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Food or poison? New York City's Botanical Gardens can help you find out.
People often forget that an easy way to enjoy nature is to get to know what you're looking at. Think about it: doesn't it make you feel that much more interested in something if you can call it by name, know a little bit more about it, when you see it?
Both the New York Botanical Garden and the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens are great repositories of knowledge about the plant world, and this summer, both institutions have mounted exhibits that are bound to enlighten you.
Through Septermber 13th, the New York Botanical Garden is hosting a series on edible plants, complete with optional beer and wine tastings in the evenings. Tickets are $20 per adult, and feature cooking demonstrations from celebrity chefs as well as demonstrations on how to grow your own edible garden.
And, tucked away in the Arthur and Janet Ross Gallery, you'll find an exhibition of photographs that'll further whet your appetite for edible plants: acclaimed photographer Victor Schrager has 34 photographs of heirloom tomatoes on display here.
On the flip side of things, travel to the other side of New York City and visit the Brooklyn Botanical Garden for a peek at Wicked Plants, an exhibit based on author Amy Stewart's book of the same name. Here, you'll learn about the plants you shouldn't touch, much less pass through a food mill.
Take a look at its partnered exhibit, elaborate etchings from artist Briony Morrow-Cribbs on the wicked plants themselves. Both Wicked Plants exhibits run through Septermber 6th.
You'll walk away from both institutions feeling like you know a lot more about our plant world.
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