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The Lynches walked through this big doorway uninvited and poor on June 7, 1884. Before them, other ancestors, the O’Days, did the same in the spring of 1865. Millions of Americans can trace their families to this doorway at the southern tip of Manhattan: Castle Gardens.
#OTD (May 19 OS/30 NS), #Linnaeus stayed in #Norrköping (no horses) - but still listed #plants! He saw factories for #sugar (#sugarcane), cloth (#Dipsacus; #Serratula/#Reseda/#Arctostaphylos/#dyeplants) & #tobacco (#Nicotiana). #Fritillaria, #Primula & #Portulaca in gardens.
Enjoy botanical #SciArt for #FloraFriday! "Icones plantarum rariorum Horti Regii Botanici Berolinensis" (1840-44) illustrated & described new or little-known plants grown at the Berlin Botanic Gardens. This #RareBook is available in #BHLib via @Kew_LAA: https://t.co/mgOBg2ew90
The Conservatory at the Pavilion Gardens. This wasn’t the final step but I wish I’d stopped here. #paviliongardens #buxton
Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) is "of wonderful helpe to women in the risings of the mother", according to John Parkinson; 16th-17th C herbalist. It is also known as Throw-wort, Lion's Ear, and Lion's Tail, and commonly appears as a weed in gardens. #HappyMothersDay #MothersDay
Walking, painting, sketching, meeting, exploring, listening to musicians... I feel like I have merely scratched the surface of these wonderful gardens. Farewell until next time! “New York Skyline From Central Park”, 35X45cm, oil on board. #newyorkworkshop #centralpark
Great work by Woskerski in the Nomadic Gardens. #StreetArt #Woskerski #BrickLane #graffitiart
This September I will spend 1 month as artist in residency painting the beautiful gardens of #SingaporeBotanicGardens. What an honour! Thank you @nparksbuzz @IrlEmbSingapore
Some inspiration...'Forever Green' triptych by @gbyrneartist
#ArtistinResidency #BotanicGardens
Frogner Manor is an 1842 painting by Johan Christian Dahl, now in a private US collection. It shows the eponymous #FrognerManor and its surrounding landscape gardens.
"Of all it's might and splendor, Gloria's favorite refuge within the fortress walls is the high tower that opens into the royal gardens."
"Gloria's Tower" is complete! .
I talk a lot more about my process, and the lore of this #artwork & #Terratoff on https://t.co/LlDu9YUosL
The Easter bunny has left a trail of clues and fun around Sir Harold Hillier Gardens. Follow the self guided trail and receive a prize. Running until 22nd April!
https://t.co/sPCEEK8Se7
'Growing Things' Sticker & Activity book comes out today! It's published by Bloomsbury in collaboration with #kewgardens. Thank you to @brightagencyuk, and to the lovely team at @KidsBloomsbury who worked so hard on this book. Here are a few bits and pieces of artwork #kidlitart
The common butterfly: The most dangerous creature on Earth. Toppler of kingdoms. Pollinator of gardens.
Forest of Imagination is back! In 2019 we are partnering w/ @Holburne growing roots across the city & into Sydney Gardens. This is our 6th year! Since 2013 we have reached more than 36,000 people who have connected w/ Forest of Imagination #ArtforAll #SchoolwithoutWalls #Play
A Koi Illustration by Scott Wallace https://t.co/ldZb5wMx7w
Koi or more specifically nishikigoi, are colored varieties of Common carp that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens.
A Koi In Water Illustration 01 by Scott Wallace https://t.co/ldZb5wMx7w
Koi or more specifically nishikigoi, are colored varieties of Common carp that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens.
"Foxglove grows in the wild and is often cultivated for its beauty in private gardens. All parts of the plant are poisonous, possibly even deadly."
My nasty #DnD character, looks can be deceiving.
Juri: PLOT TWIST!! I was gay the whole time!!!
Viewers: Honey we saw the outfit you were wearing when you were sulking in the gardens. We knew.
STOLEN: Picnic Celebration, Gyllyngdune Gardens. 18x24 inches. Sadly a John Dyer painting has been stolen from the public collection of #GyllyngduneGardens @PrincessPavilion If you are offered the painting or see it report it to the police or to Gyllyngdune Gardens. Thank you