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Spring in Central Park
It was a day of superlatives in Central park. Spectacular weather, glorious sunshine and joyous smiles on happy faces. After wonky Spring weather started, stopped and waylaid the blooming schedule of thousands of plants around the city, it was pure … Continue reading
Gardening Manhattan
Not all the great horticultural achievements of the Big Apple are to be found in Central Park or the NY Botanical Gardens. Despite the immense visual rewards of $42.4m spent annually on the Park, or the undeniable status of the … Continue reading
Conservatory Gardens
Riding through Central Park on a perfectly glorious Easter weekend would have been joy enough, but even though I was heading north with the expectation of finding the Conservatory Gardens, the first sight of the valley filled with pink and … Continue reading
Macy’s Flower Show
By the time the Macy’s flower show starts, I am usually in a state of trepidation after months of gardening withdrawal in a frozen floral environment. The flower show has always been a joyous promise of things to come, a … Continue reading
Pier 15 – life after the old fish markets
The downtown east river waterfront is looking suddenly very stylish with the unveiling of Pier 15. For ages the area has been a bottleneck of tourists and street vendors with scaffolding and bike diversions making for a rocky road around … Continue reading
Central Park gardeners and their tips
Garden lovers of all varieties – workers, volunteers and viewers ( like me ), were out in force at the weekend. Sunday especially was spectacular. The warm weather and the full moon – and maybe a good dose of global … Continue reading
