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Park Management . . . or Massacre?
Park Management . . . Or Massacre? West Village Wildflower Massacre! (photo taken 08 17 2012) The small park located at the end of Horatio and Jane in the West Village has long been a rich source of...
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Anything but Plain
Anything but Plain . . . Why mow this pretty lawn . . . It’s in bloom! (photo taken 09 25 2012) One immigrant wildflower of the West Village arrived on the western hemisphere with the earliest of the...
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Lily of the Village
Lily of the Village . . . A single toad lily, Tricyrtis hirta, sits in a sun-dappled West Village churchyard. (photo taken 10 14 2012) Churchyards afford quiet green corners in any city. A reflective...
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The Asters of Autumn
The Asters of Autumn . . . A few New England Asters snuck into the corner of a West Village garden. (photo taken 10 17 2012) The Aster family, Asteraceae, holds court in late summer and autumn. A...
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Late Bloomers
Late Bloomers . . . December Dandelion: a single Taraxacum officinale blooms in Hudson River Park. (photo taken 12 11 2012) Hurricane Sandy did more than deprive the West Village of power. The late...
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The New Year: A Shuffling of the Cards
The New Year: A Shuffling of the Cards . . . Climate change, as I have perceived it, can best be described by me in this way: Picture a pack of standard playing cards divided into the four separate...
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February’s Foliage
February’s Foliage . . . Onion Grass (genus Allium) provides a small splash of color near Eighth Avenue. (photo taken 02 26 2013) The second month of the year has taken the “cold” portion of the phrase...
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Before the Snow
Before the Snow . . . Life, as in its daily living and responsibilities, has intervened between me and my heretofore regular forays into the urban natural world. I have been devoting more time to...
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The First Day of Spring
The First Day of Spring . . . The first courtyard flower of the year beat the first day of spring by a few days. (photo taken 03 17 2013) The Vernal Equinox began in New York City today at 7:02 a.m....
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Happy (3rd) Anniversary
Happy (3rd) Anniversary . . . The view that inspired Wildflowers of the West Village – three years on . . . (photo taken 03 22 2013) The scene at the base of the tree was brown and bare today. Had this...
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Earth Day 2013
Earth Day 2013 . . . Trillium grandiflorum blooming in Manhattan (photo taken 04 21 2013) The last two days have presented me with a lot of opportunities to photograph wildflowers, including blooming...
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NYC Wildflower Week
NYC Wildflower Week . . . Eastern Red Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) blooms in a tree pit near Greenwich Street. (photo taken 05 2013) The sixth annual NYC Wildflower Week has begun and runs between...
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Bloomsday 2013
Bloomsday 2013 . . . Common Mullein begins to show beside the Corporal John A. Seravalli playground on Horatio Street. (photo taken 06 16 2013) A lot of rain has fallen on NYC, nearly 20 inches since...
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Under The Spreading Catalpa Tree
Under The Spreading Catalpa Tree Close up view of a Northern Catalpa Tree in full bloom. (photo taken 10 19 2013) My wildflower profiles have been up to now limited to herbaceous plants. I decided to...
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A Literary Wildflower
A Literary Wildflower . . . The Scarlet Pimpernel opens only on sunny days. (photo by Maryann Amici 08 04 2013) My desire to share an enthusiasm for Manhattan’s wildflowers hit home in a delightful way...
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Tired Green, Full Fruits
Tired Green, Full Fruits . . . Tired Green: faded Lamb’s Quarters in Hudson River Park. (photo taken 09 29 2013) 1. Tired Green The final leg of a recent bus trip was made easier by sharing the ride...
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Wildflower in the Mix
Wildflower in the Mix . . . Garden in the rough industrial area along Washington Street. (photo taken 10 20 2013) West of Hudson and south of Christopher resides an area of wide, low factory buildings...
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The Elusive Mugwort
The Elusive Mugwort . . . The humble, yet elusive, Common Mugwort . . . in bloom. (photo taken 10 23 2013) Ironic is the title. Common Mugwort, Atemisia vulgaris, is actually one of the most ubiquitous...
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The Christmas (Wild)flower
The Christmas (Wild)flower . . . Groundsel in bloom before Christmas. (photo taken 12 04 2013) December has, for me, been a busy month filled with moving (more on that story in a future update) as well...
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Afterbloom
Afterbloom . . . The fruiting heads of asters and white snakeroot edge outcrops of Manhattan schist in Central Park. (photo taken 01 09 2014) “Polar Vortex” has become the first new catch phrase of...
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