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From Apples to Zucchini
The Horticultural Society
of New York
March 8-23, 2012

Recently three hundred K-6 students from Harlem and East Harlem in New York City used shopping totes and fabric paint to represent their relationship with fruit and vegetables. One hundred of these totes will be on display at the Gallery at The Hort during From Apples to Zucchini: The Fifth Annual Sprout Exhibition of NYC Children’s Art hosted by the Apple Seed program at the Horticultural Society of New York (HSNY). Through the Apple Seed program The Hort connects students with gardens and green markets to engage students in hands-on activities integrating science education and artistic expression across the school curriculum.

After the exhibition, students will take their totes home so their families can use them to buy fruit, vegetables and other groceries from local merchants.

An opening reception will be held this week on Thursday, March 8, from 4-6 PM.
Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 12-6 PM.

The exhibition gallery is located at the HSNY office in Midtown Manhattan. Visitor information and directions can be viewed here.

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Shoppers at ArtPlantae Books can now create a wish list and send their list of wishes to family and friends.

What can be accomplished by starting a wish list at ArtPlantae?

Lots!

Consider these ideas…

  • College students can let family and friends know about the books or reading tools they need for school.
  • Brides can create a list of gift items they and their significant others may need. This list can be given to shower guests and wedding guests.
  • Moms can create a reading list for a child’s personal library. This list can be shared with family and friends.
  • Teachers can create a list of books for their classroom. This list can be shared with parents.
  • New homeowners can create a wish list dedicated to the gardening books, home improvement books, and cooking books they need.
  • Businesses, groups and organizations can create a list of reference material they need for a library or a new office. This list can be shared with supporters, donors and others.
  • Dads can tell their families exactly what they want for Father’s Day.
    No more ties!

To create a wish list, here’s what you do:

Figure 1

1. Login to ArtPlantae Books (APB) using your APB username and password or your Google name and password. If you do not have an ArtPlantae account or a Google name and password, create a new account at ArtPlantae Books.

2. When you find items you want to add to your wish list, click on the Add to Wish List button for your selected item.

3. On your wish list page, click on the arrow to the left of the phrase Wish List Settings (Figure 1). Assign a name to your list. If your list is associated with a specific event or will no longer be valid after a certain date, set the date.

Figure 2

4. Now scroll down to the next section and click on the arrow to the left of the phrase Email Your Wishlist (Figure 2). Open this section. Enter the email addresses of your recipients and customize your message. Click the button to send your message. A link to your wish list will be added to the bottom of your message.

The new wish list feature makes it easy for individuals and organizations to state their needs and provides a win-win situation for all involved. List makers get what they need. Wish lists update themselves when an item is purchased (Figure 3). Gift buyers save time shopping and receive free shipping on orders over $40.

Figure 3

Put ArtPlantae’s new wish list feature to work for you!

Share this new feature with your fans, followers, and colleagues.

(Note: Google eBooks cannot be added to wish lists.)

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The Natural History Artist Residency at the Huyck Preserve in Rensselaerville, NY is accepting applications for 2012.

The residency program provides professional and aspiring natural history artists with an opportunity to work in the field. Artists can produce work in the medium of their choice. In exchange for housing and studio space, artists are asked to contribute an original work for exhibition and publication. Selected artists will work at the remote biological field station for one to two weeks.

Interested artists must submit an artists’ statement, an application, support material, and electronic images on CD. Residency dates at the 2,000 acre Huyck Preserve are June 4-24, 2012 and August 17-31, 2010. Application deadline is March 15, 2012.

Download Artist-in-Residency brochure and application at the Huyck Preserve website. Go to PROGRAMS & COURSES > COM.EN.ART.

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The 10th annual orchid show at the New York Botanical Garden will be held March 3 – April 22, 2012. Designed by French botanical artist, Patrick Blanc, this year’s exhibition blends orchid horticulture with modern art.

The Orchid Show: Patrick Blanc’s Vertical Gardens takes vertical gardens to new heights. Visitors will be greeted by towering spectacles of tropical life exploding in alluring color and fragrance. Blanc’s “green walls” will present thousands of orchids abandoning the constraints of gravity as they rise high above the Conservatory’s Reflecting Pool and Seasonal Exhibition Galleries.

Prepare for your visit to see the finest in vertical gardening by using this very special offer. Save 20% off the cost of an All-Garden Pass when you buy tickets online from March 3 – April 22, 2012. When you order your tickets, be sure to use code 9049 to receive your discount. This code is valid only online at the NYBG website and is valid for visits made March 3 through April 22, 2012. This offer is subject to availability and cannot be combined with any other promotional offer or previously purchased tickets. This discount may be modified or withdrawn with prior notice. Tickets are not refundable or exchangeable.

In addition to viewing Blanc’s spectacular gardens, visitors can attend presentations and demonstrations about orchids, take orchid-specific classes in photography and flower arranging, purchase orchids at the Shop in the Garden, and enjoy a snack at one of the Garden’s cafes.

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Keep Your Heart Open © 2011 Linda C Miller

Expressions of Nature at The Elizabethan Gardens
The first of ten paintings completed by Linda C. Miller as Botanical Artist in Residence at The Elizabethan Gardens in Manteo, NC has been presented. Linda’s painting was unveiled at the annual Board of Governor’s meeting, held in conjunction with the State of the Non-Profit dinner on February 8, 2012. Linda’s residency began in March 2011 and has been renewed for another year. During her second term, a new painting will be unveiled in the Gatehouse Gift Shop every two months.

Read about Linda’s presentation at the annual meeting on her website www.lindacmillerbotanicalarttoday.com.

Linda’s schedule of classes are listed at Classes Near You > North Carolina.
A new 3-day workshop about botanical painting has been announced. Be sure to learn more about this summertime learning opportunity.

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Would you like to take a class with botanical artist, author and teacher
Reinhild Raistrick? Reinhild is a British botanical artist and the author of African Violets. The Greystoke Cycle Cafe is looking into possibly hosting a workshop with Reinhild. If this learning opportunity interests you, contact the cafe today!

The Greystoke Cycling Cafe hosts workshops on a variety of interesting topics. Their botanical art classes are posted at Classes Near You > England.

Visit this section and here is what you’ll find:


Greystoke Cycle Café & Tea Garden

www.greystokecyclecafe.co.uk
You may remember learning about the Greystoke Cycle Café & Tea Garden during an interview with Billy Showell. This rest stop for cyclists not only provides everything a cyclist needs, it also provides a full schedule of workshops taught by artists and other professionals. The 2012 schedule includes botanical art classes and wildlife painting classes such as:

  • Botanical Illustration in Watercolor with Gouache – March 5
  • Wildlife Illustration in Watercolor with Gouache – March 6
  • Botanical Illustration in Watercolor – June 13-14
  • Painting in the Botanical Style of Charles Rennie Macintosh – July 18

View these classes and the entire 2012 course schedule here.

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Paphiopedilum courtesy of Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden in Belmont, North Carolina

Orchid Spectacular, the annual event showcasing the extensive collection of orchids in the Orchid Conservatory at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden is happening now and continues through
March 18, 2012.

This year the show’s focus is on the plant explorers who were struck with “orchidelirium” and who risked their lives to collect new species of orchids. Visitors to the Orchid Conservatory will be transported back to the orchid hunting grounds of the 1800s and have the opportunity to learn how plant explorers traveled and worked. Tents, canoes and expedition supplies will be on display.

Classes, a field trip and an orchid show will be held in conjunction with this special event. Here is what’s coming up:

  • North Carolina Piedmont Orchid Society Show & Sale – February 24-26, 2012
  • An Evening of Orchids – Friday, February 24, 2012. Tickets to this fundraising event are $55 and $85. Call for details. (704) 829-1252
  • Orchid Conservatory Tour – Saturday, February 25, 2012;
    Noon – 1 PM. Free. Check-in at admissions desk.
  • Field Trip to Carolina Orchids – Saturday, March 3, 2012;
    10 AM – 3 PM. View Details/Register
  • Orchid Conservatory Tour – Saturday, March 17, 2012;
    Noon – 1 PM. Free. Check-in at admissions desk.

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