Tree Map from Emma Lazarus Students and The Hort
Students from Emma Lazarus High School, with the Horticultural Society of New York, have researched and produced this beautiful brochure as part of a project [...]
It’s My Park Day
The city-wide It's My Park Day is happening in parks all over the city from this weekend through the summer. We are celebrating the day on Saturday, [...]
Adam Purple has died
"Adam Purple, the godfather of the Lower East Side community gardens who fought a losing battle to save his spectacular Garden of Eden from destruction for a low-income housing project, died Monday as he was bicycling over the Williamsburg Bridge. He was 84." He fought a long battle to save his garden and the abandoned tenement he lived in. Both of which were razed for new low-income housing for the deaf. Very different from the fight over the Elizabeth Street Garden.
Our new family of cardinals
Thanks to Elizabeth Hardwick for these fantastic shots of the family of cardinals that nested in the garden this spring. The chicks are little grey [...]
Plantworks Closing
Sad news that Plantworks on East 4th Street is closing. Many a plant bought over the years have wound up in the M’Finda Kalunga Community [...]
Spring Flowers
Here are some lovely photos taken by Jimmy Zheng, a frequent garden visitor.