The Horticultural Society of New York

The Horticultural Society of New York We improve human life through horticulture.

The mission of the Horticultural Society of New York is to improve human life through horticulture.
• We create green spaces in all neighborhoods as a vital part of social infrastructure.
• We train people for jobs that grow and sustain green communities.
• We develop fresh approaches to improve New Yorkers' health, well-being, and environment through horticulture.

It’s finally summer! The days are long, the sun is strong, and things are growing everywhere you look. We have a lot in ...
06/22/2026

It’s finally summer! The days are long, the sun is strong, and things are growing everywhere you look. We have a lot in store for the season—follow along for plantings and programming near you.

Start planting for America's 250th! That's the advice from our Board member George Ball, owner of Burpee Seed Company, w...
06/18/2026

Start planting for America's 250th! That's the advice from our Board member George Ball, owner of Burpee Seed Company, whose new Forbes feature makes the case that growing your own food is both a quiet act of self-reliance and—as George puts it—one of the most patriotic things you can do.

The Hort has been cultivating urban gardeners since 1902. A member of our Board for 26 years, George Ball has been a proactive partner in that mission—including Burpee's support for the 2021 expansion of the Greenhouse and Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park.

Swipe for a few highlights from "Seed Giant Burpee Wants Americans To Garden Like It's 1776."

The pollinator garden is in at The Opportunity Hub, and it's our last big milestone at this Brooklyn site. 🙌 4,000 squar...
06/18/2026

The pollinator garden is in at The Opportunity Hub, and it's our last big milestone at this Brooklyn site. 🙌 4,000 square feet across four beds, with native flowering perennials and grasses interplanted throughout: seaside goldenrod, butterfly w**d, aromatic aster, anise hyssop, lovegrass, and more. We chose each plant to attract pollinators, suppress w**ds, and look beautiful doing it!

This was just one piece of a bigger effort over the past several months. We installed a high tunnel—scroll through our feed to see the timelapse! We also helped put in an orchard with Asian persimmon, fig, pawpaw, saskatoon berry, and disease-resistant apples. And we can't forget the berry beds, planted with red currant, jostaberries, blackberries, and raspberries.

Remember the Borough Bee Box we introduced earlier this month? We have our first update from Gates Avenue Plaza, and it'...
06/17/2026

Remember the Borough Bee Box we introduced earlier this month? We have our first update from Gates Avenue Plaza, and it's a good one.

Our first residents have moved in! They're nesting in some of the smaller holes, which we intentionally included to attract smaller native bees.

We'll "bee" back with more updates! 🐝

Jackson Heights, we loved celebrating the World Cup with you!Come find us at the rest of our NYC DOT watch party stops:⚽...
06/16/2026

Jackson Heights, we loved celebrating the World Cup with you!

Come find us at the rest of our NYC DOT watch party stops:

⚽ June 24, 6:00 pm, at Fordham Plaza
⚽ June 26, 3:00 pm, at Osborn Plaza

Create your own tea sachets and flags, grab some temporary tattoos and stickers, and snap a picture with our themed frame to remember the day!

At our latest Recipes & Rituals for Community Care workshops, we explored how plants connect us to ourselves and the wor...
06/11/2026

At our latest Recipes & Rituals for Community Care workshops, we explored how plants connect us to ourselves and the world around us.

🍵 The Hort’s Education Center Manager Mallory Craig guided the group through harvesting lemon balm, tulsi, and rosemary for a shared tea. We practiced tree breathing as a meditation on reciprocity and reflective writing on handmade paper.

🫘 Facilitator Vivian Arias brought the heart medicine of cacao into the room. Drawing on Mayan Cosmovision, she honored its long history as healing and ritual.

Join us at the Greenhouse and Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park for future sessions on herbal arts, folk remedies, somatic movement, wildcrafts, and more!

NYC Public School Food Education teachers joined us at the Denny Farrell Greenhouse and Education Center for our Rooted ...
06/11/2026

NYC Public School Food Education teachers joined us at the Denny Farrell Greenhouse and Education Center for our Rooted in Food training.

Participants explored healthy soil, culturally relevant crops, pollinators, botanical wellness products, and summer garden watering strategies. They also took part in a garden-inspired salad challenge featuring fresh herbs and seasonal produce.

Educators left with hands-on activities, practical resources, and fresh ideas to bring food and garden education back to their students.

Surprise find while doing maintenance at our pollinator garden at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park—a nest filled with ...
06/10/2026

Surprise find while doing maintenance at our pollinator garden at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park—a nest filled with three Eastern mockingbird eggs! 🥚🥚🥚

Swipe to see the site and enjoy some beautiful color and texture from the green-in-between bed in our Riverbank learning garden: Tiger Eye sumac, salvia, catmint, and sedum.

Our workforce development program, HORTNYC, in action! Trainees worked alongside staff to restore a back garden bed at T...
06/09/2026

Our workforce development program, HORTNYC, in action! Trainees worked alongside staff to restore a back garden bed at The Bronx Latin School (first image) and plant summer annuals at Father Fagan Park (second image). Great job, team!

A garden with a view! At St. Barnabas Hospital, we're helping to improve access to food that's free, fresh, and nutritio...
06/05/2026

A garden with a view! At St. Barnabas Hospital, we're helping to improve access to food that's free, fresh, and nutritious.

An urban garden like this—especially on a roof—requires creative, collaborative problem-solving:

💧 A drip irrigation system keeps plants consistently watered, with adjustments by zone based on crop needs.
🌱 Seed sowing is timed to align with cool- and warm-season temperatures as part of the planting schedule.
🌾 “Basket weave” supports protect plants from snapping in the wind.

And those efforts have paid off! We're currently harvesting our cool-season crops, including radishes, kale, lettuce, and broccoli.

Check back this summer to hear about our tomatoes, tomatillos, peppers, and other warm-season crops—and to see pollinator plants added to the beds.

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