neoregelia_glowing rose

Stunning. At the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens.

(image by: vivien chin)

Advertisements

fudo_bonsai

“Fudo”, Sargent Juniper tree.  Age: over 800 year old.  Died: 1971

A beautiful part of the Bonsai collection at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens.

(image by: vivien chin)

flower power

Plant studies from trip to Hawaii last year. Akaka Falls on the Big Island (Hawaii).

(images by: vivien chin)

fall 2010_central park

 

Highlights from this year’s fall colors in Central Park.  A little behind on the post, but better late then never!

 

(images by: vivien chin)

creeping colors

Loving the way the greens, oranges, and reds are climbing up the facade. Whimsical…

(image by: vivien chin)

urban farming: mini corn field

Urban farming at it’s best!   Someone in the UWS is utilizing those sidewalk planters for something more than just flowers.  Best idea ever to plant some corn out there.  Corn on the cob sounds delish right now! 

(image by: vivien chin)

my sugar lumps_tomatoes!

They’re finally turning red!!!  Purchased a small tomato plant seedling from the Union Square Farmers’ Market probably a month ago.  It was of the “sugar lump” or “Gardener’s Delight” (looked it up online…haha) variety.  They are little baby tomatoes/cherry tomatoes. The plant was less than a foot tall when I bought it and now it’s 3-4 ft tall. Insane!  After watching the blossoms turn to tiny pea sized tomatoes, it seemed like it was going to take forever for them to turn red, but finally they are getting ripe.  Looking forward to adding them to my salads. Definitely really rewarding to grow your own food to eat.  Have a bell pepper plant starting to grow. Hope that works out too

(image by: vivien chin)