Sidewalk Greenspace on New York's Upper West Side
Someone left a few dried-up mini roses in three-inch plastic pots at the edge of the garden fence, but they didn’t seem entirely dead so I repotted them into a slightly-larger planter trough and have been watering them regularly, and a week later they’re showing signs of life.
The burdock is blooming, and the bees are busy.
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.
I love the thistle-like flowers on our burdock plants!
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.
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.
A plethora of roses in our sidewalk garden.
Our first flush of pinks!
