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It has been said that The
91st Street Garden is the largest community run flower garden in the
state of New York. The garden is located on the Riverside Park
Promenade that is at the western edge of Manhattan.Contrary to previous beliefs, the garden is not maintained by migrant farm workers but by volunteers from the neighborhood. The garden was started in the Fall of 1981 by planting bulbs in a large octagon plot of land. In the very next spring an even larger rectangle (south of the octagon) was prepared for flowers. I have been taken photographs of the garden since it's inception. Please do not ask me for the names of the flowers that I photographed because I do not know. I am not a gardener. The garden is a full sensory experience with the birds and cute mammals like the squirrels, mice and rats. Do not miss in the early morning hours after midnight, our friends the Raccoons are around. This garden is not just about planting things, it is in fact a creative endeavor. Instead of a paint brush, seeds and cultivation are used artistically. The Garden People's own website Much more to be added. |
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| PHOTOGRAPHS by Joe Bly |
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 This is the beginnings of the Garden. - Photo 1982 - Work started Fall of 1981 |
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 Octagon Garden - Jan. 03, 1982 |
 Carrie the first President - Mar. 20, 1982 |
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 Dec. 9, 2017 - Rectangle Garden (left) Octagon Garden (Right) |
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 Breaking Thru the Snow - March 2018 |
 This is me on the day of the Eclipe - Aug. 21, 2017 I was between the two gardens. A nice women photographed me with her cell-phone. |
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 Someone Photographed Me at the 40 Year celebration. |
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All Photos by Joe Bly Home Phone: 212-877-7715
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