Join us for activities at WFW headquarters—Union Square Park
(Broadway to Park Avenue South, East 14th Street to East 17th Street)

Saturday May 3rd, 8am to 3pm
Greenmarket Events

Free NYC Wildflower Week Bags!
Pick up a NYC Wildflower Week bag for your shopping and get information on the week’s events and why gardening with native plants is the way to go.

Gardening Advice and Demonstrations
Look for our tent at the south side of the Greenmarket. Marielle Anzelone will provide native plant gardening advice and demonstrations throughout the day. Find out what makes a plant native, how to attract butterflies and birds, and the best ways to start a native plant garden.

Greenmarket Native Plant Initiative
As a result of this unique program, Greenmarket vendor Oak Grove Farms will offer certified NYC native plants for sale for the first time starting Saturday May 3, 2008!

Sunday May 4th,12pm to 3pm
Native Plant Display Garden

Wildflower Giveaway
Come by the Native Plant Display Garden (15th St. & Union Square West) from 12 to 3 pm to get a free native plant seedling while supplies last. See more about the garden below.

Ongoing
Native Plant Display Garden
In progress at 15th St. and Union Square West

The Native Plant Display Garden was conceived and designed to celebrate New York City’s natural heritage by focusing on indigenous flora. This garden celebrates change, both throughout the year and over time. It showcases plants that historically grew wild in lower Manhattan—including large-leaved trillium, wild columbine, witch hazel, and maidenhair fern. Ecological relationships were integral to the design – the garden will serve as a wildlife oasis, while incorporating seasonality, textures, and winter interest.
Click here to see photos of all the plants that will be used.

Want to know more? Listen to the garden’s designer, Mariellé Anzelone, extol the virtues of wildflowers.