Event
- Title:
- The Orchid Show: Cuba in Flower
- When:
- Feb 27 - Apr 11 10:00am
- Where:
- New York Botanical Garden - Bronx
- Category:
- Around Town
Description
The New York Botanical Garden presents The Orchid Show: Cuba in Flower. This year's Orchid Show is dedicated to the orchids of Cuba and the charm of Old Havana. An exquisite garden designed by Cuban-American landscape architect Jorge Sanchez showcases over 700 varieties of orchids, plus other traditional Cuban plants.
Old Havana and the Cuban countryside are in bloom inside the magnificent Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. The Orchid Show: Cuba in Flower is an oasis of beauty, fragrance, and the intrigue of the tropical island nation. Cuban-born, Palm Beach-based designer Jorge Sánchez has re-created the charm of the city of Havana, infused with Caribbean rhythm and romance.
Website: http://www.nybg.org/tos10/
Venue
- Venue:
- New York Botanical Garden - Website
- Street:
- 2694 Dr Theodore Kazimiroff Blvd
- ZIP:
- 10458
- City:
- Bronx
- State:
- NY
Venue Info
The New York Botanical Garden is a museum of plants, an educational institution, and a scientific research organization. Founded in 1891 and now a National Historic Landmark, it is one of the greatest botanical gardens in the world and the largest in any city in the United States, distinguished by the beauty of its diverse landscape and extensive collections and gardens, as well as by the scope and excellence of its programs in horticulture, education, and science.
The Garden is open year-round, Tuesday to Sunday,
10 a.m.-6 p.m. except for the following dates with early closings:
January 13, 2009–February 27, 2009: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
May 20, 2009: 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
June 4, 2009: 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
By Metro-North Railroad: Take the Metro-North Harlem local line to Botanical Garden Station. Walk across Kazimiroff Boulevard to the Garden's Mosholu Gate entrance.
Just 20 minutes from Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan
Also convenient from other locations
By Subway: Take the B, D, or 4 train to Bedford Park Blvd Station. From the station exit:
• Take the Bx 26 bus east to the Garden's Mosholu Gate entrance.
• OR walk eight blocks down the hill on Bedford Park Blvd to the end (approximately 20 minutes). Turn left onto Kazimiroff Blvd and walk one block to Mosholu Gate entrance.
