{"id":42738,"date":"2014-08-31T10:03:22","date_gmt":"2014-08-31T14:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/?p=42738"},"modified":"2014-05-13T16:05:39","modified_gmt":"2014-05-13T20:05:39","slug":"the-garden-of-tomorrow-art-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/?p=42738","title":{"rendered":"The Garden of Tomorrow Art Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Submissions accepted through August 31, 2014
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In 1939, Flushing, New York became the \u201cWorld of Tomorrow,\u201d as the World\u2019s Fair at Flushing Meadows Corona Park introduced visitors to an array of ideas and possibilities for the future. Seven key facets of co-operative life were highlighted\u2014amusement, communication, community interests, food, government, production and distribution, and transportation.<\/p>\n

Amongst more than 1,000 exhibitors representing nearly 60 nations and 30 states, was a five acre display called \u201cGardens on Parade\u201d showcasing horticultural specimens ranging from exotic flowers to common house plants. Visitors delighted in the rare specimens\u2014some of which had never been seen before \u2014as they learned how to properly care for the various flora, and how to cultivate their own gardens at home.<\/p>\n

After receiving its charter in 1946, \u201cGardens on Parade\u201d expanded to 15 acres and became Queens Botanical Garden (QBG). Tended by a team of dedicated Queens residents, these visionaries carried forth QBG\u2019s mission to inspire and educate generations of gardeners and flower enthusiasts. Serving the most ethnically diverse county in the United States, QBG has become a place where people, plants and cultures meet.<\/p>\n

QBG is also a model of sustainability for the city of New York and its neighboring counties with its Visitor & Administration Building\u2014LEED\u00ae (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Platinum certified by the U.S. Green Building Council\u2014along with rain water collection and filtration systems, organic growing methods and sustainable rose garden, composting and recycling programs and pioneer programs in aquaponics. With these cutting edge initiatives, QBG continues looking ahead to the future while building on the vision of its past.<\/p>\n

So where do you envision QBG 50 years from now? 75 years from now? What might the landscape or cityscape of the future Queens look like? What new plants or flowers might be discovered in your Garden of Tomorrow? And how might this future garden affect you, your family, your neighborhood, or the world?<\/p>\n

For more information, please visit http:\/\/www.queensbotanical.org\/programs\/ArtCompetition<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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