City Gardens Archives

A Bloom Reimagined: The Return of New York’s Great Flower Show

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. November 15, 1984 Dearest reader, On this day, the venerable New York Times heralded the return of something most dear to the city’s heart—a Spring Flower Show. After a decade-long silence following the…

As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Ken Druse’s New York City Gardener by Ken Druse This book came out in 1996, and the subtitle is A How-To and Source Book for Gardening in the Big Apple. In this book, one of America’s top horticulturists, Ken Druse, shares his top tips for New York City’s urban…