Calm before the next storm

Brooklyn Botanic Garden is pretty quiet when it's 18 degrees out. One of the only sounds is the bubbling water that keeps the pond from freezing over. 

This is my first time seeing the new visitors center and I have to say that I am impressed. It fits in with the existing garden very well. The curves seem to have always been there. 

Pots in the courtyard

The Magnolia Virginiana stand out, being the only green leaves in the garden that don't seem to be drooping from the cold.

Magnolia virginiana

'Greenbay'

MAGNOLIACEAE