Few people know how to take a walk

Emerson says to take a walk requires "endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, an eye for nature, good humor, vast curiosity, good speech, good silence and nothing too much.” Luckily for me, my daily walk to the park with my son gives me much nature to enjoy, with a string of gardens stretching from Houston to Washington Square Park along La Guardia Place, but only covers four blocks so the endurance required is modest.

As spring has progressed from the earliest crocuses to the profusion of daffodils that came in to bloom this week, I've become inspired to capture the beauty of New York City gardening.

First comes the Time Capsule filled the natural plants of New York. With limited help from gardeners, the Time Capsule is slowly coming alive. These purple irises look so enchanting on this largely gray hill.



La Guardia Community Garden to the north has many eager hands at work and has burst forth with tulips and irises and even early season roses.



Next is a sea of ivy and mature trees stretching from Bleecker to West 3rd, currently punctuated with bursts of daffodils.



Which brings us to Washington Square Park. She's not quite herself this year, with much of the park under construction, yet there is still plenty to see including glowing forsythia bushes along the north side.



and these gorgeous cherry trees in bud.