by Nancy Berner and Susan Lowry

 

This lively guide to 100 gardens (open to the public and mostly free) in all five boroughs of New York City offers scores of intriguing discoveries, from not one but two authentic Chinese Scholar's gardens to a children's maze, a huge airplane topiary, and the largest community garden in America. The book tells when each garden is at its best and gives practical information on directions, hours, public transportation, and amenities. After thumbing through this handy little book you'll be saying to yourself, "I had no idea that New York City had so many beautiful gardens to visit!” Some are big and famous, like The New York Botanical Garden where we work; others are unexpected, tucked away, almost secret, like some of those community gardens in midtown. All are essential to the Empire City.