West Side Community Garden

Was lucky enough to be in the city to see the Tulip Festival. Absolutely beautiful…. Over 10000 tulips with so many beautiful colors. On display until mid May. If you get the chance it’s spectacular.

The gardens are privately owned and run by volunteers. Many nice events here like concerts, opera Shakespeare festival and more.

The enthusiastic and talented gardeners of the WSCG have created a wonderful oasis of color, scents, and energy in the Upper West Side. There are lovely places to sit and think, admire the flowers, enjoy the birds, and of course people watch. And its much more relaxed than my time lapse video suggests!

Cute and quaint place. Especially beautiful during tulip season, but pretty all year round too.

A somewhat hidden gem. It's not huge but not tiny either. You can easily see it is well maintained and care for with love and passion.

A perfect place to spend an hour or so on a bright Sunny afternoon. Go alone, take the kids, meet up with friends, go as a couple, on a date, whatever. It's laid back and relaxing.

Oh and you can sit down as it has many spots, and just hang amongst the flowers. I walked around taking photos,then chilled on a bench listening to Spotify and people watched.

By the way the flowers are stunning. Serious, dedicated gardeners surely run it.

Nice community garden. Great in the summer but appears to be open year round which is awesome:). 87th St Community Garden for eg is only open from May to October :/. There are lovely wooden chairs and tables available. There’s a children’s playground right next door called St Gregory’s Playground.