Frida Kahlo’s Garden Duplicated at New York Botanical Gardens

A garden oasis has sprung to life in New York City this week with a replica of Frida Kahlo’s Mexico City garden at her home known as “Casa Azul.”

The replica was constructed at the New York Botanical Gardens and will be displayed to the public from May 16 – November 1, 2015. The garden exhibit is named "Frida Kahlo: Art, Garden, Life.”

The garden exhibit seems to represent Frida’s life just as strongly as her art. "The same genius she's celebrated for in her art, she also put into her garden," Todd Forrest, the vice president for . . .

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