
I need trees. I need color. I need green. I must have it. Daily.
On a recent trip to New York City, (by far the biggest city I’ve ever been in) I was amazed at the amount of green space tucked between tall buildings. Busy streets have trees with small flower beds surrounding them. Apartments buildings have small courtyards filled with plants, water features and seating. Roof tops are spotted with trees, chairs and I’m sure a tomato plant or two. Even alleys are flower-lined. Not what I was expecting at all!
This is Bryant Park next to the NYC Public Library. You can see the huge skyscrapers but the lawn area was very quiet and peaceful. There were small reading tables surrounding the lawn, food vendors, and pergolas with massive hanging baskets. Loved it!


For those of you that don’t know, Central Park is 800 some odd acres in the middle of the city.
And for those of you that don’t know, you can not walk that in a couple of hours.

The beautiful paths, pockets of flower gardens, and benches strategically placed to enjoy the view, made this walk one of our favorite walks. It amazes me that this is in the middle of the city.


Walking from Lower Manhattan over the Brooklyn Bridge, you end up in the neighborhood of Brooklyn Heights. This was a very charming part of Brooklyn with knock out views of Manhattan. The area is known for their Brownstone apartments built in the early 1900’s. Some even had backyards which is rare and a luxury for these apartments dwellers.





