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First snowfall of the season here in our little sidewalk garden.
December 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
First snowfall of the season here in our little sidewalk garden.
It's definitely the end of the season here in our sidewalk garden, but on this lovely fall day I am thankful that it's still giving our block a spot for people to slow down and appreciate a bit of greenery.
November 27, 2025 at 10:50 PM
It's definitely the end of the season here in our sidewalk garden, but on this lovely fall day I am thankful that it's still giving our block a spot for people to slow down and appreciate a bit of greenery.
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Huge thanks to everyone who came out to pick up native wildflower seeds at our seed giveaway — and a big shoutout to the NYC Biodiversity Task Force, Marielle, and Georgia for making it all happen.
Because of you, we’ve planted the seed for a greener, more biodiverse city.
Because of you, we’ve planted the seed for a greener, more biodiverse city.
November 17, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Huge thanks to everyone who came out to pick up native wildflower seeds at our seed giveaway — and a big shoutout to the NYC Biodiversity Task Force, Marielle, and Georgia for making it all happen.
Because of you, we’ve planted the seed for a greener, more biodiverse city.
Because of you, we’ve planted the seed for a greener, more biodiverse city.
The growing season is drawing to an end, but this colorful geranium on the steps of 217 W 106th doesn't seem to have gotten the memo and is putting on a show amidst the drying grass and slowly-yellowing leaves.
October 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The growing season is drawing to an end, but this colorful geranium on the steps of 217 W 106th doesn't seem to have gotten the memo and is putting on a show amidst the drying grass and slowly-yellowing leaves.
The garden hasn't fully bounced back from getting badly parched at the beginning of August, but I'm glad to see that most of the roses have survived and are putting on a pretty show.
September 14, 2025 at 5:14 AM
The garden hasn't fully bounced back from getting badly parched at the beginning of August, but I'm glad to see that most of the roses have survived and are putting on a pretty show.
The person who donated this sign to our garden was very well intentioned, but in hindsight I think that it doesn't really contribute to the overall aesthetic.
(Also, sadly I have discovered that dogs can not read.)
(Also, sadly I have discovered that dogs can not read.)
September 14, 2025 at 5:08 AM
The person who donated this sign to our garden was very well intentioned, but in hindsight I think that it doesn't really contribute to the overall aesthetic.
(Also, sadly I have discovered that dogs can not read.)
(Also, sadly I have discovered that dogs can not read.)
Our garden got badly parched this summer, but it's managed to bounce back a little as temperatures have dropped from their peaks.
August 29, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Our garden got badly parched this summer, but it's managed to bounce back a little as temperatures have dropped from their peaks.
Our hibiscus shrub (aka “Rose of Sharon”) is getting ready to flower for the first time this season.
July 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Our hibiscus shrub (aka “Rose of Sharon”) is getting ready to flower for the first time this season.
I love the thistle-like flowers on our burdock plants!
June 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I love the thistle-like flowers on our burdock plants!
The first sunflower of the season bloomed today in our sidewalk container garden — a sign of a bright future!
June 25, 2025 at 3:32 AM
The first sunflower of the season bloomed today in our sidewalk container garden — a sign of a bright future!
A nice fiery set of pansies has popped out following today's rain.
June 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
A nice fiery set of pansies has popped out following today's rain.
I’ve only seen one iris come up in our garden this year, so I’m glad it’s a beautiful specimen.
June 6, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I’ve only seen one iris come up in our garden this year, so I’m glad it’s a beautiful specimen.
These bright-yellow oleander aphids are growing fat and plentiful on the sap of a dogbane plant. Aphids are a pest in agricultural settings, but I'm pleased to see them here, because they're a favorite food for ladybugs and other insectivores whose numbers will be growing in the coming weeks.
June 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
These bright-yellow oleander aphids are growing fat and plentiful on the sap of a dogbane plant. Aphids are a pest in agricultural settings, but I'm pleased to see them here, because they're a favorite food for ladybugs and other insectivores whose numbers will be growing in the coming weeks.
I'm really pleased with the way the grapevines and little trees soften the edges of the otherwise-drab fence and stairs in front of our buildings.
June 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I'm really pleased with the way the grapevines and little trees soften the edges of the otherwise-drab fence and stairs in front of our buildings.
I think these might be ready to eat by tomorrow...
June 1, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I think these might be ready to eat by tomorrow...
Hot pinks erupting in a basket along our sidewalk fence.
May 26, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Hot pinks erupting in a basket along our sidewalk fence.
The roses are really having a productive season.
May 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The roses are really having a productive season.
The honeysuckle seems to be happy about having been repotted into a larger container at the start of the season, and is throwing out even more of its crazy flower clusters than it did last year.
May 17, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The honeysuckle seems to be happy about having been repotted into a larger container at the start of the season, and is throwing out even more of its crazy flower clusters than it did last year.
Now that the warm-weather season is well and truly here, the sidewalk garden is fully engaged, with more than fifty feet of green shrubs, grasses, trees, and flowering plants brightening up this stretch of West 106th Street.
May 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Now that the warm-weather season is well and truly here, the sidewalk garden is fully engaged, with more than fifty feet of green shrubs, grasses, trees, and flowering plants brightening up this stretch of West 106th Street.
A plethora of roses in our sidewalk garden.
May 16, 2025 at 3:24 AM
A plethora of roses in our sidewalk garden.
Woah — so many tiny yellow flowers — the woad is in bloom!
May 12, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Woah — so many tiny yellow flowers — the woad is in bloom!
The honeysuckle in our urban sidewalk garden put out its first blooms this weekend — ridiculously complicated and showy, and deliciously fragrant.
May 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM
The honeysuckle in our urban sidewalk garden put out its first blooms this weekend — ridiculously complicated and showy, and deliciously fragrant.
Our first roses of the season opened on Monday to catch a bit of the late-afternoon sun.
April 29, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Our first roses of the season opened on Monday to catch a bit of the late-afternoon sun.
Good showing from the tulips on the steps of 217 W 106th St.
April 22, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Good showing from the tulips on the steps of 217 W 106th St.