In the last few weeks I've had reason to make trips uptown and boy can I tell you... people plant there.
It's great!!
Some tend modest, one-pot wonders, and some create virtual jungles in their cramped little front yards. This week I came across the later. I have only seen one other urban landscape that rivals 117 E. 78th in lushness; it's on Irving Place, and I'll profile it next week. But this monster is by far the most prim and proper I've seen yet.
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Does anyone have a better contender for this year's most Prim and Proper, Heavily Planted NYC Front Yard? Of course, there aren't many front yards to begin with. Maybe I'm starting to have townhouse-envy. I'll have to talk to the Apartment Therapist... skgr
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Now that Halloween is approaching there are a few more interesting front yards on the UES. On 74th between Madison and Fifth I passed by an incredible Halloween graveyard display. I work in the Metropolitan Museum ,so I am lucky enough to scout around at lunchtime. Someone in the low 80's has also created a wonderful pumpkin-patch scene. I'll try to get the address for that townhouse and post it, it is worth a visit.
South side of East 83rd between Park and Madison. There is a townhouse with a terrificly well maintained garden. Too bad the iron fence is 6 feet tall, but I guess that part of town is dangerous at night (being across from a church and church school just isn't what it used to be).