Urban Gardens

Photo: Emily Rose Bennett, Augusta Chronicle

Yesterday morning as I sat in this same chair, looking out the window at an equally beautiful bright blue sky, only 1/2 hour away havoc was being unleashed on a nearby elementary school leaving … Read More...

Photo: Bob Horton

We didn’t make it last night to see the lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, a world-wide symbol of the holidays in New York City, but my husband caught a glimpse of the enormous 80-foot Norway … Read More...

Prospect Park volunteers cleaning up after the storm. Photo via Prospect Conservancy.

Since Hurricane Sandy blew in and out, many people have asked about the city’s green areas–the parks and gardens. Many of the city’s parks and public gardens suffered … Read More...

Photo: Mario Tama, Getty Images.

It’s a beautiful day today, clear skies with temps in the high 60s–so different from two weeks ago when Hurricane Sandy slammed our New York Metropolitan and outlying areas. It seems like a heartbeat ago … Read More...