PLEASE LIST through 5/21/2022: TOUR THE FLORA OF NYC PARKS' FOREST PARK GREENHOUSE IN QUEENS

Sue Donoghue  Commissioner, NYC Parks  www.nyc.gov/parks

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PLEASE  LIST through  May 21, 2022  IMMEDIATE

 

TOUR THE FLORA OF NYC PARKS' FOREST PARK GREENHOUSE IN QUEENS 

 

DATE:                        Saturday, May 21, 2022 

 

TIME:                          9 a.m. – 2 p.m. 

 

LOCATION:               Queens Greenhouse in Forest Park   

                                    Enter the park at Forest Park Drive & Woodhaven Boulevard 

QUEENS 

 

EVENT:                      For the first time since the start of the pandemic, the Forest Park Greenhouse in Queens will open its doors to give New Yorkers a rare glimpse inside at its bevy of greenery. Discover a vast variety of colorful flowers from common to exotic, and enjoy a walk around one of only three NYC Parks greenhouses across the city. You'll learn from expert gardeners who provide information about the diverse array of plants growing in city parks 

 

Throughout the event, visitors will have an opportunity to learn from our gardeners about different species, how to care for them, and where to go to see them throughout the borough. For a sneak peek at what to expect, you can visit the virtual tour of the greenhouse.  

 

This event is free and reservations are not required. Masks will be required while inside the greenhouse.  

 

DETAILS:                   Nestled among towering oak trees in Forest Park, the Queens Greenhouse and Nursery has served Parks for the past hundred years. Annually, the greenhouse produces around 200,000 herbaceous plants (annuals and perennials) from seeds, plugs, liners, bare-root plants, and cuttings. The plants that are grown here are carefully transplanted by gardeners and used to beautify the parks, playgrounds, beaches, and pools across Queens and Brooklyn.  

 

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Press Contact: 

Dan Kastanis 

pressoffice@parks.nyc.gov  

(212) 360-1311