New York Botanical Garden

The New York Botanical Garden is blooming with a Spanish influence this spring and summer. A major exhibit, Spanish Paradise: Gardens of the Alhambra, re-imagines the lush gardens and poetic vistas of the legendary Moorish palace and fortess in Grenada, Spain. Penelope Hobhouse has created a 15,000-square-foot interpretation of the Alhambra's gardens in the landmark Enid A. Haupt Observatory. The garden's Rondina and LoFaro Gallery is featuring Historical Views: Tourists at the Alhambra, a display of rare folios, prints, photographs and drawings of the Alhambra, and as the third part of this exhibition, the gardens around the conservatory have been transformed into a "poetry walk" featuring the words of Federco Garcia Lorca. With the Everett Children's Garden offering outdoor and indoor galleries, the garden is open year round, Tuesday through Sunday, 10 to 6, and holiday Mondays.

Admission to all garden features is $20 for adults, $18 for students and seniors, and $8 for children 2-12.  Grounds only: $6, adults, $3, seniors, $1 children. Parking is $12. The Web site offers “What’s in Bloom” information for planning visits.

Details

Take the Bronx River Parkway to the entrance at 200th St. and Kazimiroff Boulevard in the Bronx; telephone, 718-817-8700. The Web site is www.nybg.org.