Tag: plants

For some reason, the Upper West Side has been particularly fertile this year, growing melons, poisonous weeds and other delights. The latest flora to take root

To paraphrase Mark Twain, the reports of New York City being invaded by a toxic, hallucinogenic weed are greatly exaggerated, according to Crystal Howard, assistant commissioner, communications, NYC Parks.

No need to travel to the gardens of Giverny fifty miles outside of Paris to view summer flowers in a splendidly untamed setting. Thanks to volunteers

Plants don't quite know what to do with themselves, with November temperatures rising into the 70's, with the mercury hitting 75 on Friday.

The Upper West Side clearly needs its own plant detective, because there have been several recent crimes against flora. Building on last month's tree-stripping

Plants are understandably confused by the recent unseasonably warm weather. On February 1, the temperature in Central Park hit 60 degrees! The Japanese quince, an early Spring flower, is already blooming. Christmas roses have spread their white petals and the Bearsfoot Hellebore has been strutting its stuff for weeks. "I'd ...

August 4, 2011 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 82 Degrees. News: The unidentified body of a man in his 30's or 40's was pulled from the Hudson River after it was seen floating around 86th Street (DNAinfo) A bus and a cab collided on 66th Street and Broadway, and the ...