Sep
06
An Untameable Plant Flourishes and Flowers
Despite weeding, goats, and campaigns against it, Japanese knotweed thrives.
2 min read
Plants
May
08
The Bluebells Are Ringing
Pause by the spring bluebells and listen: these flowers have lore of enchantment that reverberates even in NYC.
2 min read
May
01
Aromatic Lilacs Perfume Streets and Homes
A yard is a rarity in NYC; a balcony with plants is a luxury. But everyone can have a vase of fragrant flowers to brighten up their room.
2 min read
Apr
24
Lawns Present a Fleeting Moment of Unnatural Perfection
Has there ever been a more perfect symbol of human triumph and hubris than an expanse of perfectly clipped grass?
3 min read
Apr
17
The City’s Native Cactus Revives from its Cadaverous Winter Husk
Do you feel a little flat and tired going into spring? Take inspiration from the resurrection of the prickly pear cactus.
3 min read
Oct
26
Golden Carpet of Rancid Butter
The putrescence you hopscotch around is the smell of butyric acid, the smell of nausea.
3 min read
Oct
14
City Shadows Fragment the Fall Foliage
Notice how the trees shift from sun to shadow as the earth turns.
3 min read
Sep
30
Air Becomes Crisp, Pumpkins Appear
Pumpkins are appearing on stoops, balconies, and bodega storefronts.
3 min read
Aug
18
Abandoned Lots Become Feral Gardens
It seems to be a no man’s land, a tiny, untended place that is unclaimed by either the office building or the grocery store alongside it.
3 min read
Aug
03
Milkweed Blooms Draw Monarchs
On a hill of former trash, monarch butterflies find a haven.
3 min read