Foliage & Reality TV: NYBG

In addition to the uber-exciting kick-off of the Kiku exhibit this weekend at New York Botanical Garden, there are two other things we'd like to alert you to:

1) Since the show's somewhat predictable finale, BoogieDowner is already going through Project Runway withdrawal... which is why we were happy to stumble upon one NYBG employee's insider review of the Project Runway visit to the Garden. Click here to read the blog entry. According to Event Coordinator Sarah Richardson, diva Tim Gunn was a grade-A asshole cutting fresh flowers for himself and requesting a steady supply of chilled Cristal. (Psych!! He was actually sweet as pie - gotcha!)

Sidebar: Ummmm, I know this sounds crazy, but did anyone else think that Kenley actually had the best collection at the Bryant Park finale? I mean, I'm happy she didn't win because of her annoying voice and the fact that she lives in Brooklyn, but I found Leanne's collection to be a bit... predictable? And I was really hoping Leanne would get a nice shower and shampoo session in for the big runway show.

2) For all you foliage fanatics, NYBG's website has a cool new feature: a Fall Tracker. It's basically an interactive map of the Garden which allows you to click on a certain spot to take a sneak peak to determine where the best fall colors are.

~ErLu

The Bronx is Fierce

We'll lead off today with a hard-hitting news story... The New York Botanical Garden was featured on Project Runway last night!

The designers visited the gardens to gain botanical inspiration for an evening gown.

The whole thing was pretty cool, except for the fact that they never even mentioned they were in the Bronx. Heaven forbid prime-time viewers see a positive image of the BoogieDown on tv!

Side note on finalists: You're going down Kenley. You need to get over yourself and cut the 'tude. You've officially lost the endorsement of the BoogieDowner, and you know how far-reaching and persuasive our opinion is, right?

*Photo courtesy of bravotv.com*

~ErLu