Winter Wonderland in the Gardens

February 8, 2021 / Safiya / Gardens, Highlights, In the news, Parque de Tranquilidad, Winter

As snow fell on New York City this week our gardens remained tranquil. Snowfall offers the opportunity for New Yorkers to slow down from their busy lives and take in their surroundings. Gardens such as Parque de Tranquilidad provide our neighbors a place to stop and enjoy nature all year round. Although our gardens aren’t ready to welcome back […]

American Express at Clayton Williams and Five Star Gardens

October 4, 2011 / E.M. / Uncategorized

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On a recent Thursday afternoon where rain threatened to spoil the day, 40 American Express volunteers toiled away at Clayton Williams and Five Star, Gardens. This feat was the result of a great deal of planning and coordination between NY Cares, The Manhattan Land Trust and American Express Staff. Clayton Williams gardeners had been struggling […]

Albert’s Garden–Serenity in the City

August 8, 2011 / E.M. / Gardens, Work Days

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We did some work at Albert’s Garden last Thursday–sanding the fence so that in the future it can be primed and painted. We made good headway on the project and hope to schedule another workday in the future.

Projects at LES People Care Garden

August 8, 2011 / E.M. / Gardens, Work Days

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We’ve been working throughout the summer on some projects at the Lower East Side People Care Garden. We have had several volunteer groups, including a regular group from the summer day camp program from Henry Street Settlement. We have been working on a variety of projects including building a new picnic table and benches, painting […]

More Veggies at Carver!

August 8, 2011 / E.M. / Gardens

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Gardeners are harvesting lots of vegetables these days, check out the pictures!

Veggies at Carver Garden!!

July 25, 2011 / E.M. / Gardens, Highlights

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Check out the vegetables (and fruit) growing at Carver Garden in East Harlem!!

Cleanup at Five Star Garden in Harlem

July 25, 2011 / E.M. / Gardens, Work Days

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Some gardeners, as well as some interns through a Columbia University summer internship programs, braved the heat to do a cleanup at Five Star Garden in Harlem…and the fresh picked plums were delicious!

Bronx and Manhattan Land Trusts Officially Own Gardens

July 5, 2011 / E.M. / Events, Highlights, In the news

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On a historic Monday, June 27th, the 18 gardens from the Bronx Land Trust and the 14 gardens from the Manhattan Land Trust were officially conveyed from the Trust for Public Land to their respective land trusts. This means that the land trusts officially own the gardens, and can help preserve the gardens for future […]

Compost Bin Build at Carver Garden

July 5, 2011 / E.M. / Gardens, Work Days, Workshops

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We had a great workday last week as we built a new three-bin compost system at Carver Garden in East Harlem. The bin build was sponsored by the NYC Compost Project in Manhattan, hosted at the Lower East Side Ecology Center, with technical assistance from Charlie Bayrer, of Earth Matter.

Projects Finished at Papo’s Garden

July 5, 2011 / E.M. / Gardens

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This summer, several projects have been finished at Papo’s Garden, in East Harlem. Workers from the Horticultural Society of New York’s GreenTeam helped to build a rainwater harvesting system to catch rain from the gazebo in the garden. They also built a new shed for the garden to store tools and materials. The Bronx and […]