to plants, exploring Elizabeth Kals Reilley

The LuEsther T. Mertz Library at the New York Botanical Garden has a rare book and folio room, which requires special access. more

By SURA JESELSOHN | 4/21/19

Evelyn Chow gets ready to have her picture taken next to some orchids at the New York Botanical Garden annual orchid show. The garden collaborated with two botanical institutions in Singapore to bring the show to life — Gardens by the Bay and Singapore Botanic Gardens. ‘The Orchid Show: Singapore’ is on display through April 28.

A touch of Singapore

The supertrees in Singapore can reach nearly 160 feet into the sky. more

4/7/19

New Roots Community Farm is one of a number of community gardens that is part of Bronx Green-Up, an initiative by the New York Botanical Garden.

Growing these gardens takes the whole community

Ursula Chanse describes 1988 as a “time of upheaval” in the Bronx. Between those moving out of the borough and people committed to staying, change was happening at a rapid pace. more

By TIFFANY MOUSTAKAS | 3/31/19

Jacob Chirch, 1, crawls away from his mother Susan Chirch, 35, as she keeps a watchful eye at the New York Botanical Gardens’ Daffodil Hill during a Mother’s Day Weekend Garden Party on Saturday.

Mother’s Day together [Photo gallery]

5/20/14

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