It’s My Park Day

New York City’s Department of Parks and Recreation asks city residents to come out twice a year to support their neighborhood park – once in the fall and once in the spring. At Washington Market, we use this day to teach children a bit about gardening, and enlist their help in planting thousands of bulbs in the fall and annuals in the spring. For children who like to get their hands dirty, this is the event for them…

Saturday, May 19th, from 10-11am

FLOWER POWER! Hey children, do you like to garden? Then come to Washington Market Park for the citywide celebration of It’s My Park Day and help plant beautiful Summer flowers! Our Park Gardener will give instructions to children on how to plant flowers like impatiens and marigolds, as well as summer and fall flowering bulbs like gladiolus. We will have some children’s gardening gloves and trowels, but if you have your own please bring them along. This event is sponsored by The Friends of Washington Market Park.
 

Inserting a hedgerow. May 2011

Flower Power! May 2011