As spring has begun to take hold in New York City, more and more beautiful Daffodils have popped up and taken root in Madison Square Park. Gardener Steph shares some great information and helps us identify particular species in the current wave of new Daffodils that are springing up in Madison Square Park. Gardener Steph… Read more
http://www.madisonsquarepark.org/uncategorized/daffodil-deluge
It’s looking a lot like spring in Madison Square Park, thanks in large part to our wonderful Mad. Sq. Park Staff and volunteers from our Flatiron neighbors at KIMA! The volunteers took time out of their busy schedules and their infectious generosity brought an energetic spirit to the park, filling the lush landscape with mountain… Read more
http://www.madisonsquarepark.org/news/kima-brings-spring-to-mad-sq-park
Two of Madison Square Park’s earliest blooming Daffodils started showing their flowers in the last week. Narcissus ‘Rijnveld’s Early Sensation’ and Narcissus ‘February Gold’ can both be found in the south western end of the park. These two are some of the earliest daffodils to bloom annually and while they’re not the showiest of daffodils,… Read more
http://www.madisonsquarepark.org/news/blog/very-early-blooming-daffodils
July will mark the three year anniversary of Gardener Steph working for the Conservancy to beautify Madison Square Park. Steph has not only created amazing displays in our gardens and plant beds, ensuring the health and vibrancy of Mad. Sq. horticulture overall, she has also taken amazing photos and written insightful blog posts to help… Read more
http://www.madisonsquarepark.org/news/blog/meet-gardener-steph
Hellebores are by far the showiest and most asked about plants in Madison Square Park’s winter gardens. Hellebores grow naturally in open meadows in Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia, Turkey, Greece, Italy, and even China. Hellebores are sometimes referred to as the ‘Christmas Rose’ or ‘Lenten Rose’. They can be seen blooming in the Park from January… Read more
Madison Square Park’s first flowers of the season began their bloom on Tuesday. The Park’s three hybrid witch-hazels can be seen showing their spider like flowers throughout the beds along 23rd street. The name witch in witch-hazel has its origins in the Middle English word wiche, from the Old English wice, meaning “pliant” or “bendable.”… Read more
http://www.madisonsquarepark.org/news/blog/bewitching-hazels
Come see the new fall plantings in Madison Square Park! Our gardeners have been busy putting together an eclectic mix of annuals to welcome the cooler weather. Take a walk around the fountain and see our exciting specimens. This season we are featuring flowering maples (Abutilon pictum ‘Variegatum’) and Coleus (Coleus ‘Kiwi Fern’) as “standards,”… Read more
http://www.madisonsquarepark.org/uncategorized/fabulous-fall-flora
Our ornamental cherry and apple trees are presently in peak bloom, here at Madison Square Park. Flowers usually only last a week so you better catch them before they’re gone. For thirteen hundred years Japan has celebrated the beautiful spring blossoms of the Sakura trees, commonly known as flowering cherry. The term Hanami was used… Read more
Spring blooms are anticipated and appreciated, with Tulips, Daffodils, Bradford Pears among others being represented well all over the city. The following however is a small list of some spring blooming flora that you can see in Madison Square Park right now that are not as popular, but are interesting and even arresting despite their… Read more
http://www.madisonsquarepark.org/news/blog/interesting-blooming-plants
Those familiar with Greek mythology may recall the story of Narcissus, a man so beautiful that upon seeing his own reflection in a pool of water, became mesmerized. Unable to leave the beauty of his own reflection he died. The story continues that a flower grew from the ground where he died. The flower was… Read more
http://www.madisonsquarepark.org/uncategorized/delightful-daffodils
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