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LaGuardia Corner Gardens is an award-winning community garden in the heart of NYC’s Greenwich Village. It is a place of natural beauty, where the visitor can find an oasis of calm in urban surroundings. Read more...Hours:
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The garden is now open on weekends from 2-6 pm. On weekdays, we unlock the gates in the morning and keep them open until 8 pm. Visitors are welcome to walk around to see the flowers and sit on the patio. Pets are welcome, too, as long as they are on a leash. Please don't pick anything and take your trash with you when you leave. Location 511 LaGuardia Place (bet. Bleecker & Houston Streets). Google Map
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If you are interested in gardening with us, please contact us at LGCgardens@gmail.com and fill out the application form that you will find if you click "read more" above.
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Author Archives: Karin Kiontke
Season recap part four. August – September: Monarchs!
As in previous years, Johannes, our butterfly expert, collected eggs and small caterpillars of monarch butterflies to let them grow up in a safe environment (his apartment), free of predators and parasites. This is not an easy feat! Each little … Continue reading
Season recap part three. August: A favorite flower of visitors and bees
A few years ago, one of our gardeners introduced the native passion flower (Passiflora incarnata) into the garden. This plant is fascinating and also a bit of a menace. It seems to really love it in our garden. Thus, it … Continue reading
Season recap part two. A symphony of colors all summer long
While in Spring and early summer, the color palette of our flowers is dominated by pinks and pale blues, in summer, the garden got really bright with different colors. As soon as the Helianthus, Heliopsis (sunflowers), Rudbeckia (black eyed susans … Continue reading
Season recap part one. July: A rabbit!
The growing season is winding down for real now. This coming week, the first frost is expected in our area. All summer long, we were busy gardening instead of adding to this site. But now, the evenings are long and … Continue reading
Good news for community gardens
This week, we heard the wonderful news that the Elizabeth Street Garden is finally saved from development! The Elizabeth Street garden is located in lower Manhattan in an area with extremely little green. It was established in 1990 by the … Continue reading